This week: join a family ride along the North Brisbane Bikeway and help counter claims that “residents” don’t support a safe cycleway. We bring you the latest from the Moreton Bay Cycleway at Lota, the Norman Creek Bikeway at Stones Corner, the SE Freeway Bikeway at Tarragindi, and the Bicentennial Bikeway at Toowong. Still no love for cycling at the University of Queensland.

This week: disruptions in the CBD; a development in Toowong with implications for the Bicentennial Bikeway; major changes ahead for Buranda Village; a speed check on the route from Chermside to Aspley; and one last chance to sign our petition for space for cycling on Nudgee Road. With congestion in the western suburbs news again, we argue it’s time to look beyond how to fit more cars. Internationally, Berlin citizens show the way forward.

Happy New Year! A bike (or trike) can help you towards many of your 2022 resolutions, and if your goal is to cycle to work from the northern suburbs you might be in luck. It’s great to see more people in Clayfield saying “Yes” past my front door to eco-friendly transport. If your workplace is at the Port of Brisbane though, you’ve been badly let down – infrastructure promised before the port was privatised has never been delivered and active travel remains banned a decade later. Meanwhile, at Brisbane Airport, the vigil continues at the Viola Place gates.

This week: exciting news about a new Veloway connection at Trinity Lane; a new connection at Cannon Hill; improvements to the Bulimba Creek Bikeway at Carindale; and progress on the path along Rickertt Rd, Ransome. Not so good: a new development at Yeronga misses the mark; roads and carpark resurfacing take priority in Murarrie and Tingalpa; and we question a cycling hazard on Sir Fred Schonell Drive at UQ.

Around 50 riders of all ages and abilities enjoyed a social bike ride along the route of the North Brisbane Bikeway’s missing link on Saturday. Wait, is that socialism?? Our Lord Mayor seems confused. Pre-feasibility engagement for a new bridge at Indooroopilly, while footpaths are a bridge too far in Seven Hills. Howard Smith Wharves disappoints again, but there is better news in the CBD, plus a Christmas gift idea for a young person in your life.

This week “the cyclists lobby” have been busy advocating for stage 5 of the North Brisbane Bikeway and for better active transport connections to be included in the Enoggera Creek Sports and Recreation Precinct, Hamilton Northshore Masterplan, and a development at Buranda. We have some good news about the V1 Veloway, but another rejection of hope for Lytton Road.

This week: it’s not just the planet heating up; there was plenty of emotion at the consultation sessions on the proposed North Brisbane Bikeway connection from Wooloowin to Kedron Brook. It’s enough to send you seeking Precious Coffee. Also: Dutton Park Station consultation; a petition for Nudgee Rd; and what happens at roadworks when cycling is taken seriously.

This week: Cycling’s contribution to the economy, final designs for the Breakfast Creek Green Bridge, plans for Dutton Park Station, news about the Frederick St bridge, and a petition against unsafe slip lanes in front of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Things we hate: cars parking in bike lanes, driving on bikeways, and crashing into things. Des hates: cyclists, and Queensland.

This week: a cut counter, and tacks on the bikeway. Failures on Moggill Rd, Lytton Rd, Wynnum Rd, and Old Cleveland Rd. But is something happening at Brisbane Airport at last?? While the Queensland Government’s Climate Action Plan for Transport fails to mention bikes, residents in Highgate Hill demonstrate what local streets can be. Just south of Brisbane, we check out new connections at Slacks Creek.

This week: Brisbane Metro works present a few nasty surprises on Adelaide St; and we’re still waiting for the North Brisbane Bikeway to reopen at Bowen Hills. Trouble on the usual suspects in the east: Old Cleveland Rd, Wynnum Rd, and Lytton Rd. Things to look forward to: Hanlon Park, Stones Corner and secure bike parking at Cannon Hill Station. Sign the petition for family-friendly cycling on King Arthur Terrace.

This week: the V1 Veloway gains a new section, and planning begins for a new bridge. Much needed improvements at New Farm Park begin, and a chance to meet the team behind the upcoming Kangaroo Point Green Bridge.

