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Melb CBD Ride @ 5.30pm, Fri 27 Feb 2026
A tour of recent + new cycling infrastructure.
😊 As always, bring a jacket, lights, make friends, have fun, cork when necessary, ride at moderate pace so group stays together! Route + CriticalMaps if you're running late:
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Say Yes to a new Wellington Street + Adopt safe 30km/h streets in Richmond On this weeks program Chris talks to two guests, first up Alex Lamb from Say YES to a new Wellington Street, a group of residents who support 'Option 1: shared street' for Wellington Street. Alex disc...

New @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast, talks to Alex & Aidan: Say Yes to a new Wellington Street + Adopt safe 30km/h streets in Richmond. News incl Bike Fest on 21 March @ Bike Hub in West Footscray www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Large group of bicycle riders heading north on Nicholson Street, Melbourne. Tree canopy on left, ACMD Building on right with vivid blue skies.

MELB CBD RIDE - Friday 27 February 2026
Meet 5.30pm @ State Library, ride starts in CBD and heads west, follow for additional details real soon.
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Yarra Council Report Card, Elizabeth Street protected bike lanes + 3CR subscriber drive On this weeks program Chris catches up with Jeremy Lawrence Streets Alive Yarra and discuss Yarra Council Report card, the ever moving festival of local democracy alongside rise of grievance politics,...

New! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: Yarra Council Report Card, Elizabeth Street protected bike lanes + 3CR subscriber drive www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

‼️Critical Mass returns soon for 2026! ❤️ Keep an eye on our socials + website for updates 💯 https://criticalmass.melbourne/

‼️Critical Mass returns soon for 2026!
❤️ Keep an eye on our socials + website for updates
💯 criticalmass.melbourne

'We’re a bunch of people from Collingwood... ...who would love to enjoy a green, safe and pleasant Wellington Street - and put an end to the thousands of cars that rat-running through our neighbourhood. The council put an end to rat running in Fitzroy years ago, but Collingwood is still used as a short cut. Wellington Street can get chockers full of bumper to bumper traffic at peak times, filling the neighbourhood with air pollution, noise and endangering pedestrians and cyclists. So the Council has now proposed some design options (see below) to stop this non-local traffic passing through, making it a better street to walk, ride, play, and have a beer on. It’s a great idea! You might have ideas for tweaks to the design here and there, and that’s great. Let’s just agree to this massive improvement in principle. Let’s get this traffic out of our neighbourhood and make a cleaner and safer street for all.'

Hey do you want a nicer Wellington Street? Add your name + ask about a lovely corflute 'We’re a bunch of people from Collingwood who would love to enjoy a green, safe + pleasant Wellington St & put an end to 1000s of cars that rat-running through our neighbourhood.'

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Why did I see some of the e-scooters and e-bikes parked and taking up space in existing bike racks? This was a deployment error that has now been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Our trial features a parking model which is unique to Darebin and requires every e-scooter trip to begin and end in a designated parking bay. Users that don’t end their ride in a designated parking location will continue to be charged until they park the vehicle in a bay. We’ve carefully chosen the locations of these bays with safety and accessibility for other footpath and road users in mind. Parking bays are installed on-road wherever possible, helping to keep footpaths clear and discouraging footpath riding by allowing trips to start on the road. There will be no loss of on-street car parking. E-bikes can be parked outside of these designated locations within the trial area, but they must not obstruct footpaths and access and must be left in an upright position. This is enforced through an end-of-trip auditing feature on the smartphone app. If you see an e-scooter or e-bike parked where it shouldn’t be, raise it directly with Lime by scanning the QR code on the vehicle or contacting Lime on 1800 861 305 or support-au@li.me

Here's a explainer if you've been wondering about e-scooters and e-bikes parked and taking up space at local bike racks. Remember to bookmark this page, scroll down to FAQs and send feedback to Darebin council: www.darebin.vic.gov.au/Parking-road...

