YarraBUG Chris, Faith, Val and Steve

On this weeks program we have a very short intro due to Chris losing her voice, but never fear, let's kick off Radiothon time at 3CR and Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio needs your support!Celebrate everything you love about riding your bike and supporting active transport by making a donation by 30 June 2024. No donation is too small, like most of the best things in life, small efforts add up to radical changes! All donations over $2 are tax deductible Since 2008 Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio has broadcast on 3CR in naarm Melbourne, shared hundreds of bike moments, spoken to countless guests, interviews, rides, cycling events, alongside raising awareness about campaigns and advocacy you simply won't hear anywhere else in mainstream mediaDonate right here!Thank you to Nicky Page from Radio Adelaide for the Step Away from the Car seriesKidical Mass: Children want to ride bikes to get around independently. All the research confirms this, and it is the driving goal of a growing movement called Kidical Mass.  It’s being nurtured in Adelaide by a parents group called Middleground Motherhood. Their logic and their strategy are first class and Sarah Cleggett is the founder. Are Bikeways the way to go?: Commuter cyclists love long bikeways, but NOT when they are shared with pedestrians, strollers and dogs on leads. James Laing leads Australian cycle planning at Stantec and has some of the answers to this important urban planning dilemma. Program music: Let's take a ride, The Hip AbductionWhite Bicycle, Wendy Jack 

Faith and Val are joined in the studio by Andy White of Fyxo fame. After reminiscing a bit about the old days, talk turns to the final weekend in June, traditionally Melburn Roobaix weekend. Andy talks about the first ever Melburn Roobaix, the way the event has evolved and the amazing community of people it brings together every year while Val and Faith reminiscence about Roobaixs, a nd costumes, they have enjoyed in the past. (And if you're inspired by Andy's suggestion of a Mad Max theme then check out this recipe for a DIY rust look bike frame)This year Roobaix weekend has grown to a Weekend of Wheels and kicks off on the Friday with Made.Australia. The Australian debut of the Made handmade bike show featuring over fifty exhibitors at DISC in Darebin is paired with the Bicycles Roadshow, an opportunity to drag your special bike out of the closet and bring it into the light. Tune in to hear all about Andy's Weekend of Wheels and don't forget, the 3CR Radiothon kicks off in June and we need your donations to help keep the Yarra BUG Radio Show on the air for another year. You can make a tax deductible donation here (Make sure you choose Yarra BUG Radio Show from the dropdown) 

On this weeks program Chris catches up with Ruth Jelley from Streets Alive Darebin about the upcoming Victorian council elections in 2024, their council budget submission, why have local road & traffic issues become so polarised, whatever happened to Darebin Councils Streets for People project, how improving active transport creates safer environments for all street users, improvements for active transport in Paris, how to contact Darebin councillors to demand sufficient funding for active transport projects north of Bell Street, balance budget funding equally between roads and footpath maintenance and improve funding for Your Streets Your Say.News includes BikeWests upcoming campaign to highlight remaining safety issues on Dynon/Hopkins Street corridor in Footscray, Port Phillip BUG: Inkerman St safety corridor update: Council prioritises car parking over a safe bike lane and next month it's time to support YarraBUG Radio during 3CR Radiothon!Program musicTrue Love Always, Bicycle Riderfilous feat. Klei. Bicycle

Faith and Val are joined in the studio on a glorious autumn monring by Alsion McCormack, CEO of Bicycle Network. We all share our bike moments before taking a look at some recent news including: Bicycle Network's changed position on Australia helmet laws, a Moonee BUG campaign to improve the movement of riders and pedestrians at Flemington Station and the last chance to speak at the City of Port Phillip meeting in support of the Inkerman Street protected bike lanes. Alison fills us in on the campaign Bicycle Network are running to advocate for better support for people wanting to buy e-bikes from all three tiers of government. The campaign was launched last month with an eBike Expo that saw hundreds of people testing out ebikes of all shapes and sizes. Ebikes have the capacity to transform how people move around, all while providing cost-of-living relief, significant health benefits and improving road safety and congestion. We talk about some of the subsidies that already exist in Australia and how listeners can get involved. You can also download a booklet with all the facts and figures here.  Radiothon is coming up and we need to raise funds to help keep 3CR Radical Radio on the air! Every little bit helps so if you can make a donation to help keep weekly cycling stories on the. airwaves pleade do! It's easy, check it out here. (And be sure to type "Yarra BUG Radio Show" at the prompt for which programme you want to support)   

On this weeks program Chris catches up with Cate Hall from Safer Walking and Riding for Murray Road (SWARM) about their campaigns recent activities, including extensive media coverage (Herald Sun: The busy Melbourne road students fear, The Age: It’s one of the most notorious roads in Melbourne. Fixing it is a ‘matter of life and death’, residents say, ABC Victoria: Speed review among recommendations to make Victorian roads safer for pedestrians, cyclists) in the light of the tabling of the Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee: Inquiry into the impact of road safety behaviours on vulnerable road usersTopics include the inquiries 61 findings and 56 recommendations, Drivers need to change to protect most vulnerable, Victorian Cycling Strategy 2019-2028 having no action plan (!), increasing infrastructure in London and Paris boosting cycling participation and micromobility. Local news includes Jetnikoff Bicycle Co. Garage Sale, Yarra 30kmh speed zones, Brunswick Tool Library looking for a volunteer bike repairers, and Streets Alive Darebin meet up.Program musicTrue Love Always, Bicycle RiderBonobo, Flashlightfilous feat. Klei. Bicycle

Faith and Val are joined in the studio by Andrew Talati of Bunchrides and we all share our bike moments before briefly looking. at City of Melbourne news on bike lanes. Andrew, whose Bunchrides platform ran Neighbourly Rides in the past, explains how it can now be used to help communities around schools run bike busses. We talk about what a bike bus is, examples elsewhere like the bicibus in Barcelona and Canberra's Bike Bus, and the issues that need to be addressed to give families and volunteers the confidence to run or use a bike bus to their local school or other community detsination. With two local Council's interested Andrew is looking forward to facilitating bike busses across Melbourne. If your school or your local Council might be interetesed in finding out more you can get in touch with Andrew at andrew@bunchrides.com