YarraBUG

On this weeks show: Chris talks to Zoe Metherell about her and Madeline Farrugia creating the new “Share Rushall Reserve- Build The Path” facebook group and City of Yarra plans to finally connect Merri Creek Trail at Rushall Station and Rushall Reserve.The public survey for Rushall Reserve - Draft Design for Possible Shared Path is open for feedback until 20 May. We discuss last weekends community consultation in the reserve, a rich local history, trail design and existing trail issues for local walkers, parents, school children and bicycle riders.Local news includes CBAA petition against funding cuts to digital community radio and a meeting for Trees, parks and greenery: Open space in Brunswick on Tuesday 10th May, organised by Brunswick Residents Network.

Its a stunning autumnal Melbourne morning as Val and Faith are joined in the studio by Tina Thorburn of Melburn Hurt. We kick off the programme sharing our bike moments before taking a look at local news including; Melburn Hurt's first Alley Cat on the weekend, the Rushall Reserve - Build the Path submissions, interesting one-metre passing law submissions and recent news on Sydney Road accidents. Tina fills us in on Melburn Hurt and the community they have built around getting women onto track bikes and velodromes around Melbourne over the past six months including their plans for events in the near future and we finish up with some events coming up over the coming weekend and into the winter including a Projector Bike Ride and Pushy Women Training in Richmond. 

On todays show, Chris replays a two-part interview from 2013 with Alan Parker OAM. Alan passed away on Easter Monday 2016. He was one of Victoria's first cycling advocates who worked alongside Keith Dunstan and Brian Dixon to establish the Bicycle Institute of Victoria in the early 1970s. Alans achievements included being founding member of the Bicycle Institute of Victoria, President, for 2 years, Research Officer, for 12 years, Vice-President, Bicycle Federation of Australia, member, State Government Bicycle Planning Committee, for many years, planning work, including the Geelong Bike Plan and other bike paths in Melbourne. He was also Acting President, Town and Country Planning Association, for 2 years, Vice-President; Committee Member, long time member of the Public Transport Users Association, as well as a 3CR presenter.Alan Parker PEST (People for Ecologically Sustainable Transport) was created by a small group of transport activists in 1996 to promote the need for an ecologically su

Val and Faith welcome studio guest Rod Charles to the programme on a stunning autumn day! WE all share bike moments before touching on some local news including the last weeks of the Bike Spot project and the Amstel Gold Race. Talk soon turns to Rod and the second volume of his books documenting the history of cycling in Geelong. A Whirr of Many Wheels Vol 2 chronicles Geelong cycling history from 1914-1945 and includes the magnificent Drome Carnivals. the lengthy gaps between very succesful women's racing, the growth of touring and Bike Hikes. Ww quickly run through a couple of upcoming events. including a Fawkner Cemetery Discovery Tour,  Pushy Women Training for women and this month's Full Moon Ride, before once again, running out of time.  

On this weeks show, after being sleep-deprived due to last nights very exciting Paris-Roubaix result, Chris talks to Aidan Kempster about cycle touring and fundraising for Riding For The Great Forest and how you can support the Great Forest National Park for Victoria. Local news includes the passing of Alan Parker OAM, more women getting into road cycling, how you can support getting the Anniversary Trail completed and latest news about Wellington Street seperated lanes from Yarra Council.

Its a glorious Melbourne autumn morning as Val and Faith kick off the Yarra BUG Radio show this morning sharing their bike moments together with studio guest Colin Bell of Sunbury Cycling Club. We cover some news inclusing the death of local bike advocacy legend Allan Parker, the Ronde van Vlanderen yesterday in Belgium, and an update on the BikeSpot Project.Our studio guest Colin Bell shares news about the first criterium held at the new closed road circuit at Essendon Fields and Sunbury Cycling Club's plans for the venue. We also touch on the new cyclocross venue there, how it will fit in with the Fields of Joy Cyclocross season and the upcoming dates and plans for winter 2016.We finish up the show with some events coming up including Pushy Women Training in City of Yarra, the Pushy Women Show at the MICF and the Abbotsford Swap Meet, all coming up this weekend!   

On this weeks show Chris and Steve tackle what's wrong with bicycle advocacy in Australia and come to a basic conclusion that more critical thinking & first principles are required to pull us out of the current negative environment. We interview Em Baker, director of Spoke the Movie about riding over 3000kms across the United States, where crash victims, urban planners, activists and law enforcement were interviewed to investigate what makes the U.S the most dangerous developed country for cyclists.  Spoke the Movie will be screening alongside a Q and A session with Fairfax journalist David Escourt on 10 April at Testing Grounds with Projector Bike, tickets are selling fast, so make sure you order yours here.We finish up with a quick reminder about submissions for Road Safety Road Rules 2009 (Overtaking Bicycles) Bill 2015 that close on Friday 1st April.

 Val and Jeremy Haughty chat on bicycle news and events and the wonderful world of British bikes from the last century .