This week: Cr Hammond joined Andrew for a ride on a new bikeway, while Sam wondered if today’s children will even remember fossil fueled cars. We check out paths in Sunnybank and Runcorn, and a major development application at Buranda. In Morningside, Council voted down improvements to Lytton Rd, but installed more floppy bollards. Also: consultation on Centenary Bridge duplication is open; the Veloway extension looks almost ready to ride; and there are changes coming to the CBD.

A stark warning about the climate crisis, but you wouldn’t know it by listening to Brisbane City Council. New Farm Park free from cars was a fleeting glimpse of a better normal. This week we farewelled CityCycle, and were swooped by the first magpies of Spring. Around the suburbs, we bring you the latest from Eagle Farm, Kangaroo Point, Cannon Hill, Carina, Wakerley, and Carseldine.

This week: progress at Dutton Park; a new standard for bicycle kerb ramps; exciting plans for Vulture Street; and updates from Carina, Carindale, and Stones Corner. We discuss the con of congestion-busting in the context of duplicating Walter Taylor Bridge. The way to reduce congestion by making it less convenient to drive. Lockdown reminds us that cities aren’t loud; cars are loud. Let’s talk seriously about sustainability; electric vehicles are not enough!

Victoria Park is now open to the public, and work has finally begun on the Logan Rd underpass at Stones Corner! We check out path upgrades in Tarragindi, Ashgrove, and Tingalpa; bridges and creek crossings in Chermside West, Geebung, and Bridgeman Downs; and bollards and build-outs in Morningside and Norman Park.

This week marks a sad anniversary, but still no action. We consider the implications of a surprise addition to the Kangaroo Point Bridge. Locked down in Morningside, Belinda reviews Lytton Rd, Wynnum Rd, Junction Rd, and a roundabout people keep driving over. We also visit Coorparoo, Carina, Wooloowin, and Rocklea, and celebrate being able to take bikes on trains, even during peak times.

This week, the Brisbane City Council Budget brings some good news, but not for those who have to brave the deteriorating Lytton Rd at Morningside. We discuss the Nathan, Salisbury, and Moorooka Neighbourhood Plan, and check progress on the Granard Road Bikeway, Ipswich Motorway Cycleway, and Gladstone Rd intersection at Dutton Park. Belinda goes bush in Cannon Hill; flex posts topple on Wynnum Rd; and the Kurilpa Bridge speed limit defies common sense.

Big news: public eBikes are coming, and the Indooroopilly Riverwalk is open! The Cultural Centre Riverwalk is back in service, but who knows about the GoBetween Bridge. We discuss elevators, underpasses, bridges, drainage, and bollards – lots of flexible bollards. This week’s feature suburbs: Morningside, Norman Park, Carina, and of course Indooroopilly.

This week: alignments announced for the next two green bridges, and the Goodwill Bridge is finally back to full width. We talk congestion and the climate crisis, and how bikes are part of the solution. Good news on the Indooroopilly Riverwalk and active transport provision on the new Everton Park Link Road. Don’t forget your tickets to the Brisbane Bicycle Film Night!

In a week bookended by Labor Day and Mother’s Day, Council returned after a long autumn recess with updates on the CityLink Cycleway, hints of a new connection to Rochedale at Prebble St, and more eScooters in Brisbane. The Veloway overpass at O’Keefe St seems like 2 steps forward, and one back. Around the suburbs we visit Toowong, Annerley, Dutton Park, UQ, Aspley, Brisbane Airport, Wakerley, and Hawthorne.

Last chance to get your entry in for the Brisbane Bike Bites short film competition! We celebrated progress in the Centenary suburbs, but it’s a different story in the east on Old Cleveland Road. Plenty of support at the Smart Urban Futures National Conference for 30kph local streets, but in Woolloongabba we’re struggling to even keep a footpath clear. The UK recommends a massive increase in walking and cycling to help tackle the climate crisis, and more research finds that would also be good for business.

CityLink Cycleway is in the news; it’s great to see people discovering it! Go-slow on the Go Between Bridge and Cultural Centre Riverwalk; updates on Cross River Rail construction at Boggo Road; and our submission to a review of the local laws regulating advertising devices. Don’t let this be an epitaph for Brisbane: “Our city could’ve chosen life, but they chose cars.”

