I know AC has had no shortage of robust debates on the issue of compulsory helment-wearing on Bikes ;)

 

But I can't resist adding another element ... a recent post by Alan Davies on his "The Melbourne Urbanist" blog lays out the issues quite well in a balanced way I think:…

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I've recently joined the Sustainable Cities Collective, and today there are a couple of good articles on cities and cyclists:

• http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/nextamcity/25116/real-reason-why-bicycles-are-key-better-cities…

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Buses and cycling are two of the most sustainable modes of transport, and we should be planning for and encouraging both of them if we want to handle a future where we need to produce less green house gases, burn less precious oil, and keep a bit fitter. But over the last few weeks I've been realising, like Heather, that if infrastructure and planning is done badly they can seriously conflict.



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My Mum has been going through the archives of the local Ballarat Courier newspapers' christmas supplement as part of her research, and is coming across interesting ads for all sorts of things. We liked this one for an early Australian made motorcycle:

I also like the suite that's a "Marvel of Cheapness" next to it as well… Continue

Just thought I'd post a quick message here about having returned to my family home in the little hamlet of Clarendon, about 20km from Ballarat, Victoria and 100km from Melbourne. While I really liked being in and cycling through Adelaide for 2 years, I've come here to pursue the next step in my interest into research in Urban and Regional Planning.



One interesting cycling fact that came to my attention is that the national road race… Continue