Stonnington Bicycle User Group
On this weeks program Chris chats to Alex Stott from the recently created Stonnington Bicycle User Group (link is external)about getting started, local issues like Chapel Street safety, getting council to recognise their own climate emergency declaration(link is external), Make cycling safer and more accessible in Stonnington petition(link is external), upcoming meetings and events for the BUG(link is external) and following them on facebook(link is external) and twitter(link is external).
Bicycle themed news includes Yarra’s Transport Strategy 2022-2032 being passed unanimously, bittersweet news with Boroondara Council approving their Bicycle Strategy 2022 - 2032(link is external) but removing Glass Creek / Jacka Trail(link is external) from the strategy, Port Phillip Bicycle User Group(link is external) doing a community bike ride along in newly installed treatments, a survey(link is external) on Bicycle helmets, healthy transport choices and road safety, newly opened Diamond Creek Trail extension(link is external) and some light reading, especially for mainstream media with "Does news coverage of traffic crashes affect perceived blame and preferred solutions(link is external)?
Chris, Faith, Val and Steve