Richmond bike lane narrowing begins, despite safety warnings

Yarra Council begins reshaping Elizabeth Street protected lanes to restore parking, despite safety experts' warnings about dooring risk and narrow lane design.

The Daily Perspective

On my way home from Critical Mass I spotted this weirdness.

There are two signs here that say the shared path ends....but it doesn't. The shared path continues across the bridge and into Kew.

I'm pretty sure these signs are new since the last time I rode past here a few months ago.

I wonder what weirdly broken process in the City of Yarra resulted in these signs being installed here.

The Victorian government spent a lot of money and time upgrading the Walmer St bridge recently specifically for cycling so it doesn't make sense that the bridge wouldn't be a shared path.

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New! @3CRMelbourne #podcast Make your mark with BikeSpot, Chris chats to Anthony Ainsenburg about #BikeSpot 2023. News includes #CriticalMass Johnston Street + CM 28th Birthday Ride, #YarraCouncil 30km speed limit for Collingwood and Fitzroy and E-bike Q & A - Darebin Loves Bikes forum

https://www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/episode/make-your-mark-bikespot

Make your mark with BikeSpot

On this weeks program Chris talks to Anthony Aisenberg about the BikeSpot project, it's origins, why it's worthwhile to map data, receiving feedback about unsafe locations, crashstats, community input, previous projects in 2016 and 2020, improving active transport infrastructure, receiving 20,000 submissions since BikeSpot opened and how to make your feedback about any location on the mapLocal news includes following up from last fortnights chat with Harrison Watt about protected kerbside lanes for Johnston Street with Critical Mass Johnston Street + CM 28th Birthday Ride, 5.30pm Friday 24 Nov

3CR Community Radio

New! #3CR #CommunityRadio #podcast Cycling issues in #Melbourne's inner south + #CriticalMass Chapel Street. Chris chats to Julie, Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group & Victoria, Stonnington Bicycle Users Group. #Bicycle themed news incl St Kilda Road bike lanes, #BikeMelbourne, #StreetsAliveDarebin #YarraCouncil and #BetterStreetsAU

https://www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/episode/cycling-issues-melbournes-inner-south-critical-mass-chapel-street

Cycling issues in Melbournes inner south + Critical Mass - Chapel Street

On this weeks show Chris catches up with Julie (Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group) and Victoria (Stonnington Bicycle Users Group) about local active transport issues including Inkerman Street, Chapel Street, what local councils are doing (or not doing) and this weeks Critical Mass - Chapel Street ride at 5pm, Fed Square, Friday 31 March with a halfway pick up point: 5:45pm Fawkner Park (corner Park Street/Toorak Road) and ending 6:30pm, Alma Park West.

3CR Community Radio

🎧 New! #3CR #podcast Robert Lechte: Cyclists’ road deaths are a national health emergency

Bicycle-themed news incl College St Cycleway returns, #YarraCouncil, #WorldNakedBikeRide Melbourne & #BikeRaveMelbourne: Monster Parade👹

https://www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/episode/robert-lechte-cyclists-road-deaths-are-national-health-emergency

Robert Lechte: Cyclists road deaths are a national health emergency

On this weeks program Chris interviews Robert Lechte about his recently Crikey article: Cyclists’ road deaths are a national health emergency. Where’s the outcry? including issues in the aftermath of Angus Collins death at Footscray Road, normalising of road violence, prioritising traffic throughput over human life, reactionary attitudes, parking use, ABC Melbourne: What can we do to create a safer cycling infrastructure?

3CR Community Radio

Browse #YarraBUG resource pages for cycling groups, rides, local bicycle retailers, #YarraCouncil information, local community groups and more,

https://www.yarrabug.org/resources/

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https://www.yarrabug.org/bicycle-retail/

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https://www.yarrabug.org/getting-about/

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