E-scooter and e-bike trial We’re trialling e-bike and e-scooter hire in Darebin to find out how the service might provide more convenient, sustainable and affordable transport options for our community.

Share bikes and scooter trial starts in Darebin! This gives local people more ways to get around Northcote, Fairfield and Alphington and connect with public transport, shops and workplaces 🛴❤️🚲 www.darebin.vic.gov.au/Parking-road...

New rules for travelling with converted e-bikes on public transport — STREETS ALIVE DAREBIN Standard bikes that have been converted into e-bikes are now banned from metropolitan and V/Line trains. Download the fact sheet to learn more Regular e-bikes are still permitted on metropol...

New rules for travelling with converted e-bikes on public transport in Victoria: streetsalivedarebin.org/journal/new-...

New! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: New TAC Light Insights Trial in Stonnington & North Richmond Bike Bus launch. News incl. stay safe during heat wave, Bike Rave Melbourne, converted e-bikes bans, Bike lanes study + solidarity after the killing of Alex Pretti
www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

New! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: New TAC Light Insights Trial in Stonnington & North Richmond Bike Bus launch. News incl. stay safe during heat wave, Bike Rave Melbourne, converted e-bikes bans, Bike lanes study + solidarity after the killing of Alex Pretti
www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Relatively new! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: finishing 2025 with another version of sparkling summery cycling tunes / active transport themed playlist 🎶🚲 ☀️

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Melbourne BUG news and a Book Review Melbourne BUG news and a Book Review: Nik Dow from Melbourne BUG on what is happening at the Melbourne City Council regarding the funding, planning and transparency surrounding the city's bicycle infr...

New! 3CR podcast: @bikemelbourne.org with Melbourne City Council news regarding funding, planning and transparency surrounding the city's bicycle infrastructure + Handcrafted Bicycles - Builders, Frame Design and Inspiration book review🚲🎄🚲 www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Indeed, all across Melbourne.

Laura Aston talks about bringing your street to life On this weeks program Chris catches up with Laura Aston Wayfinder Labs to talk about her Street Joy Kit, Regenerative Streets Podcast and recent activities.

New! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: Laura Aston talks about bringing your street to life, local news includes trail & bridge announceables galore & Vic govt e-bike changes starting on 21 Dec 2025 www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Sign the Petition Adopt safe 30km/h streets in Richmond!

This petition is for Richmond in Melbourne, but I feel that Yarra Council should adopt 30 km/h speed limits all across the City of Yarra. c.org/HkrrX5B76K #Yarra #CarsKill @yarrabike.bsky.social @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social #auspol

E-bike Christmas buying guide Buying your child an e-bike this Christmas? Refer to our handy guide to make a safe choice.

.@bicycle_network has published a guide to buying an e-Bike. Not product reviews, but how to get a bike that is safe and can be carried on trains. bicyclenetwork.com.au/our-advocacy...

Footscray Veloway - Opening Week User Experience Survey Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

We're definitely seeing a lot of complaints. I'm sure we'll have words. They might be more likely to listen to BN though. BN had a survey sign asking for veloway feedback www.surveymonkey.com/r/XGTNCBP

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Emailed Minister for Transport Infrastructure (Gabrielle Williams) and also submitted via the “Big Build” contact form at bigbuild.vic.gov.au/contact regarding these today, feel free to add your voice to mine. @bikewest.org FYI, I assume that these bumps are annoying to everyone else as well!

Lachlan McKenna talking about e-bike standards & more On this weeks program Chris talks with Lachlan McKenna about e-bike standards, Saul Griffith observations about using e-bikes in hilly areas, torque vs.

Slightly new! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social #podcast: Lachlan McKenna talking about e-bike standards & more. Local news incl. @criticalmassmelb.bsky.social 30, both Gipps Street Ramps and Westgate Veloway opening real soon, Adopt safe 30km/h streets in Richmond petition www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Hell yeah!

UPDATE: GIPPS STREET RAMP, ABBOTSFORD IS OPEN

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Lachlan McKenna talking about e-bike standards & more On this weeks program Chris talks with Lachlan McKenna about e-bike standards, Saul Griffith observations about using e-bikes in hilly areas, torque vs.