On this weeks program, Steve pays a visit to 3CR studio one after a long break off air and we attempt an brief overview of upcoming Spring Classics and Womens WorldTour in Europe. Chris interviews Cat & Danielle from Wrenchworthy Bicycle Shed, an autonomous space for women, non-binary and gender diverse people interested in bike maintenance, about moving to Thornbury and their future plans. Chris interviews Gordon Oakley from RACV about Melbourne Bike Share arriving in Yarra with three new stations, the problematic h_lm_t situation, opportunities for bike share integrating with public transport and rising participation numbers in Melbourne over the summer months.

Val and Faith are joined by Simon Stainsby and start the show with some local and international bike news.

On todays show: after a recap including yesterdays Melbourne World Wide Naked Bike Ride ride around the bayside suburbs, continuing saga of NSW bicycle laws and tech glitches in the studio, Chris manages to speak to Cr Philip Mallis from Boroondara Council about the long awaited final step to complete Darebin Yarra Trail link, a missing link that's taken several decades to build and much campaiging from the local community. Our second guest is John Englart talking about his experience as an observer at COP21 in Paris, protests against Notre-Dame-Des-Landes (NDDL) and cycling through UK and France.

  Val and Faith get the lowdown on a new way to improve your ride through the streets of Melbourne from Anthony Aisenberg, BikeSpot.

At this years Sustainable Living Festival, The Squeaky Wheel, CrowdSpot and Treadlie presented the forum: Riding in Melbourne: Perceived fear or real risk? This forum was also a launch for the new BikeSpot project, a collaboration, enabled by a TAC Community Road Safety Grant, between The Squeaky Wheel and CrowdSpot, to understand the bicycle riding community's perceived level of safety compared to historical crashes at locations across Melbourne.Panel included: Anthony Aisenberg, Director at Crowdspot, Pip Caroll, Founder and Director at The Squeaky Wheel, Jane Waldock, Manager Sustainability and Strategic Transport, City of Yarra, Alexander Sheko, Consultant, GTA Consultants and questions from the audience. Check yarrabug.org/radio for the entire forum audio as seperate podcast. 

Val and Faith kick off this week's show with studio guests Emma Grella of Fondo Cycling and Mark Drehlich from Cycling Victoria. We start by sharing our bicycle moments before moving onto local cycling news, including the track National Championships in Adelaide and the 2016 Jayco Herald Sun Tour, as well as an update on proposed cycling laws in NSW.Mark and Emma tell us all about The Women's Ride, now in its second year and plans to make this bigger and better and we discuss the growth in riding by Melbourne women in general.We finish up with just a few of the events coming up in a busy month inclusing a Suits Ride, the Treadlie Bike Hub, a forum on perceived safety riding in Australia, EcoCity Rides and a host of others.

On this weeks program Chris catches up with David Borella from BIKESydney. We discuss ongoing impacts of the NSW government removing College St Cycleway, proposed massively increased fines for 'cycling offences', with riders being required to carry identification while riding, as a trade off for minimum passing distances similar to SA, QLD and Tasmania.Despite deteriorating riding conditions for Sydney cyclists, alongside an antagonistic political environment, we talk about unintended consequences of this government overreach and what you can do to fight back again these draconian laws and fines.

Val and Faith kick off this pre-Invasion Day show with an excerpt from Paul Keating's Redfern speech and David Bowie's Let's Dance. We share our first bike moments for the year before taking a look at news in the bike riding world including; Simon Gerrans fourth win of the Santos Tour Down Under, Tyler Farrar finishing a stage on a spectator's bike, Bridie O'Donnell's brilliant world hour record, and disturbing incidents involving riders in both Melbourne and Sydney.We move on to talk about Spinlister, the peer-to-peer bike sharing site Faith recently tried, and proposed changes to legislation in NSW and how they effect cyclists.the program finished with a list of events including those listed at BikeFun, The Squeaky Wheel and melbourne Bike Rave.

Here's another one of our Veloaporter summer specials: this episode is all about how men can easily cycle to work, study or leisure and still remain stylish. Sarah and Troy share their cycling fashion tips, clothing choices and how to easily ride about town.More resources: Antonio Centeno - Dress Like a Man  James Gallichio: The Fundamentals of Style 

Another Veloaporter summer special: this episode is all about riding e-bikes with Sarah Imm and Paul van Bellen from Gazelle Bicycles Australia.Plus some very chill Charlie Parker tunes.Photo credit: Cycling Dutch Style

Veloaporter summer special: all about cycling with kids with Sarah Imm.What you need to get started, tips, what type of bike and the fun riding with your family.

On our final 2015 program, Chris kicks off the subject on every Victorians mind over the last week, the weather, what's happening in Geelong over an alarming increase of rider/driver interactions and a new study from Johns Hopkins University about data could help policy makers boost cycling as sustainable transport. This weeks interview is with Joh Kirby, Executive Director with the Victorian Law Foundation about recently published Bike Law guide to road laws in Victoria. Quick bit of local news includes BikeRave Melbourne in February 2016 and stay tuned for our YarraBUG summer special with Sarah Imm from Veloaporter over the next four weeks talking about cycling in the city, staying stylish, e-bikes and riding with kids.