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Cycling is the most sustainable and healthy way to move around our cities. Our cities are not efficient machines but rather nice places for people to live. Let us make Canberra better for people.
The Romans built a bridge, marched across the Rhine River, beat up the barbarians and then marched back again, destroying the bridge on the way. All part of a good weekend’s work. It served to remind the barbarians that they were not safe!
Continue reading “Urban planning: we think like mayflies”
The problem remains: we continue to build cycling paths that are not suitable for the average cyclist (Austroads recommendations).
Continue reading “Building unrideable bike paths”
Coming soon! The new suburb of Whitlam continues to show rapid progress with the unveiling of a new playground.
Continue reading “Whitlam: plans for a new playground”
Namadgi National Park has been closed for over a year and now some sections have opened again. The gravel section of Boboyan Road is in poor condition and a 4WD is recommended. Orroral Valley Road is closed leaving just Apollo Road open.
Continue reading “Namadgi National Park: partly opened again”
While the John Gorton Drive Bridge is well known by now, another river crossing has barely been mentioned. Minister Steel’s presentation last night at the Molonglo Valley Community Forum shed a little light on the subject.
Continue reading “Transport projects in the Molonglo Valley”
Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is a common practice for considering infrastructure investment. While cycle infrastructure always works out as a net positive the 1CBA may be part of the cycling malady.
Continue reading “Cost Benefit Analysis thinking: unexpected results”
The history of Kuringa Drive has been anything but brief. The discussion has been going on for most of the last decade, but with the construction of the bikeway work in full swing, the end is in sight.
Continue reading “Kuringa Drive: a brief history”
We accept that tidal plains are part of the ocean, but not that floodplains are part of the river. we know that anything on the floodplain will be washed away with the next flood. Nomen est omen.
Continue reading “Southwells Crossing: floodplains are wet”
The Molonglo Valley floods regularly and one of the river level crossings has been washed away – again. This leaves the Molonglo with one less rideable crossing and fully intact cycling path. This might be the first, but it is not likely the last.
Continue reading “The next Molonglo River crossing disappears”
In 2020, canberra.bike discussed the active travel network in Whitlam. Here is an update.
Continue reading “Pushing uphill still: Whitlam Local Community Route”