Brisbane dried out in time for some fun bike events: Ride With Brisbane and Style Over Speed. Victoria Bridge and William St bikeways look oh so close, but still not open. Likewise the Ipswich Motorway underpass at Oxley Creek. We discuss the Roma Street Proposed Development Scheme, continue the conversation about 30kph streets, and ask: Is driving the new smoking?

This week: how the North Brisbane Bikeway will connect through Eagle Junction, plus an update on the section between Chermside and Aspley. Improved plans for the Boggo Road precinct at Dutton Park; but a poor report card for TMR planners at Kenmore. CityCycle decommissioning is leaving riders stranded. Connections to the Ipswich Motorway Cycleway are coming – slowly.

This week was all about bridges: analysing options for future green bridges; promoting the benefits; connections at Kangaroo Point; and an update on the Go Between Bridge resurfacing. We also discuss garden beds on footpaths, a roundabout at Morningside, a missing connection at Rochedale, and the draft off-road cycling strategy.

As we celebrate a milestone and major progress in the CBD, we’re reminded Brisbane still has a long way to go in the suburbs. The Active Transport Advisory Group is a great initiative to get things rolling. This week, we find Brenda Bones still waiting at Viola Place, and pedestrians and cyclists waiting far too long for their turn all over the city! Congestion is in the news, but the bikeways are flowing. Around the suburbs: Cannon Hill, Morningside, Hawthorne, Norman Park, East Brisbane, St Lucia, Graceville, and Brisbane Airport.

Another momentous week: the CityLink Cycleway along Elizabeth St is open!! We’re enjoying riding across Victoria Bridge now it is free of cars, and loving the North Brisbane Bikeway which we helped to officially open this week. We report on improvements to the intersection of Creek St and Ann St in the CBD, and to Sandgate Rd through the tunnel at Nundah. As the kids head back to school we ask: do they have the best opportunity to succeed?

This week as we remembered the Brisbane flood of 2011, we learned that the new flood-proof Indooroopilly Riverwalk is set to open early! Progress on the CityLink Cycleway is a little slower though; perhaps Council could take lessons on popups from Cross River Rail. Maintenance work is about to disrupt active travel on the Go Between and Story Bridges. Don’t forget our petition about Old Cleveland Rd!

For the New Year, we check out 10 things we’re looking forward to in 2021, and one we’re definitely not. At this time for resolutions, we reflect on a few simple steps taken by other cities that could help make Brisbane’s streets much safer and friendlier. Together, we can do this!

This week: Consultation on the green bridges to West End has been extended, and we attempt to address some of the misconceptions about landing heights. Meanwhile, public engagement on the North West Transport Corridor enters stage 2, but some are left asking: is poor engagement worse than none at all? A petition asks Council to make Lytton Rd safe for all road users, and we look at the changing face of bike advocacy.

It’s hot, but not too hot to ride! What else is hot: CityLink Cycleway, Victoria Park Vision, and Victoria Bridge going green at last! We look at the proposed West End to St Lucia green bridge, and directional signage around the river has us going loopy. There’s progress on the Centenary Cycleway at Sumners Rd, more disruptions coming for the Grammar Path, and we’re getting excited about the North Brisbane Bikeway – but where’s stage 5??

A traffic island mysteriously appears, then disappears in Chelmer. The CityLink Cycleway construction contract is signed, and the Veloway overpass at O’Keefe St is coming! Good progress at Indooroopilly and Wooloowin, but a horror show in Belmont. A black spot in St Lucia; a wrong turn at Bowen Hills; and we visit Kangaroo Point, New Farm Park, Morningside, and Rochedale; and check out the new KittyCat ferries.

We’re all suffering post-election fatigue this week; the best cure is a bike ride! We celebrate progress on the Brisbane Bikeway, and confirmation that the next stage will head to Eagle Junction! We discuss cycling through Newstead, a new bike parking cage at Virginia Station, and efforts to quantify how cycle-friendly Brisbane is. Melbourne has just returned a bike-friendly Mayor, proving bike lanes are a politically smart policy in Australia.

