YarraBUG

On this weeks program Chris discusses the City of Greater Geelong vote on 25 February to remove recently constructed separated bicycle lanes that are part of the Malop Street Green Spine project with two interviews with Dr Fiona Gray and Simon Howell from Bicycle Users Geelong. Local news includes Melbourne could become the Copenhagen of the south but what part of Melbourne, given the huge residen...

After a long summer break Val and Faith are back on the air and catching up on all things cycling in Melbourne and beyond. 

On this weeks program Chris chats to Warwick Duncan from Rail Trails Australia about how you can support bushfire affected communities with their #Ride2Recover campaign including ‪#‎RoadTrip4Good,‬ #RollOnBack and #EmptyEsky. Railtrail news includes the upcoming opening of the Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail and Stage 1a of the Yarra Valley Trail. Take a look at rail trails around Australia and...

Chris and Steve return to the 3CR studio for 2020, with the ongoing Australian bushfire crisis we discuss impacts ranging from Steves route for the Hunt 1000 back in November, Audax Alpine Classic and how bikes can help fire impacted communities such as MallacootaCycling news: Paris’s mayor has a dream of ‘the 15-minute city’, Bike riders forced onto Moreland streets for 18 months after Upfield bi...

In this series of summer specials, Chris catches up with Nicky Page about Step Away from the Car (broadcast on YarraBUG Radio in 2017/18) and Step Away from the Car 2.0  The 2019 series was recorded by interviewer/producers Nicky Page and Suzanne Reece at the 2019 Australian Walking and Cycling Conference in Adelaide. Nicky talks about the first Step Away From the Car series, Port Adelaide Bicycle...

Faith and Val are taking a break over summer. We've put together some of the shows listeners have enjoyed listening to the most for you to enjoy over the summer. In this show we feature two interviews with Kat Carter, cyclist and physiotherapist at Rehub Studio. Kate talks to us about bike fit and why it hurts when we jump onto our bikes after an extended break. 

In this series of summer specials, Chris catches up with Nicky Page about Step Away from the Car (broadcast on YarraBUG Radio in 2017/18) and Step Away from the Car 2.0  The 2019 series was recorded by interviewer/producers Nicky Page and Suzanne Reece at the 2019 Australian Walking and Cycling Conference in Adelaide. Nicky talks about her start in cycling advocacy in the early 1990s, Unley Bicycl...

Val and Faith were lucky enough to catch up with the the Hughes family on their way through Melbourne. Nicola, Andrew, Hope and Wilgy had ridden their bicycles (tandems!) around Australia and were on their last leg home to Tassie. They've documented their adventures with videos and created educational resources for thos kids not lucky enough to ahve tandem-toting parents which they share via their...

In this series of summer specials, Chris catches up with Nicky Page about Step Away from the Car (broadcast on YarraBUG Radio in 2017/18) and Step Away from the Car 2.0  The 2019 series was recorded by interviewer/producers Nicky Page and Suzanne Reece at the 2019 Australian Walking and Cycling Conference in Adelaide. Step Away from The Car: Getting There Faster by Slowing Down: For over a century...

Faith and Val are joined in the studio by our guest Phil and we kick off the show by sharing our bike moments. We take a look at local news including the opening of the William St bike lanes in the CBD and Bike West's detailed response to the City of Maribyrnong's Draft Bicycle Strategic Plan. You can find the Draft Bicycle Strategy here, Bike West's suggested reponses to the survey here and an ex...

On this weeks program Chris welcomes long term YarraBUG Radio presenter Steve back into the studio after a lengthly break doing bicycle adventures including the 2019 Hunt 1000. Steve chats about the amazing alpine landscape, riding the trails, making his own bikepacking gear and adventures along the way. This weeks interviews are from Reclaim Our Merri Creek walk, a community event organised in re...

Val and Faith take to the studio on an unseasonably cool December morning and share our bicycle moments which involve hail and jacarandas. We take a look at a few news items including a research released by Victoria Walks which find traders in shopping strips oversestimate the number of customers that arrive by car, and the ongoing saga of doping in cycling and Russia. We then play an interview re...

