T O D A Y: Critical Mass: St George's Road, Meet 5.30pm, 25 Sept, State Library Route: ridewithgps.com/routes/52795... Take action: streetsalivedarebin.org/journal/crit... Running late? www.criticalmaps.net Critical Mass celebrates 30 years of riding home together 28 Nov 2025 criticalmass.melbourne

New @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: Talking about St George's Road in Northcote: actions you can take, incl. @criticalmassmelb.bsky.social ride with @darebinstreets.bsky.social this Thur 25 Sep, local news: Wellington St north consultation open to 13 Oct and more! www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

CRITICAL MASS: ST GEORGES ROAD Meet 5.30pm State Library, naarm Melbourne CBD, Thur 25 Sept 2025 (Grand Final Eve) Ride to St George's Road intersection then post ride drinks and chat with @darebinstreets.bsky.social friends! streetsalivedarebin.org/journal/crit... criticalmass.melbourne

New @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: Victoria's new Speed Zoning Policy + Making Moreland Road safer: Angelica & Alex on community concerns, 24 Aug 2025 hit run fatality & petition. News incl 30km/h Speed Zoning Policy & @criticalmassmelb.bsky.social on Thur 25 Sept www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Local snap-action protest in memory of cyclist fatally struck Moreland Road, Brunswick by hit-and-run driver on Sun 24 Aug. Both driver & white 2016 Audi Q5 SUV not found yet insta: www.instagram.com/p/DN6wrwkk79s/ petition: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved...

🚴 Critical Mass returns 5.30pm Friday 29 August 2025 ... aligning with Melbourne's *changeable* spring weather, so check BoM radar and then make the call whether you’re riding with us 🎂 Celebrating our 30th birthday in Nov 2025! 💡Meet State Library forecourt, Melbourne CBD. 🌐 criticalmass.melbourne

This Friday! See you there? 🚲

Come to a forum of community members to discuss what we want Elizabeth St & North Richmond precinct to look like in 10-20 years, discussing likely increase in housing & population, Elizabeth St bike lanes & how car parking works in the area now & in the future events.humanitix.com/future-of-no...

New! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: Talking about Boroondara E-Bike Library + more: e-bikes, grey imports, point of sale & Conduct on Public Transport Regulations feedback, John Englart, Gipps Street update & Future of North Richmond forum www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Following the Elizabeth Street protected lanes saga in Richmond? Check to our updated Yarra for safe streets campaign + actions you can take: www.yarrabug.org/yarra-for-sa...

Designs for Elizabeth Street have been released under Freedom of Information, showing how the street can work for everyone: streets-alive-yarra.org/journal/some...

Just a minor side effect of car dominance.

Yesterday's @yarrabike.bsky.social Radio Show is online! In this episode we chatted about TAC, the no-fault transport insurance we have in Victoria, and when it does, or doesn't cover you, when you're on a bike. www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

📌 Streets Alive Darebin July 2025 Newsletter 😠 Darebin Council: No dedicated bike budget for 2025/26 ✅ Darebin Council's Free Bike check-ups 🤔 Story Bridge Brisbane closed to bikes ❤️ @criticalmassmelb.bsky.social update: 29 Aug 💡 Stuff from around the world 📰 Read more: eepurl.com/jiACRg

Today on @yarrabike.bsky.social radio Val and I recapped the City of Melbourne draft budget submissions hearing and take a look at what you can do next to improve the budget for building bike lanes in Melbourne. www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Announcing ... we're having a little winter rest! Next Critical Mass Naarm Melbourne @ 5.30pm, Friday 29 August 2025, meet State Library Melb CBD, watch for more details closer to date: criticalmass.melbourne

Streets Alive Darebin: June Newsletter 2025 ✅ Melbourne bike lanes in draft budget ✅ Darebin Council's Free Bike check-ups ✅ Two Petitions: WeCycle + Thornbury road safety audit ✅ @criticalmassmelb.bsky.social update ✅ @3crmelbourne.bsky.social @yarrabike.bsky.social Radiothon ➡️ eepurl.com/jg5StQ

Announcing ... we're having a little winter rest! Next Critical Mass Naarm Melbourne @ 5.30pm, Friday 29 August 2025, meet State Library Melb CBD, watch for more details closer to date: criticalmass.melbourne

The story bridge active transport alliance have really been doing good things. Great to hear their story told down here.

New! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: The Saga of the Story Bridge in Meanjin Brisbane, talking to Kathryn Good from Story Bridge Active Transport Alliance. Local news incl saving City of Melbourne bike budget, staying warm & 3CR radiothon! www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Get ready for Critical Mass Big City Lights! Join us this Fri 30 May 2025, 5.30pm, State Library, Swanston St, naarm Melbourne. It's dark, bring all your bike lights + reflective material! 📲 Find the route, Spotify playlist & Critical Maps right here: criticalmass.melbourne

Get ready for Critical Mass Big City Lights! Join us this Fri 30 May 2025, 5.30pm, State Library, Swanston St, naarm Melbourne. It's dark, bring all your bike lights + reflective material! 📲 Find the route, Spotify playlist & Critical Maps right here: criticalmass.melbourne

New! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social #podcast: City of Melbourne bike lane budget slashed, Val and @postcardsfromnorth.bsky.social talk to @nikdow.bsky.social about City of Melbourne draft budget showing a huge cut to funding + @criticalmassmelb.bsky.social Big City Lights www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Critical Mass is coming up on Friday! Leaving the State Library at 5:30 and highlighting the CBD before finishing in Fitzroy. The theme is BIG CITY LIGHTS so bring ALL of your lights!

🌃 Announcing ... Critical Mass Big City Lights! 📌5.30pm, Friday 30th May 2025, State Library, Melbourne CBD. 🚴 Route: CBD - Fitzroy 💡Themes: It's dark. Bring your lights. All of them 💯 Image credit + inspiration: technochic 🌐 criticalmass.melbourne

New! @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: New research calls for fully implementing Strategic Cycling Corridors, talking to Dr Afshin Jafari. News includes City of Melbourne and Yarra Council draft budgets, with reduced funding for active transport, open for feedback www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Ok just in case, Yarra, 92055555 select road & street maintenance > bike lanes www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/services Transport Vic: Report hazards: 13117, 24/7 for all urgent road hazards & anything that presents immediate danger. Call 000 in emergency situation transport.vic.gov.au/contact-us/r...

Inspiration: NeoPixel Party Bike - Update With Radio! www.instructables.com/NeoPixel-Par...

🌃 Announcing ... Critical Mass Big City Lights! 📌5.30pm, Friday 30th May 2025, State Library, Melbourne CBD. 🚴 Route: CBD - Fitzroy 💡Themes: It's dark. Bring your lights. All of them 💯 Image credit + inspiration: technochic 🌐 criticalmass.melbourne

Quote from Cr Aston “I think that the idea of using women's safety as an excuse for those bike lanes is derogatory towards women. I’m perfectly happy to ride on a road. Please don't use my femininity as an excuse for bike infrastructure. I just find that utterly diminishing of women's capability.”

Safety is the #1 barrier in getting women cycling as @drlaurenpearson.bsky.social discusses in this interview Here’s hoping politicians look at the facts rather than making comments saying that safe protected bike lanes are “derogatory” and “diminishing” towards women as Cr Aston did this week.

Hello there! Letting you know Critical Mass naarm - Melbourne is taking a little break for April 2025 and will return soon. Hopefully you'll get to enjoy those two Fridays off with a nice bike ride and quality time with those you love criticalmass.melbourne

Elizabeth Street protected bike lanes in Richmond: so what happened at Yarra Councils Extraordinary Meeting on 22 April 2025? In short, two sensible amendments rejected & now it's back to Department of Transport & Planning and Minister for Public & Active Transport.. www.yarrabug.org/2025/04/17/s...

