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 program, creating a affordable, volunteer-run conference, side events including Outer Harbor Greenway ride, Adelaide Bike Fest 2019 + Motherload screening on 13 October. Motherload is a crowdsourced documentary about a new mother’s quest to understand the increasing isolation and disconnection of the digital age, its planetary impact, and how cargo bikes could be an antidote.
Local news includes Glen Eira Safe Cycling Corridor Listening Post at Caulfield Park on Sunday 6 October, also please ensure you add feedback to the consultation here, Boroondara Councils Proposed Amenity Local Law review 2019, a screening of the above-mentioned Motherload as part of Bike Palooka Bendigo launch Friday 4 October, WeCycle in Northcote having a Open Morning, Thursday 3 October, Jenica Brooke and fellow YarraBUG Radio presenter Faith Hunter standing in the 2019 Bicycle Network board elections and a reminder about the Giant BikeWest Fest launch on 12 October.
Chris, Faith, Val and Steve