November 17: Media Release: Greens call for federal funding for cycling Greens Senator Kerry Nettle has today launched The Greens federal cycling initiative. Joining dozens of cyclists for a mass ride into the centre of Sydney Senator Nettle announced that The Greens will be pushing for a Commonwealth commitment of $750 million dollars over ten [...]

Bike Biz: Government puts brake on MP’s helmet compulsion campaign Minister says helmet compulsion unlikely because it leads to decreased cycle use. Peter Bone, the Tory MP for Wellingborough and Secretary of the All-Party Road Traffic Group, wants all under 14 year olds to be forced to wear helmets when cycling. In a 10 Minute [...]

New York Times: Finding Liberté on Two Wheels My plane landed at Charles de Gaulle airport. I took the RER train into Paris, dropped off my bag and, two hours after landing, I was riding a bicycle down the Boulevard Saint-Germain. A kiosk, where you can pay, grab a bike and take off. No, I’m [...]

Sunday Telegraph: Tories unveil plans for energy regulations The Conservatives will unveil tough regulations on televisions, fridges and other household appliances this week as part of a plan to make Britain a world leader in energy-efficiency, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.

BBC Online: Brussels bike ride gets political Thousands of Dutch-speaking Belgians have cycled around Brussels in a mass parade for Flemish nationalism. Some 75,000 cyclists joined Sunday’s “Gordel”, (Dutch for “Belt”), according to the AFP news agency. The Gordel is an annual event, but this year’s came as Belgium is without a new government amid [...]

Tasmanian Greens Media Release: Bike lanes erased from Invermay Road development – What Happened To Our Active Healthy City? The Tasmanian Greens today expressed their concern at the inexplicable actions by Launceston City Council to overrule their own planning advice and approve an option for the $1 million redevelopment of Invermay Rd that does not [...]