Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti opens Mooro-Beeloo Bridge BMX/MTB pump track in Bayswater
WA’s best junior bike riders gave the new Mooro-Beeloo Bridge BMX/MTB pump track the thumbs up as the $1m facility was officially opened by Transport Minister and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti.
WA Govt backs trails expansion with latest grants round
The WA Government is not resting on its laurels when it comes to the State’s world class trails network, with a fresh round of trail grants announced worth almost $1 million over the next three years.
Lawyering up: WestCycle’s newest Board Member is on the good path to better planning (of paths)…
Michael Voros is a keen bike rider who counts the complete Munda Biddi Trail as his greatest bike ride (13 days), believes everyone has a role to play in better cycling infrastructure – from orgs like WestCycle to individuals who care about how they get around.
Cranking up confidence: Bike riding initiative set to boost self-esteem of young girls
Award-winning Daughters & Dads program uses sports to bring girls and their fathers closer together – and boost confidence (for dads too)
WestCycle details state-wide benefits of increasing active transport investment to $80 million in 2024
WestCycle is encouraging the WA Government to invest in safer, healthier and more active communities by boosting funding for cycling in WA.
Perth’s world class shared path network blighted by illegal motorbike riding
WestCycle survey reveals rising concern over motorbike incidents on metropolitan shared paths – more than 270 bike riders respond
The joy of riding: Understanding Perth women’s use of e-bikes
Recent research into women’s use and perceptions of electric bicycles in Perth concluded that the main reason women ride e-bikes is because they love it, and it brings them joy.
It’s official. Cyclists are better people than car drivers: German study
Bike riders care more about the common good than motorists, German researchers have found in a study that is already influencing German transport policy makers, and those in other countries.
Zaneta Mascarenhas MP: My second car is a cargo bike
WestCycle caught up with Federal Swan MP Zaneta Mascarenhas to find a politician busily advocating for cycling in Canberra and beyond.
Chris Tallentire: WA’s ‘Minister of Cycling’ talks advocacy, gravel, pro cycling & much more…
In this wide-ranging chat, Chris Tallentire MLA speaks candidly of the challenges faced to boost bike riding participation rates; the role big firms can play in backing green commuting; the grassroots effects of WA’s recent pro cycling successes; the rise of gravel and…the joy of bike riding!
