Just a little reminder that London is continuing it's construction program of safe protected bike lanes while Brisbane 🤔.

Lessons from Vancouver on the value of city leadership, keeping "bikelash" in perspective, and transforming into a bicycle-friendly city.

Brissy pollies love to talk about road projects being "congestion busting" but the opposite is true. More roads = more congestion eg LA Seoul removed a freeway and not only got a river back but reduced congestion!

Woohoo! Confirmation from Brisbane City Council (via the media) one footpath on the Story Bridge will be open again tomorrow (Friday)! Council are now saying "The latest expert advice confirmed the footpaths could last another two to five years”. Then why close both footpaths with no notice?

In this article by Felicity Caldwell of @brisbanetimes.bsky.social , Cr Wines claims that BCC has spent more than a "billion" on active transport infrastructure but the question is was all of it council funds? Many BCC have been co funded by the State or Federal Government!

Remember when Brisbane had CityCycle? It could of been a success, but the our LNP run council refused to install safe, protected and connected bike lanes! If you provide safe, direct cycling infrastructure people will ride!

This morning the Story Bridge Bike Bus crew celebrated the 150th bike bus journey with party hats, cake and sparklers. The 8am bike bus has been a great community initiative to get people across the bridge safely after BCC suddenly closed active transport access.

Celebrating World Car-Free Day on Herschel St this morning, with a pop-up protected bikelane. Our lane took a few minutes to install, was cheap and effective. Hope Brisbane City Council was watching to see how well the lane worked. #MakeRoadsSafe #WorldCarFreeDay

In this Brisbane Times article BCC is busy delivering excuses in place of footpaths. www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/que...

After allowing the structural safety of the Story Bridge shared paths to degrade to such a condition they were no longer safe, it is positive to hear from Lord Mayor Schrinner that one path with the temporary surface will be open to foot & bike traffic before the end of the year.

Pop-up bikelane on Herschel St for World Car-Free Day After Council gave a non-committal response to our 800-signature petition, we intend to show how easy it would be to install a protected bikelane on Herschel for people to ride between the Bicentennial Bikeway, the CBD and northern suburbs.

A little reminder cities don't become cycling cities because their pollies say they're cycling cities, they become cycling cities due to the hard work of installing safe, protected infrastructure. Brisbane could be the same if our pollies had the will!

Congratulations to Story Bridge Active Travel Alliance for keeping the Story Bridge Bike Bus rolling. Wednesday 24th September will be the 150th bike bus ride. You can join the bike bus 8am at Scott St, Kangaroo Pt

Brisbane City Council is yet to grant development approval to HSW's proposed changes to the site. The CBD BUG has submitted an additional submission relating to the latest round of documents. The proposed path remains non-compliant with TMR & Austroads guidelines.

The Dutch we're always the cycling dream. They got there through hard work. Brisbane could be the same if our pollies did some hard work!

It is good to hear that the Story Bridge paths are receiving a new temporary surface for reopening. This new path surface is only temporary or as 9 News Queensland described it, only a "band aid" solution as the existing path surface below will remain & continue to degrade.

A little reminder that cities aren't noisy, cars are!

The Story Bridge footpaths are still closed and the Story Bridge Bike Bus is still rolling.

Just a little reminder people will ride to the train if there is somewhere safe and easily accessible to park their bike. Coomera Station, Gold Coast line.

Brisbane could do the same it just takes political courage!

We are pleased to report that after over a decade of advocating for bike racks to be installed within sight of the RBWH main entrance they are finally in! Being within sight is critical for passive surveillance of one's bike

Brisbane City Council has asked for feedback on the future of Kedron Brook. We have responded with 1)Replacing shared paths with segregated paths 2)Make the paths more resilient 3)Install lighting that is solar-powered & flood proof. 4)Plant additional trees 5)Changes comply with TMR guidelines.

The CBD BUG is pleased to report after contacting Federal Transport Minister Catherine King, the safe, protected bikelanes for Sylvan Rd (which are receiving federal funding) will be completed by 2028. This great news!

Despite inclement weather this morning the Story Bridge Bike Bus rolled out taking people on riding safely across the bridge to work. The bike bus leaves Kangaroo Point each morning at 8am, but not this Wednesday which is the Brisbane Show holiday. #StoryBridgeBikeBus

The #StoryBridgeBikeBus rolled across the bridge again this morning, thanks to the Story Bridge Active Transport Alliance for keeping Brisbane moving. The bike bus can’t take scooters or pedestrians sadly. We need Council to dedicate a lane on the bridge for pedestrians, scooters and bikes.

Beware of doors Recently one of our followers was a victim of a dooring. Please be careful when riding past parked cars. It is very difficult to see whether or not a vehicle is occupied and a door can swing open at anytime. If possible, please remember to ride clear of parked cars.

