YarraBUG

    Val and Nic Dow [Melbourne BUG] talk to the changes to the wards and voting system that will come into force at the council elections coming up in October this year. 

On this weeks program Chris chats to Davis Clayton from the Gig Workers Hub currently based at Micro-labs, 227-229 Bourke Street, Melbourne. Davis talks about being a food delivery worker, how the Gig Workers Hub was created, outreach, facilities avaliable for delivery workers, the recent rise of the gig economy, how apps, literally running on autopilot, control how people work and pitfalls like h...

    Val chats to Jed Soutar from Freedom Solutions  about transforming lives through customising bikes, wheelchairs and trikes to solve mobility needs.https://freedomwheels.org.au/ 

On this weeks program Chris interviews Cezary Carmichael and Leo Norman from Fitzroy, naarm Melbourne, who are Two Birders Two Bikes One School, about their planned year long journey riding 20,000km around Australia, fundraising a school in Timor-Leste and documenting the unique cultural and ecological importance of birds in Australia and hopefully spotting at least 700 species. While taking a sho...

Val and Faith are back in the studio for 2024 and kick things off with a catch up on some of the local news over the summer break. We start by sharing our bike moments and for both of us they seem to resolve around red traffic lights and those magic moments when they turn green! Over the weekend a solidarity ride for the Gaza Sunbirds was organised by An Other Collective in Melbourne and Sydney as...

This weeks program is the third of three Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio summer specials that recorded the E-bike Q & A by Darebin Loves Bikes held on 3 December 2023 at Preston Library. The E-bike Q & A by Darebin Loves Bikes summer special over the next three weeks on 3CR is for anyone tempted to delve into e-bikes but unsure where to begin. Expert panellists and local e-bike riders answer quest...

This weeks program is the second of three Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio summer specials that recorded the E-bike Q & A by Darebin Loves Bikes held on 3 December 2023 at Preston Library. The E-bike Q & A by Darebin Loves Bikes summer special over the next three weeks on 3CR is for anyone tempted to delve into e-bikes but unsure where to begin. Expert panellists and local e-bike riders answer ques...

This weeks program is the first of three Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio summer specials that recorded the E-bike Q & A by Darebin Loves Bikes held on 3 December 2023 at Preston Library. The E-bike Q & A by Darebin Loves Bikes summer special over the next three weeks on 3CR is for anyone tempted to delve into e-bikes but unsure where to begin. Expert panellists and local e-bike riders answer quest...

In this episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show Val and Faith take a look at some of the projects currently open for conultation that provide opportunities for active transport and in particular, safer cycling. Six draft plans for railway station precincts in the eastern phase of the Suburban Rail Loop project have been released, with active transport integration and planning for networks within 1.6km...

On this weeks program Chris catches up with David Blom from Metro East Bicycle Users Group about what's happening out east, including Box Hill ‘ghost platform’ touted as underground cycling highway, works done on Hawthorn to Box Hill Cycle Trail as part of Level Crossing Removal project, Healesville Freeway Reserve, Syndal to Heatherdale Pipeline, fixing gaps across Melbourne's extensive off road...

Faith and Val are joined by Adam Lana of Good Cycles in the studio today to talk about Good Cycles first ten years and what's to be expected in the next ten. First we all share our bike moments before taking a look at some news including: Yarra Councillors endorsing an expansion of the 30 km/hr speed limit trial to all streets in Fitzroy and Collingwood, excluding Johnston Street, subject to State...

On this weeks program Chris talks to Anthony Aisenberg about the BikeSpot project, it's origins, why it's worthwhile to map data, receiving feedback about unsafe locations, crashstats, community input, previous projects in 2016 and 2020, improving active transport infrastructure, receiving 20,000 submissions since BikeSpot opened and how to make your feedback about any location on the mapLocal new...

