8. State Governments
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WA election 6 September 2008
Let's get a strong commitment to increase bike riding from both the major parties.
Adelaide City gets rolling
Adelaide City is responding to the bike boom, listening to riders, and committing the cash
LAAP funding
The Department of Infrastructure has a new funding pool, the Local Area Access Program (LAAP) to stimulate councils to focus on infrastructure barriers that are often 'lost inside the bigger grid'. For a rider the Principle Bicycle Network and the Metropolitan Trail Network may not always service their need to get to key activity centres.
Merry Christmas 2007
You can wish your local member of Parliament a Merry Christmas and a great bike riding New Year in 2008
Parks Victoria - The Metropolitan Trail Network
Parks Victoria are a State Government agency that reports to the Department of Sustainability and Environment. Their main role in building bike facilities comes through funding the Metropolitan Trail Network
Tasmanians seek enlightenment
A delegation of 25 Tasmanian transport planning leaders visited Melbourne last week to catch up on the latest developments in designing roads and paths for bike riders.
VicRoads - providing for bike riding for transport
VicRoads is responsible for providing bicycle facilities on the Principal Bicycle Network in Melbourne and on Priority Bicycle Routes in cities and towns in Regional Victoria.
Victorian Government offers $5M in grants for cycling and walking projects
17 June 2008. A total of $5M is up for grabs for new sustainable transport projects in Victoria during 2008-09.
Victorian state election 2006
Election issues. We have been talking to both the major parties about the election at the end November 2006. Comprehensive coverage relating to bike issues appeared in the October 2006 issue of RideOn, Bicycle Victoria's member magazine.