Slightly new! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social #podcast: Lachlan McKenna talking about e-bike standards & more. Local news incl. @criticalmassmelb.bsky.social 30, both Gipps Street Ramps and Westgate Veloway opening real soon, Adopt safe 30km/h streets in Richmond petition www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

CM 30: Update about this afternoon's Melbourne weather forecast: watch the sky & BoM radar. Your call whether to ride. Bring suitable jacket & lights.

At the very least we should sing happy birthday to ourselves at the State Library 🎂

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Bicycle counts significantly increased on every corridor where we completed Better Bike Lanes projects in 2024. The number of people biking, and the percentage of all traffic they make up, both saw substantial increases. ▸ We counted over 3,000 more daily bike trips, a 55% increase across all projects. In our prior report on Better Bike Lane projects completed in 2023, we recorded a 44% increase in volume. The latest projects appear to have tapped into even more growth potential by focusing on mostly arterial streets and closing key new network connection gaps. ▸ Bicycles as a share of of all traffic increased to 7% of daily traffic across all projects, nearly doubling from 4% in the baseline condition. Some projects saw bicycle mode share as high as 19% ▸ Boylston Street (Back Bay) topped the list with a near doubling (+83%) of daily bike trips, leading four other corridors that measured growth of nearly 50% or more.

The latest evaluation of bike lane projects in Boston continues to show that if you build bike infrastructure, people will use it.

Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...

Critical Mass 30: BLUE 1995 - 2025 retro design with photo and sticker. Meet 5.30pm, State Library, naarm Melbourne, Friday 28 November 2025 and let's ride home together

Critical Mass 30: RED 1995 - 2025 retro design with photo and sticker. Meet 5.30pm, State Library, naarm Melbourne, Friday 28 November 2025 and let's ride home together

Critical Mass 30: OCHRE 1995 - 2025 retro design with photo and sticker. Meet 5.30pm, State Library, naarm Melbourne, Friday 28 November 2025 and let's ride home together

Critical Mass 30: GREEN 1995 - 2025 retro design with photo and sticker. Meet 5.30pm, State Library, naarm Melbourne, Friday 28 November 2025 and let's ride home together

CRITICAL MASS 30 is next week! Which one of these retro designs do you prefer? Blue, green, sort of ochre or red? 🤔

💡Want to help promote the ride? Download, print, cut & tape up on your fave traffic light signal pole, workplace etc drive.google.com/file/d/1t_9U...

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High Street Preston Streetscape Upgrade Project From 1 to 21 September 2025 we invited you to share your feedback on the draft concept plan for a future High Street Preston.

Read more about the High Street Preston Streetscape Upgrade Project: yoursay.darebin.vic.gov.au/Transforming... /2

High Street Preston Streetscape Upgrade Project: 'Darebin Council endorsed a $7.5 million plan on Monday night to upgrade the thoroughfare between Murray Road and Bell Street in Melbourne’s north'

But this project includes no new protected cycling lanes. /1

The VICBUG app and mapping bike infrastructure Faith and Val are joined in the studio at 3CR by guest Vince Masci. We all share our bike moments before taking a look at a couple of local news items. Last Friday an ammendment was passed in Parliame...

New! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: VICBUG app & mapping bike infrastructure, @postcardsfromnorth.bsky.social & Val with Vince Masci, news incl. congestion levy amendment for active transport, Fed govt e-bike news & @criticalmassmelb.bsky.social 30 this Fri 28 Nov www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Motorists to pay for pedestrian crossings, bike paths with congestion charge The controversial expansion of the congestion levy on off-street car parking, expected to raise an extra $100 million a year, has passed parliament.

Make it so! $15 million a year for walking and cycling projects? 'The funds will be distributed to the five inner-city councils where the levy applies: Melbourne, Merri-bek, Port Phillip, Stonnington and Yarra' www.theage.com.au/national/vic...