Faith and Val are joined in the studio by Tia Evans of Framework Designs. We all share our bike moments before moving on to talk about Tia's business Framework Designs, making handcrafted cycling bags for both commuting and bikepacking. After five years growing her business Tia has just moved to a new wharehouse in Fairfield and enjoys one of the most pictureqque commutes possible in the middle of...

On this week program Chris talks to Harrison Watt about the community campaign to get protected kerbside lanes build on Johnson Street from Kew to Carlton, signing the change.org petition and following the campaign on instagramNews includes the perennial question of when will all levels of government deal with road violence, possible slow down in infrastructure investment and spending, benefits of...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio today by Tommy Quick who has just finished cycling the four most extreme points of Australia. We all share our bike moments, and as you might expect, Tommy's was a bit more epic than the rest! We take a look at some news, including a report in The Guardian over the weekend detailing how Australia's road toll has risen over the past twelve months, particulalry...

On this weeks program Chris interviews Sally and Ruth from Streets Alive Darebin about Critical Mass North: Spooky Edition that calls upon Darebin Council and the Victorian Government to invest in safe separate bike lanes along High Street and re-instate the Streets for People investment program. Read more at Critical Mass North: Spooky Edition - Media releaseNews includes active transport on the...

Val and Faith make it to the studio, riding through at least three seasons to get to the station this morning. After sharing our bike moments, we take a look at some local news including; Tommy Quick is due to finish his epic 4points ride after riding over 9000kms to the four points of Australia to raise awareness and funding about young stroke. Tommy will be riding into Footscray on Sunday Octobe...

On this weeks program Chris talks to Jonathan O'Brien from YIMBY Melbourne about why the group was created, how property affordability and location directly influences peoples transport options, minimum parking requirements, solutions to solve intense debates at council level about building protected lanes, creating safer streets for changing types of micromobility users, housing affordability and...

Val has a too short chat with Keith Dunston's grandson Jack on Keith's life and his contribution to bicycling and activism in Melbourne, Bicycle Network, being one of his noted achievements that has stood the test of timehttps://keithdunstan.org

On this weeks program Chris chats to Bailey Underwood and Nicky Page about the upcoming Australian Walking and Cycling Conference and Step Away From the Car series that will explore the many pathways to create change in Australian transport. Local news includes Road-safety experts push for 30km/h speed limit to save lives, Change.org petition: Build kerbside protected bike lanes on Johnston St fro...

On this weeks program Chris chats to Elyse Cunningham about Transport Equity Week from 17 to 23 September 2023. Elyse talks about her role at Friends of the Earth Sustainable Cities collective, the backstory how Transport Equity Week got started, Better Buses Campaign, social equity in marginised communities, how Australia is backward on too many transport issues, upcoming actions for the week acr...

After a spoken word introduction, Val and Faith discuss the rising pollen count, spring warmth, bicycle moments, Walmer Street Bridge works, drop in cycling rates, The Age: The congestion-busting change that would transform school pick-ups and urban cycling issues.

On this weeks program Chris talks to Cate Hall from Safer Murray Road about creating a safer, more inclusive shared environment for a narrow shared path on Murray Road, Coburg that's heavily used by students and residents. Cate discusses designing surveys, working with residents, councils, VicRoads and local MPs about getting a better outcome for a particularly dangerous area. Follow Safer Murray...

After a spoken word intro, Val continues with a bike moment in a local park and Faith talks about helping women to ride in Fawkner. News includes springs kicking off, magpie swooping season, especially in regards to Carr Street, Coburg near the Merri Creek crossing, Port Phillip Council voting against bike lanes being included in the Shrine to Sea Project with future public consultation, Inquiry i...

On this weeks program Chris talks to Julian O'Shea, creator of educational videos about design, cities and interesting places, about recent media articles related to pick up trucks aka truckzillas on Australian streets. You can watch Julian on youtube, tiktok, insta and the platform formerly known as twitterOur discussion includes lower speed limits, use of public space, cities like Paris taking a...