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Board Review for 2012
Posted on March 12, 2013 | No CommentsA 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.... -
Outage on the Mitchell Freeway PSP near Mount St, Perth
Posted on February 21, 2013 | 2 CommentsWe 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... -
Update Report to National Cycling Strategy
Posted on November 12, 2012 | 6 CommentsThe 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... -
Perth cycling participation rises to 1.7%
Posted on October 30, 2012 | No CommentsAccording 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... -
Bike Shelter usage data
Posted on August 16, 2012 | 5 Comments2012/13 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... -
Our Feedback to the City of Perth Cycle Plan (updated)
Posted on August 9, 2012 | 3 CommentsThe City of Perth have produced a Bicycle Plan covering the period 2012 to 2029. The BTA have provided feedback as an organisation. On of the BTA board members has... -
Are cyclists responsible citizens?
Posted on August 6, 2012 | 8 CommentsThe question comes up frequently, and whenever there is some article about commuter cycling in the papers most of the comments are anti-cycling and often quite vitriolic. One of the... -
Are cycling cities a European privilege?
Posted on July 31, 2012 | 1 CommentThis interesting article from Momentum Mag (“smart living by bike” looks at some cities that encourage more use of bicycles. Getting a city more suitable for people riding bicycles is... -
30 kph urban speed
Posted on June 26, 2012 | 7 CommentsThe German paper “Die Welt” reports on an innitiative for the next German Elections The Greens and the Opposition (SPD) in Germany will make 30kph the standard speed limit... -
We should spend $68m a year on cycling
Posted on May 1, 2012 | 3 CommentsI love the way we spend money in WA. It has been well established for about a generation that you cannot build your way out of congestion (I could probably... -
Are cycling numbers in Perth declining?
Posted on April 3, 2012 | 6 CommentsHow many people ride bicycles into the CBD? Probably no more than 11000, and between 2009 and 2011 the number may have declined. This is about 30% less than the... -
Motorist/Cyclists conflicts
Posted on March 26, 2012 | 1 CommentMotorists/Cyclists conflicts Let me preface this article by saying as a licensed truck/car/motorcycle/cyclist/pedestrian road user, my general observation is that there is an increasing level of cyclist awareness amongst motorists.... -
Not the freeway bike hike
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsIt is easy for people and politicians to ride once a year 30 km on the Mitchell freeway that is closed to traffic, but this does not give any real indication of... -
Narrows Bridge path rebuilt
Posted on March 23, 2012 | 1 CommentWork on the Narrows Bridge cycle path was in the last stages, contractor Mark Hannaford said as he measured the path for line marking. The rebuilding work between the lake... -
More than 300 at UWA Bike Week Breakfast
Posted on March 23, 2012 | No CommentsMore than 300 people cycled to the University of WA Bike Week breakfast, more than last year. The event was aimed at promoting cycling in general, not just for university... -
BikeWeek 2011 at Northbridge Piazza – full week program
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 2 CommentsBIKE WEEK 2011 NORTHBRIDGE PIAZZA PROGRAM Saturday 19 March 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM Disc 10 Hit the road A person using a bicycle to meet his friends in the... -
One less car!
Posted on October 30, 2009 | No CommentsOnly once a year on one road … how about once a month on all roads? Register for the Freeway bike hike!