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Swanston's big squeeze begins
Stage Two of the Swanston Street redesign project is about to start and it will be six months of pain as riding becomes impossible on Melbourne busiest bike street.
The street is already pinched as preparatory tram track welding is pending.
The redevelopment officially starts on 3 February and the street will be effectively blocked to through traffic. Bikes will have to be walked through the construction zones.
The works will be carried out in two locations; between Flinders Lane and Collins Street and between Bourke and Little Bourke Streets. More details here.
One small step for bike-kind . . .
The final span of the Sandy Creek Inlet Bridge is slowly nudged across Lake Hume where it will be locked into place on the High Country Rail Trail.
Who doesn't want to ride this?
Halo get rolling
Operation Halo, the Victoria Police month-long operation targeting road trauma involving bike riders and pedestrians across Melbourne’s inner suburbs, started rolling today.
Operation Halo will see about 100 police a day working across the Melbourne, Port Phillip, Yarra, Boroondara and Stonnington Police Service Areas (PSAs) targeting issues that contribute to vulnerable road user collisions, according to the Head of Road Policing, Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe.
“That doesn’t mean that we will just be targeting pedestrians, cyclist and motorcycle riders who breach the road rules. We will also be targeting offences committed by drivers of motorcycles, cars and heavy vehicles who contribute to this road trauma.
Get on your bike - don't end up like Santa!
Bicycle Network has released a Christmas calorie-burning tool to give Christmas revellers a clear indication of how much exercise they will need to complete to avoid ending up with a bulging post-Christmas waistline.
Solway Bridge open
A run of good bridge building weather has resulted in the vital Solway Street bridge over Gardiners Creek being finished on schedule before the holiday season.
While the bridge itself is completed, some of the details, including the approaches, need more work.
So while you will be able to ride over it, there may be some temporary closures as the construction team attend to the final details.
There will be a formal opening of the bridge in the new year. Read more here.
Changing behaviour for a sustainable future
World renowned behaviour-change authority Dr Doug McKenzie-Mohr is bringing his highly acclaimed Fostering Sustainable Change workshops back to Australia for a fifth year. This year there there is an expanded series on offer, including introductory workshops in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. In addition, for the first time in Australia, Doug will be presenting his two-day advanced workshop. See here for details.
Are there bike laws that confuse you?
Have you ever wondered if you're allowed to ride on the footpath? Maurice Blackburn's Senior Associate Carolyn Kovac explains.