This week on the state election campaign we rode with candidates for Moggill and Miller. We call on residents in the Clayfield and Nudgee electorates to ask their candidates to support the North Brisbane Bikeway following a bizarre attack by the tabloid press. We discuss active travel to school, an unfortunate incident on a shared path, plus updates on Victoria Bridge, Viola Place, and New Farm Park.

This week saw us back in Greenslopes on the state election campaign. We learned of plans for safety improvements near the RBWH, but a disaster in the making on Old Cleveland Rd. We discuss the congestion busting con, and projects at Mt Gravatt East, Kangaroo Point, Rochedale, and the Centenary Bridge duplication. We talk health benefits, and women cycling, plus the latest construction progress on the North Brisbane Bikeway.

Our rides with political candidates made news this week, and we were joined by Labor’s Jonty Bush for Cooper. Work on Bicentennial Bikeway at North Quay has put the squeeze on that popular path. A new counter on Lytton Rd helps explain frustration from the eastern suburbs as they contemplate buying their own bridge, and a junior urban planner in Wooloowin leaves an important message.

A bumper week in cycling advocacy for Road Safety Week. A big win at Dutton Park, and we met political candidates for Aspley, Maiwar, and Jordan. More on green bridges, New Farm Park, and the latest bikeway works and closures. We celebrated the Ipswich Motorway Cycleway opening, and pushed back against the squeeze on Waterfront Place.

This week we rode with Labor’s candidate for the electorate of Chatsworth, and the LNP candidate for Mt Ommaney. On state government transport spending we asked: who ate all the pie? Police closed the Story Bridge for people walking and cycling, which seemed at odds with a court ruling on the “right” of movement. We discuss the City Reach Waterfront Master Plan, and ask why traffic engineers are apparently repeating a subject at UQ.

On the state election campaign this week we caught up with candidates for Mt Ommaney and Bulimba, and talked bridges, tunnels, ferries, and connections to public transport. We joined a community cycle for protected bike lanes and launched petitions to upgrade cycling facilities when roads are resurfaced in Morningside and Rochedale. Around the suburbs, we have updates from Norman Park, Indooroopilly, Rocklea, and Brisbane Airport.

This week: we dispute claims the Queens Wharf area is “disused riverside land”, and provide feedback on plans for a bikeway across Victoria Bridge. Bikeways keep popping up, but not in Brisbane. Around the suburbs, we visit Indooroopilly, Toombul, Cannon Hill, Murarrie, Dutton Park, Oxley, and Coorparoo.

This week was incredibly sad, as Carolyn Lister was killed in a collision with a truck while riding her bike to work. We need safe infrastructure so this cannot happen again. It’s why we’re determined to keep going, to make Brisbane better. This week: Nudgee, Dutton Park, Carina, Carindale and Murarrie are in our sights.

Pop-up bikeways are coming to the Brisbane CBD! Plus there’s further good news that the Grammar Path will stay open. We check out the details in Council’s budget, and what’s next for the North Brisbane Bikeway.

Observing Council this week didn’t bring much joy for people keen to see improvements to the riverwalk at Kangaroo Point, including an extension to Mowbray Park. Around the suburbs we checked out the temporary bridge on the Jim Soorley Bikeway, and visited Dutton Park, Holland Park West, and Corinda. Wednesday was #WorldBicycleDay and even Channel 7 and the Courier Mail ran positive stories about cycling.

Council hinted we might be closer to protected bikeways in the CBD. Maybe. But as Melbourne and Sydney get serious about cycling through the coronavirus recovery, Brisbane urgently needs a plan, so we’ve proposed high-value, low-friction links to tackle inner city congestion. We discuss cycle commuting (in any weather) to work and school, and how seniors benefit too.

Council is back in session, but we’re disappointed and increasingly alarmed at Brisbane’s non-response to COVID-19 as business and schools start to come back. We have some good news stories though. Around the suburbs we visit Bellbowrie, Tarragindi, Norman Park, Coorparoo, Wakerley and Dutton Park, and update on the Jim Soorley Bikeway, North Brisbane Bikeway, and V1 Veloway.

