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Speedlinking 2 January 2012

By ⋅ January 2, 2012 ⋅ One comment

“I personally have found that it changes things: I now readily go places I didn’t. Cars are expensive to park; subways take too long. The bike is quick and easy.” –Tom Keane, The Boston Globe

What are you doing now, Albert?

By ⋅ November 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s been about a year and a half since the curbside bike lanes were installed in Albert Street, East Melbourne. Let’s go back and see how the setup is going.

What are you doing, Albert?

By ⋅ August 10, 2010 ⋅ 9 comments

I’m late to the party on the Albert St separated bike lanes, but that’s no reason why I shouldn’t have a damn good rant about it.

Speedlinking 13 June 2008

By ⋅ June 13, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

“Did you hear about the centipede who fell in a ditch? He couldn’t get up. He was too exhausted trying to figure out what foot to put first. Same thing with a bike. Who needs 18 gears?” — Fred Mathes

Copenhagen lanes: Not safe

By ⋅ October 19, 2007 ⋅ 7 comments

The “Copenhagen-style” bike lanes in Swanston Street are nowhere near as safe as you might think.

On being bike lane agnostic

By ⋅ July 20, 2007 ⋅ 4 comments

David Engwicht reckons he’s a ‘bike lane agnostic’. And I think I might be too.

Melbourne = Copenhagen? Maybe…

By ⋅ March 6, 2007 ⋅ 6 comments

An editorial in The Age today clearly nails that paper’s colours to the mast in respect of commuter cycling.

Trivia on Melbourne’s ‘Copenhagen’ Bike Lanes

By ⋅ December 15, 2006 ⋅ One comment

Of all the obscure trivia, bike lane facts are probably the obscurest. But you never know when you’ll need to know a snippet of information like this…

The $72 million question

By ⋅ May 15, 2006 ⋅ 2 comments

Bracksy’s just announced “new funding of $72 million over 10 years to extend Victoria’s bicycle path network and provide additional pedestrian facilities”.

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