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 [...]