This week we helped launch a national campaign for #SpaceForHealth and #HealthyStreets during and after the COVID-19 crisis. Brisbane City Council returned; we reported on local news from Dutton Park and East Brisbane, and the plans for a new ferry terminal at Howard Smith Wharves.

We check out progress on the Veloway Stage E, and the latest section of new bikeway at Wishart. We look at what other cities are doing—and Brisbane isn’t—to facilitate safe movement and exercise during the coronavirus crisis, and what opportunities and challenges lie ahead. Also, links to some fun and educational videos to watch.

On a strange election day, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has been returned to office with many of his colleagues, but there are still a few wards where the results won’t be known for some time. Meanwhile, as we all lock down and stay close to home, it’s a good time to reflect on how we’d like our city to be going forward: let’s prioritise people ahead of cars to help cope with the current public health crisis, and keep that up for a healthier, happier future!

A fun and inspiring evening at the Brisbane Bicycle Film Festival and cargo bike expo topped off a busy week. Wet weather didn’t stop us campaigning; we got council candidates on bikes all across the city: Enoggera, Morningside, Moorooka, Paddington, Jamboree, Central, and Deagon Wards. Plus, we received support for 30kph neighbourhood streets from the Lord Mayoral candidate from the Animal Justice Party.

This week the North Brisbane Bikeway opened through to Wooloowin, and we’re loving it! We rode with council candidates for Pullenvale, Coorparoo, Deagon, and McDowall, and were on hand for a really positive announcement from Labor’s Lord Mayoral contender. Excitement is building for the Brisbane Bicycle Film Festival on March 14 – don’t forget your tickets!

Tuesday saw the last meeting of Brisbane City Council for the current 4-year term, but the messages from the current administration weren’t particularly inspiring. Wet weather caused potholes and cracks on roads and paths around the city, but some of the problems go deeper than a week of rainy weather. We attended information sessions on the North Brisbane Bikeway Stage 4, and discussed some of those things people say you can’t do by bike which you really can.

It was another busy week ensuring space for cycling is a hot topic for the March council elections. We caught up with candidates for Brisbane Central, Bracken Ridge, Paddington and The Gabba, representing Labor, LNP and the Greens. South Brisbane MP Jackie Trad MP made a surprising announcement about the Veloway while we campaigned for safety improvements further south, and Brisbane City Council dug in at Howard Smith Wharves.

This week: development at Albion Station has been approved with less than ideal cycling facilities. Progress on the North Brisbane Bikeway sees Fraser St become a cul-de-sac; there are temporary detours on the Veloway at Gaza Rd; and we discuss the Griffith Uni intercampus link between Nathan and Mt Gravatt. Our political candidate of the week is Labor’s Trent McTiernan who joined Belinda for a ride around the Macgregor Ward.

Our first weekly digest for 2020, and we’re already hard at work on our New Year’s resolution: ride more, drive less, and help create the conditions that will enable others to join us. Learn from and adapt the best of what other cities have implemented, and make Brisbane better for everyone. A council election is coming up and our first meeting for 2020 was a bike ride with the candidate for Runcorn Ward.

This week Labor’s candidate for Lord Mayor, announced his support for a grid of protected bikelanes in the CBD. His team are making it a key part of their election strategy to promote a cycle-friendly city! With Labor and the Greens on board, the 2020 election could become a contest about who has the best plan for a cycling city.

News this week: plans for shared space along the waterfront past Eagle St Pier, and progress on the Botanic Gardens Riverwalk and North Brisbane Bikeway. Conversations from the suburbs about how shade and combining cycling with public transport can help ensure people can still get out and about despite the heat.

We heard from experts at the International Cycling Safety Conference, and enjoyed showing them the highlights and challenges of cycling in Brisbane. Howard Smith Wharves have been asked to rectify their unauthorised construction, and we’ve questioned Council’s priorities on local bikeways.

Cycling is transport! This week we helped return Ben and Sharon’s pedal-powered family wagon. We met with politicians and candidates all around Brisbane in our ongoing campaign to shift the conversation about what type of investment of resources and public space will best serve our city’s future. Also this week, tickets went on sale for the best Brisbane bike-themed event of 2020!

