YarraBUG

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...

On this weeks program Chris chats to Megan Bridger-Darling about improving cycling access in Melbourne's western suburbs, how BikeWest got started, local history, their upcoming projects including Giant BikeWest Fest on Saturday, 12 October 2019, Bike Tracks for Kids being a successful Pick My Project submission and ongoing BikeWest monthly meetings. Bicycle-themed news includes a recap from previ...

Val kicks off todays show with an excerpt from Susan Vreeland's Clara and Mr Tiffany as we warm up in the studio this morning. We are joined by studio guest Col Bell of Fields of Joy CX and Sunbury Cycling Club and all share our bicycle moments from the last week. We take a look at some news including Fiona Kolbinger's epic Transcontinental Race win and an upcoming meeting at Moreland Council wher...

On this weeks show Chris chats to Cormac from the newly created Extinction Rebellion Moreland about the upcoming Ride In to Die in event on Saturday 17th August, including critical issues on the global climate crisis, sustainable transport, fossil fuels and challenging political and corporate inaction. News & events includes a recently installed bicycle repair station on the Anniversary Trail at C...

Val and Faith take to the studio on a glorious late winter Monday morning. Val sets the theme,  reciting The Lady Cyclists Soliloquy, an adaptation of a well known Shakespearean verse, of 1897. We share our respective bike moments, only to discover they converge on the recent Melbourne Water pipe replacement project, before taking a look at some news. The 2019 edition of the Tour de France proved...

On this weeks program, Chris continues from last fortnights discussion about lack of respect for womens procycling, then plenty of local news and events, including Steve and Chris' review of Velocipedia by Gianluca Gimini at Mona – Museum of Old and New Art and how our memory really isn't up to scratch when recalling what a bicycle actually looks like. From the UK: It’s dressed up prejudice’: Chri...

   New York Times,  Big City, New York was supposedly getting better for cyclists. What happened ?   The Conversation.  Walking and cycling to work makes commuters happier.....

On this weeks program Chris talks to Tim Read MP about Bikes For Brunswick and the current VicRoads Sydney Road Improvements Survey. It's Tour De France season again, so welcome to three weeks of sleep deprivation, drama and fantastic scenery. On the topic of female participation in procycling, including La Course and the Giro Rosa, Isabel Best writes "Remembering the golden era of the women's Tou...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio on a glorious winter morning by Kate Fowler. Val's dulcet tones share a reading from Joe Kita in The Wisdom of our Fathers before we all share our bike moments. We take a brief look at news including yesterday's Melburn Roobaix and the VicRoads Sydney Road survey finishing on July 14th. Make sure you have your say. (We love Option 3!) We also are very happy t...

On this weeks show Chris talks to Brett Cotter and Jemma King. Brett chats about the Big Bike Film Night returning to Australia in August 2019 for another tour also screening at Geelong, Bendigo and Launceston and a exciting festival of cycling-themed films, including Lowest to Highest. Jemma King, a researcher from James Cook University discusses the paper "Exploring Australian residents cycling...

 Val takes to the studio on this gorgeous winter morning, manfully soldiering on alone while Faith sits at home and waits for whitegoods that never arrive. He kicks off the show with a wintery reading from Tom Babin's Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling. Studio guest today is Sustainable Transport Campaigner, John Englart, who steals the show with his bike moment featuring the...

On this weeks program: two interviews: first up, David Blom from Metro East Bicycle User Group Inc talks about an announcement from Paul Hamer MP about a new safe cycling corridor between Hawthorn and Box Hill. Second interview: in studio guest Dr Jason Thompson from University of Melbournes Transport, Health and Urban Design hub about Victoria's rising road toll, including cyclist deaths, last we...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio, as things in Melbourne take a wintery turn, by Steve Gardner of Bikes by Steve. We take a look at some local news including the sad, and far too early death, of Melbourne bicycle legend Peter Moore. Peter Moore has left very few corners of the bicycle world untouched over his life time and has been a constant and inspiring presence in Melbourne's bike life f...

On this weeks program Chris speaks to Dayna Andreussi and Cory Boardman from Brompton Junction in Carlton North about this Thursdays event:BROMPTON X CHPT3 2019 - Melbourne with David Millar, UK ex-pro cyclist and now UK Tour de France commentator and how Bromptons can open up transport possibilities beyond using a conventional bicycle. Local news includes The Age's editorial supporting City of Me...

Val and Faith take to the airwaves this morning with studio guest Dan Bolwell, a penny farthing builder and organiser of the Melbourne Tweed Ride. Val's dulcet tones share a quote from Gurdon S Leete before we all share our bicycle moments, including an appreciation of petrichor. We race through some items of local news including: a detour for the La Trobe Street bike lane users over the coming mo...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio this morning by the effervescent Michael Mascarel of Masca Frameworks and Evan Howard of Terra Rosa Gear, just the thing for a grey Monday morning! We all share our bicycle moments before taking a look at some local news inclusing the tragic and avoidable death of Damion Drapac on Anzac Day. We mention a couple of recent promises from both the Labor and Liber...

This Easter Monday, Chris and Steve are joined in the 3CR studio with Michael Hand to chat about the 2019 Australian Handmade Bicycle Show. This years show takes place 26-28 April 2019 at Meat Market in North Melbourne and showcases markers, rides and emerging technology."Featuring the finest brands of bespoke bicycles and accessories from around the country and the world, the makers themselves wi...