For many families, school drop-off time is stressful. The fifteen-to-thirty minute window is a familiar scene: parents are rushing to get away to work, and children are distracted by the excitement of greeting their class-mates. There is the usual line of queuing cars, engines running, creeping forwards, or making three-point turns in the same space…
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Continue reading at the publisher's website.Why the new regional transport plans won’t make NSW much better for bike riding and how to advocate for better outcomes The NSW Government is developing their Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plans (SRITPs) for 9 NSW regions. This major piece of work is hot on the heels of the former government’s incomplete set of Regional…
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Continue reading at the publisher's website.Chris and Melissa Bruntlett are influential urban mobility advocates and practitioners based in the Netherlands. They have now written three books together. The first, ‘Building the Cycling City: The Dutch blueprint for urban vitality’, was inspired by their first trip to the Netherlands in 2016 after a decade of bicycle advocacy in Vancouver. The second…
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Continue reading at the publisher's website.Is cycling a beginner-friendly activity? We often hear from the community that, despite the promises of flexibility and freedom, getting started with cycling is more complicated than it should be. Even if you do have some experience, a pause on your cycling journey also has some consequences: a bike with two deflated tyres, fitness levels…
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Continue reading at the publisher's website.Bicycle NSW CEO Peter McLean has a message for parents about to hit the shops with an e-bike at the top of the wishlist. “It is incredibly important that parents do the right thing and only purchase legal e-bikes,” says Peter. “This will help keep their children and the community safe, while enjoying all the…
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