Bicycle Transport Alliance

In the lead up to VeloCity Vienna, Bas de Geus from the Free University Brussels (VUB) presented the health benefits of cycling, which he said would be nothing short of…

We are working on an updated strategic plan and are interested in your comments. Below are the vision and the objectives.  What are your thoughts? Vision: A safe and effective…

A review of BTA activities in 2012 The BTA is committed to a safer environment for people who choose to ride a bicycle to work, school, shops and trains stations….

The answer seems to be „yes“, based on an article published in Atlantic Cities, authored by Chris McCahill from the University of Connecticut. The article draws on a paper published…

We have heard from MainRoads this evening that there is currently a scheduled outage of the PSP near Mount St, Perth. This section of the PSP has collapsed due to…

The first implementation report of the National Cycling Strategy 2011 – 2016 has been released by the Australian Bicycle Council (ABC). The strategy was signed by the Transport Ministers of…

The upstream path has been finished! This is be a tiny step towards getting the PSP from Perth to Midland over the Swan river at reasonable cost. We started to…

  According to the latest census figures 34% of people in Perth (and in all Australian capital cities) travel less than 10 km to work or full time study. This…

Head injuries and Bike Helmets in NSW Olivier, Walter, Grzebieta – 2012 The paper headed by Mathematician Jake Olivier looks at cycling related hospitalisations due to head or arm injuries…

Public Transport comparison:  Germany vs USA by Pucher and Buehler 2012   This paper by Pucher and Buehler compares public transport in 16 countries, with a focus on Germany and…

 2012/13 BUDGET ESTIMATES HEARING PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY 3.7.12 The table below shows a list of stations which have secure bike shelters including the number of registered users for each shelter…

It would be nice if people riding bicycles would not have to battle frentic car parkers as part of their journey