SMH: Cycle commuters a larger tiny minority
More and more Sydney workers are using bicycles and motor scooters to get to work. Census figures released yesterday show that the number of people who cycle to work has risen by 18 per cent. The number of scooter and motorbike riders rose by 27 per cent.
But the figures [...]

Ekathimerini.com: Hundreds of cyclists braved heavy rainfall
Hundreds of cyclists braved heavy rainfall on Saturday to join a protest through central Athens calling on local authorities to create special bicycle lanes on congested roads in the city center. Blowing whistles and shouting anti-car slogans, cyclists of all ages rode through the streets despite the heavy downpour. [...]

CNW Media Release: Two-thirds of Montrealers support carbon tax to fund cycling infrastructure
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) today released the results of a survey, showing that an overwhelming majority of Montrealers (82%) believe that using bikes to commute to work can be an effective way to reduce greenhouse gases and fight climate change. [...]

LA Times: A pioneering ‘clean’ city
When this quiet city in southern Sweden decided in 1996 to wean itself off fossil fuels, most people doubted the ambitious goal would have any effect beyond the town limits. A few melting glaciers later, Vaxjo is attracting a green pilgrimage of politicians, scientists and business leaders from as far [...]

Courier-Mail: Cars lose the race to work
The Inner City Bypass is quickly turning into the inner-city car park after traffic grew by almost 25 per cent in the past year, according to a survey by Rivercity Motorway, builders of Brisbane’s North South Bypass Tunnel. The number of morning traffic delays jumped by 25 per [...]

Channel 4 News: Time to buy a bicycle? Oil prices rise
Why has the price of oil has hit a new high and what it’s going to do to the economy? It’s what drives global economies and the cost is shooting up – the price of a barrel of oil has broken records now for [...]

The Age: Bendigo pedestrians get right of way
Ripping out traffic lights, throwing out signs and wiping out the road markings doesn’t seem the logical way to improve road safety. But, in a radical scheme to be unveiled by Planning Minister Justin Madden today, Bendigo City Council has decided to do just that. It [...]

SMH: 10,000 Sydneysiders cycle in to work
About 10,000 people pedalled in to work in Sydney during National Ride to Work Day today, Bicycle NSW’s Elizabeth Hole said. “We have contributed to less congestion on the roads today, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and first-time cyclists are every excited they can do this,” she said. Before today, [...]

Sightlines Institute: Wheels of Fortune (Bicycle Neglect #10)
The benefits to you mount even faster if your community is bike-friendly enough to let you shed one of your cars. Then, you’ll save at least an additional $5 a day in car payments and other costs of ownership. (It’s astounding how much we spend on transportation, mostly [...]

The Age: Pedal power pays as Bike Account interest rises
The number of cyclists entering central Melbourne has doubled in the past year, according to the first comprehensive study of cycling in the City of Melbourne.
Melbourne City Council’s inaugural Bicycle Account summarises cycling trends, behaviour and safety in the CBD and inner suburbs.
A copy of the [...]