On this weeks show Chris talks to Nat Bromhead from Bicycling Australia Magazine about sentencing for Jason Lowndes death in 2017, including distracted driving, what's needed to improve road user behaviour, mobile phone use, Gitta Scheenhouwers death in South Yarra, Australian states not having standardised legal responses to minimum passing laws, improving infrastructure and an apparent disconnec...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio today by Dr Elliot Fishman of the Institute for Sensible Transport. We share our bike moments before taking a look at news including: Sydney Cycleways working with Google Maps and looking for user feedback on bike routing, (upload screenshots and photos using your google account), Maribyrnong Draft Bicycle Strategy 2019-2029 now open for feedback and TV viewe...

On this weeks program Chris talks to Robert Jamieson about using the word crash not accident, along with a free-ranging conversation about South east Melbourne transport issues. We discuss the new City of Casey Walking and Cycling Strategy, The Bike Nerds (Episode 71, Jessie Singer), The Spokesmen podcast (Episode 214, Journalists: it's crash not accident), Jeff Speck TED Talks on Walkable Communi...

Val and Faith welcome Andrew Talati to the studio for an update on the Neighbourly Rides program. With the backing of Brunswick Cycling Club and other supporters Andrew has been able to bring this innovative program for getting the local community back on their bikes to Moreland. You can find all the details about Neighbourly Ride and programs here. 

On this weeks program Chris talks to Tim Read, MP for Brunswick and Cr Jackie Fristacky from City of Yarra. Since Tim and I first spoke in July 2019 about the Sydney Road Improvement Project, the state government have back tracked on VicRoads survey results and have possibly delayed any trial until level crossing works are finished in 2021. Tim Read talks about taking a proactive approach, working...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio by Herschel Landes. We all share our bike moments before taking a brief look at some news, specifically a Dutch Cycling Embassy report that finds weather is not one of the factors influencing peoples' choice to use a bike for transport trips. Discussion turns to the Safe Cycling Corridor pilot in the City of Glen Eira, an attempt to link existing cycling infr...

On this weeks program Chris talks to film maker Liz Canning about Motherload, her crowdsourced cargobike documentary with one hundred co-directors. Liz speaks about her families journey to discovering cargobikes as fun, freedom, a transport solution and creating a world-wide community over eight years. You can join the Motherload community by hosting a screening, following on YouTube and subscribi...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio today by guest Jenica Brooke of Melbourne Commuter. We all share our bicycle moments before taking a look at some news including; the 2019 cycling participation results which show a decline in cycling across Australia, the opening of Quarry Park in Footscray this coming weekend and the Australian Walking and Cycling Conference coming up in Adelaide later this...

On this weeks program Chris talks to Jeremy Miller about the 2019 Australian Cycling & Walking Conference to be held at Port Adelaide from 24-25 October 2019 with the theme Active Transport in a Changing Environment, key note speakers including Professor Billie Giles-Corti and Associate Professor Paul Tranter, challenges facing creating a inclusive walking and cycling enviroment, whats in the prog...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio by Gayle Ilievski and we settle in to listen to Val's reading from Tom Babin's Frostbike: the Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling. We then share our bike moments where Val has tyre issues, Gayle is glad she has moved to the country and Faith decides to nominate for the Bicycle Network Board elections. We take a look at some news including Jesse Carlsson'...

On this weeks program Chris talks to Liam Delany from the newly created Birrarung Cycling Club, based in the Yarra area, about getting the club started, weekly Yarra Boulevard rides, Road Ride Ready sessions at Collingwood Athletics track and an emphasis on getting more women riding bikes. Local news includes Free Bicycle Maintenance for Kids, Monday 30 September at South Kingsville Community Cent...

Enjoying a last blast of wintery weather Val and Faith take to the studio this week joined by our guest, Thomas Keeble. We all share our bike moments before taking a look at news including; Australia's poor record on vehicle emisions, the start of Race to the Rock over the weekend and the A Better SkyRail - Bell St Blockade scheduled for Tuesday 10th September, an important event for pedestrians a...

On this weeks show Geoff Smart from Back2Bikes joins Chris in the 3CR studio. Local news includes opening of the new Inner West Community Bike Hub, upcoming Yarra Tram works on Nicholson Street, Carlton North that involve access to Velo Cycles, demise of Melbourne BikeShare announced by Minister for Roads, Jaala Pulford, it's time for people to get very very loud and squeaky at Foot & Bike bridges...