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 years [...]

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 Bill [...]

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 not in [...]

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.

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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 a [...]

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 include [...]

Cycling Promotion Fund Media Release: Bicycles extend sales lead on cars – record year hits nearly 1.3 million
Bicycles have extended their sales lead over cars for 2006, with Australian bike sales hitting a new record of almost 1.3 million while car sales declined from the previous year. Bicycle sales in Australia totalled 1,273,781 [...]

Daily Telegraph: Petrol price promotes pedal power
Bicycle sales outpaced vehicle sales in 2006 as more people turned to pedal-power to cut petrol bills. The Cycling Promotion Fund (CPF), Australia’s peak bicycle promotion group, said 1,273,781 new bikes were sold last year, well ahead of the 962,521 new cars and trucks sold. CPF spokesman [...]

Courier Mail: Cyclist proud to be ‘eccentric’
Of the tens of thousands of barmy Englishman to have descended on Australian shores in recent months, Joff Summerfield might be the barmiest. The 39-year-old Londoner isn’t even here for the cricket. Mr Summerfield is 1700km into his Australian leg of an around the world tour on one of [...]

KGMB9: Cyclists Ecstatic About New Amendment – 10 November, 2006
A new amendment mandates that the city make it a priority to transform Honolulu into a bicycle and pedestrian friendly city. Whether they are Democrats or Republicans, bicyclists in Hawaii are celebrating an election victory. Of those who voted in the General Election, 72 percent said [...]