Topic of the week among inner Melbourne cyclists is the newly upgraded mega tram stop on Swanston St, in front of the State Library. It’s been months and millions in the making, how would it work?
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.
Elly Blue recently wrote at Grist about the joy of being abused on the road for doing “something that’s totally, mundanely legal”.
I had one of those experiences today.
“Keep calm and ride on”
Last year was a good year for urban cycling in Australia, with the launch of two new magazines dedicated to cycling for the rest of us: Treadlie and The Wheeler.
“A sport is advanced by the handful of people who do it brilliantly, but it is kept sweet and sane by the great numbers of the mediocre, who do it for fun” –Elizabeth Coxhead
“[Roadside assist] man told us he’s doing lots of flat batteries these days because ‘Everyone’s riding their bikes…forget their car needs to be used’” –@treadlie
My bike broke. Completely in half. While I was riding it. This was not fun.
“As magical as a shiny new set of wheels can be, any old bike can still get you where you need to go as long as you can ride it” –Kathleen Wilker
“Wearing a fluorescent jacket doesn’t mean that you no longer need to look where you are going.” –road.cc