Brenda Bones made news this week when she was spotted waiting patiently for the bikeway connection from Viola Place at Brisbane Airport. Donald from CBD BUG addressed Council about the need to do better on Melbourne St, and we caught up with a number of Brisbane City Council hopefuls – including Labor’s Lord Mayoral candidate, Patrick Condren.

As the Bicentennial Bikeway counter ticked over one million riders for the year, we lament the lack of similar separated infrastructure through Howard Smith Wharves. We share good news about a new bikeway opening in Drewvale, and a pump track nearing completion in MacGregor. This week Extinction Rebellion were excoriated for causing “disruption”, but we asked: what about the cars?

We looked into the results from the 2019 Australian Cycling Participation Survey, and joined Extinction Rebellion on a cycle for the climate. BCC and the Australian Government announced more spending on roads, as we continued to highlight the problem with expecting road widening or advances in car technology to provide some sort of miracle cure for congestion.

This week a new segment of the North Brisbane Bikeway came online; we checked out progress on the Ipswich Motorway Cycleway and discussed the implications of a planned Northern Transitway along Gympie Rd. The Greens announced a very bike-friendly candidate for Lord Mayor, and we got involved in consultation about changes to the Moggill Rd roundabout at Indooroopilly.

The Big Push drew a great crowd to finish off Road Safety Week, and the kids showed how streets should feel at the Kurilpa Derby. In a small but important step, speed limits will drop on a few key routes, and we have the hint of a better outcome on Melbourne St, South Brisbane. Plus, we’ve kicked off a campaign for a decent bikeway connection to the eastern suburbs.

As the magpies start swooping, Council rejects pleas to complete the Riverwalk at Kangaroo Point, and leaves active transport out of their committee discussions and a major intersection “upgrade” at Camp Hill. The path through Howard Smith Wharves is finally firm and stable—even if a bit ugly⁠—and we take a peek over the fence at the Bicentennial Bikeway connection to the Goodwill Bridge, which is looking very schmick.

The full cost of the Indooroopilly Bikeway was revealed this week, causing a few melt-downs, but celebrations from people who will use it every day. The Gabba Bikeway finally officially opened; and we got excited about progress on the North Brisbane Bikeway, lights on the Centenary Bikeway, and a new bridge at Northgate. Belinda took Doboy Ward Councillor, Lisa Atwood, for a bike ride, and met the opposition candidate, Jo Culshaw.

The week got off to a good start, with a new bikeway opening on Lytton Rd, East Brisbane, and a missing piece completed on the Gabba Bikeway. We attended the Safer Roads, Safer Queensland road safety summit, and reported some good news regarding cycling facilities to be included in a number of road projects.

If the Devil is in the details, he was busy this week. We discuss a new hazard in East Brisbane, a poorly designed path ‘upgrade’ in Spring Hill, and the details of the Wellington Diversion from Wooloowin to Lutwyche.

The City Botanic Gardens is a mess this week, and so is Wynnum Rd. In better news, progress on the Bicentennial Bikeway looks good, as does the North Brisbane Bikeway.

Bicycle Queensland CEO announced her resignation, leaving big shoes to fill. Work started on the Botanic Gardens Riverwalk, CityCycles started turning blue, we received good news about Kedron Brook Rd and started counting down to the budget.

The latest plans for Cross River Rail include a cycling overpass at Boggo Road – woohoo!! Progress on the Kangaroo Point Bikeway plods along, as does the Woolloongabba Bikeway.

Our third Brisbane Bicycle Film Festival was a big success, with inspiring local films, special guests, and a fun ride in Style along the Kangaroo Point Bikeway. Oh, and we found out some more information about Council’s plans for that bikeway too.

This week was all about road safety: slower speeds, cycling blackspot analysis, and presumed liability legislation. We received bad news about a number of petitions, balanced by a couple of small wins. We helped clean up waterways; both in the short term and for the future.

Council returned from summer recess with an update on the Botanic Gardens Riverwalk, and we found out more about the Transport Plan for Brisbane. The Goodwill Bridge was in the news again for all the wrong reasons, but cyclists had a win when the detailed plans for the latest Ipswich Motorway project were revealed.