Posted August 31st, 2006
The fallout from the hell ride continues with more commentary related to the incident in todays papers.
The Melbourne Herald Sun starts an otherwise solid editorial with this incitement.
The St Kilda Cycling Club is planning a memorial ride tomorrow to mark the Beach Rd death of James Gould. The riders, no doubt well-intentioned, will be very […]
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Posted August 31st, 2006
Last night on Lateline the Prime Minister was busted spinning a contradictory line.
We’re grappling perhaps for the first time - for any Australian generation - we’re grappling with the reality that a lot of these things are no longer limitlessly available at a modest cost. That time is changing.
Then later in the piece.
I think we […]
Posted in Urbanism by Philip | 2 Comments »
Posted August 31st, 2006
Sydney City Councillor Shayne Mallard has proposed that the city implement a comprehensive system of bicycle rangers to patrol the CBD and inner city.
Noting that the NSW Police have regularly patrolled the streets on bicycles since the 2000 Olympics, Councillor Mallard asked the Lord Mayor at tonight’s meeting to introduce bicycle transport for the City’s […]
Posted in Advocacy, Roads by Philip | No Comments »
Posted August 31st, 2006
Bikely has upgraded it’s mapping service with a whole bunch of new features with elevation graphs being one of the more useful among them, you can also import routes from your GPS.
Given Bikely’s ability to make notes, one future feature that might be interesting (and a bit morbid) is a user generated mapping of […]
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Posted August 30th, 2006
Clipless pedals are a hard thing to get many beginners and even long term cyclists to consider, so quite often my F and B talk is peppered with soothing words about how safe and easy they are to use and that you’ll only fall over once at the lights………………..in front of a bus full of […]
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Posted August 30th, 2006
I was going to post a bit on this from a roadie perspective but Damian has gone one better with a sweeping denounciation of arsehole cyclists. It’s a rollicking read.
Of course, the Australian based blogs and forums are hot with discussion about this incident. But not screaming blue murder like they do when a cyclist […]
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Posted August 29th, 2006
Street planes.
Via Make.
Technorati Tags: cycling, bicycles, streetplanes, advertising
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Posted August 29th, 2006
I’d like to point to some commentary around the blogosphere on last night’s Four Corners program, What Price Climate Change? It was a terrific report as I noted in a hastily potted review attached to an earlier post about it.
A terrific program, especially the carbon price signal stuff being discussed by the big end […]
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Posted August 28th, 2006
This report on a recent survey encapsulates nicely what happens in a country where competitive sport is viewed as our most important cultural activity.
Australians are so concerned about pain they are not doing enough physical exercise to stay healthy, new research figures show.
The problem here is that the focus of our national sporting culture is […]
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Posted August 27th, 2006
There will be a community meeting to review the City’s draft plans for the upgrade to Prince Alfred Park. Saturday September 2, 2006: 11am – 1pm, Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills.
Thoughts: Nothing much to see here, the park will be beautified and the amenities improved and extended. From a cycling POV it’s looks like the […]
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