Lets Play Elizabeth Street Bingo: after Yarra Councils Extraordinary Meeting tonight (22 April) at 6.30pm for 25-26 budget, stick around for second Extraordinary Meeting at 7.15pm where Liz St gets voted on again because reasons: www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/about-us/com...

Reading 2025-26 draft budget, it appears that new Yarra Peoples Council of Yarra have cut $3-4million from sustainability services, climate emergency budget. As always, please crosscheck for yourself www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/about-us/com...

'I'm disappointed in many of the self centered nature of the demands made by this community' Cr Ken Gomez, Yarra Council, Tues 8 April 2025 From a unofficial meeting transcript, cross reference from video if you'd like to double check: www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/about-us/com...

I’ll have more to say on the content and outcomes of the meeting, but for now, after a very late night and seeing people who attended our council meeting treated in a vile manner, this is all I’ve got. I don’t know how democracy can thrive when the council chamber is so hostile to its residents.

The Mayor before and after the decision seemed gleeful. Like this was a political game and that members of the community were opposing chess pieces. What I saw were people (for and against) who seemed weary, attending the meeting because they felt they had to. That should not spur glee.

People had spoken in good faith, and coherently, about their experiences (both for and against narrowing the lanes). But one “side” were diminished, politicised and told they didn’t matter.

Most of the people who spoke in favour of the lanes I’d never seen before, and I couldn’t believe the derogatory remarks that were levelled against them. The assumptions about their motives and their lives.

The lack of empathy towards people who use the bike lanes to get to work, to drop kids to childcare, and who described horrible injuries on our roads was mind boggling.

Last night I saw community members who ride bikes, including dads with kids and women over 70, abused. I saw them have their humanity eroded by our Mayor and other Councillors. I’ve never seen anything like it, and I’m so sorry to everyone who was in the room and felt targeted (including myself). 🧵

Hello there! Letting you know Critical Mass naarm - Melbourne is taking a little break for April 2025 and will return soon. Hopefully you'll get to enjoy those two Fridays off with a nice bike ride and quality time with those you love criticalmass.melbourne

Yarra council in #Melbourne #Australia is inflicting exact same nasty tactics and gaslighting under guise of making protected lanes narrower to placate dodgy interests. Goal is to remove them entirely. www.yarrabug.org/2025/04/09/y...

Spread the word — 'Critical Mass' people on bikes to protest bike-lane removals in Toronto today. “Cycling advocates against the removal of Toronto bike-lanes will be meeting at Bloor Street West and Spadina Avenue this evening.” Via @torontotoday.ca #Toronto

It’s unfortunate that these direct actions are still needed to advance and advocate for transportation equity. It brings me hope that it brings people together and a great way to spend a Friday night. 🚲 Critical Mass bike rides began in San Francisco in 1992 and Toronto followed soon after.

Bicycle Network: Yarra City flubs Elizabeth St vote 'In a shambolic meeting on Tuesday 8 April, a majority of Yarra City councillors rejected the officers’ recommendation for 2.1m wide bike lanes on Elizabeth Street.' bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsroom/202...

Yarra deserves better! To everyone who joined us for fabulous @criticalmassmelb.bsky.social rides & 1100+ wonderful people who added their names to our petition, we hear you, a much bigger community now hears you, your voice & safety of those you love are important❤️ www.yarrabug.org/2025/04/09/y...

As posted elsewhere, we are not the slightly bit discouraged and neither should anyone who attended last nights Yarra Council meeting in good faith. We hear you, a much wider community now hears you, your voice and safety of those you love are important. Don't be swayed by ugly wedge politics❤️

Our petition “Don’t risk our safety in 2025 – tell Yarra Council not to remove safe cycling lanes” has received over 1000 responses! We asked people to answer to add their connection to Yarra, this is what people from nearby Hawthorn, Kew and inner east suburbs said: www.yarrabug.org/petition-fee...