The Pollies love to talk about Brisbane being "world class" but are we? This is a standard Dutch style protected intersection, it is best practice and "world class" but nowhere in Brisbane do we have one. To be world class you don't just say it, you DO IT!

With the opening of Sydney's Oxford St Cycleway, Lord Mayor Clover Moore proves what a pollie with courage and conviction can achieve. This is once again a reminder of how little progress Brisbane City Council made in recent times when compared with City of Sydney! .

Just a little reminder the old world cities such as London are moving ahead and continuing to roll out safe protection cycling infrastructure while a new world cities such as Brisbane does.....🤔

We are pleased to report after contacting the Lord Mayor, Urban Utilities has now rectified the surface of the Elizabeth St CityLink cycleway. While not perfect is is now much safer!

As part of HSW application to change the site it is argued HSW doesn't need to upgrade the existing shared use path to segregated path as they will provide an unobstructed 6m wide shared use path. This is how the existing shared use path was being used this morning!

Courier Mail journalist, Elodie Jakes, nervously joined the Story Bridge Active Travel Alliance bike bus recently. She wrote: “I had a new-found appreciation for Brisbane cyclists, riding in this city is not easy and I can recognise how frustrating it is when a crucial bike path was taken away.”

We are pleased to report the Melbourne St protected bike lanes now OPEN!

On Sunday we visited Turnstyle Community Bike Shed, which has a library of tools, bike parts and consumables that are available to use in a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone. Turnstyle is at 20 TJ Doyle Memorial Drive, Dutton Park, open every Sunday from 10 am to 12 noon.

Brisbane could do the same if our political leaders had the courage that the Paris Mayor has!

If you would like to see safe, protected bikelanes along Sylvan Rd, Toowong, today is your last chance to provide feedback to Brisbane City Council. The consultation period closes today. Link to page yoursay.brisbane.qld.gov.au/sylvan-road-...

Consultation on Sylvan Rd being provided with safe, protected bikelanes closes TOMORROW! We do not want Sylvan Rd, to be like the NBB where a few influential people stop a project that would benefit thousands! yoursay.brisbane.qld.gov.au/sylvan-road-bikeway-and-local-network-improvements-project

Today's council meeting has now begun in which the petition calling for the sub standard HSW shared use path to be upgraded to a safer, higher amenity segregated path it will be presented. As if on que, today HSW once again used the active transport corridor as a truck park!

Today's council meeting has now begun in which the petition calling for the sub standard HSW shared use path to be upgraded to a safer, higher amenity segregated path in which it will be presented. As if on que, HSW once again used the active transport corridor as a truck park !

Today the petition calling for the sub-standard shared use path through HSW to be upgraded to a safer, high capacity, high amenity segregated path goes before the Council chamber. Will the local councillor Vicki Howard speak up for a better path or remain silent?

Getting home from the Velo-City conference in Gdańsk was not easy. Due to a railway strike I stranded in Utrecht. Left my luggage there and got an OV-Fiets, (a single speed, backpedal brake bike) and cycled the 55km in the burning sun at 32 degrees C.

It's a Brisbane tradition to thank the bus driver, so THANK YOU to the crew from Story Bridge Active Travel Alliance who safely steered the first commuter bike bus across the Story Bridge this morning. Well done to everyone who joined in. The bus leaves Kangaroo Point at 8am each weekday morning.

It appears certain Brisbane City Council councillors will be passing the buck on responding to the petition calling for the current HSW shared path mess to upgraded to a safe, high capacity segregated path.

Thank you to everyone who signed the Story Bridge petition to reinstate foot & bike access across the bridge. 1700 plus signatures will hopefully result in a very considered response coming from Lord Mayor Schrinner & his fellow LNP councillors.

Story Bridge petition closing on Friday: www.epetitions.brisbane.qld.gov.au/petition/vie... Don’t miss this chance to join almost 1500 others urgently calling on Council to open a lane of the Story Bridge for people walking and cycling. Don’t let the Mayor get away with saying “it can’t be done”

Story Bridge Petition closing today. Lord Mayor & his councilor's have flat out refused to temporarily reallocate some road space to people on foot & bikes while the shared paths are repaired. Please sign the petition to change their minds! www.epetitions.brisbane.qld.gov.au/petition/view/pid/1451

We often hear from the Lord Mayor how clean & green Brisbane is, but is it? Thanks to a visionary Mayor, Paris has turned air pollution around by focusing on people getting about on foot, bike & public transport. Brisbane will never be clean & green until we change like Paris!

So the Story Bridge Shared Paths are closed & now Brisbane City Council is about to do works on the CityReach Boardwalk.

So the Story Bridge Shared Paths is closed & now Brisbane City Council is about to do works on the CityReach Boardwalk.