WestCycle Subscriber e-News: June 2024
Latest happenings from WA’s peak body for all forms of bike riding
Central Perth to get a criterium track?
WestCycle is engaging the government to incorporate a criterium track into a proposed Supercars street circuit at Burswood Park.
Zig zagging through tight budgets: City of Kalamunda explains Kalamunda Road changes
City of Kalamunda says new works are an ‘interim measure’ to improve safety, but a cycling lane remains a long way off on Kalamunda Road
“If you build it they will come”: Unlocking active travel’s potent potential
WestCycle Board Member Ben Swan explains the role WestCycle and WA’s broader bike riding community is playing in creating change away from car-centrism and toward safer, better connected communities.
Shifting gears on car-dependency
More and better shared paths, congestion zones and charges, de-paving roads, restricting car parking and investing in urban green spaces were just some of the methods being used to achieve change.
WESTCYCLE: FEDERAL GOVT’S $100M ACTIVE TRAVEL INVESTMENT IS…A GOOD START
WestCycle CEO Wayne Bradshaw welcomed the initial investment while highlighting the fact vehicle alternatives are critical to our collective future transport, environment and community needs – and further commitments will be required.
Daughters & Dads Cycling pilot program flies high!
WestCycle’s Daughters & Dads Cycling program has built bike skills and confidence in the girls – and closer relationships with their dads.
WA Govt invests $45m in MTB trails all over state
Premier Roger Cook, Transport Minister and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti and Environment Minister Reece Whitby hit the Kalamunda MTB Trails Network yesterday to announce a $165 million ‘outdoor adventure’ investment package over the next four years, including $45m on MTB facilities across WA.
Beeloo Series returns to bring Nyoongar waterways knowledge to all bike riders!
The Beeloo Riding Series is back in 2024 with inspiring bike rides around Perth’s waterways.
Ticket to ride! Subsidised bike and scooter rentals win over low-income users
People on lower incomes use shared bikes and scooters like they use public transport if the price is right, researchers have found.
