Bikes for Sale - proceeds to Bikes for Refugees Bicycle Recycle Scheme
BISA has a number of bikes that were donated to the Bikes for Refugees / Bicycles for the Outback recycle schemes that we are selling to raise more funds to recycle more bicycles!
Details can be found here:
http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/group/4saleorswap/forum/topics/bikes-for...
Brand New Carbon Bike Destroyed in Crash
Jim from Adelaide Cyclists had a "near death" encounter today
Read his story here:
http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/profiles/blogs/hit-by-a-car-in-roundabou...
Super Tuesday Bicycle Count 2010 - Tuesday 2 March
I got a message from Bicycle Victoria during the week seeking to drum up support for the Super Tuesday Bike Count 2010 which is to be held on Tuesday March 2nd as per these details:
"The Bicycle Network’s annual bike count - Super Tuesday – is happening in SA for the first time this year.
Super Tuesday is a visual bike count, which counts cyclists in the am peak from 7am – 9am. The count this year takes place on Tuesday March 2.
A world beyond cars...
One of the blog sites that I visit a fair bit is Cool Town Studios
A couple of articles recently about Car Free streets and cities can be found here:
http://www.cooltownstudios.com/2009/10/12/emerging-gens-prefer-world-bey...
http://www.cooltownstudios.com/2010/02/03/geneva-proposes-200-streets-as...
Ride of Silence and BISA Annual General Meeting 2010
At the February meeting of the BISA committee it was confirmed that we will hold both our Annual General Meeting for 2010 and the 2010 Adelaide Ride of Silence on the same day, Saturday 22nd May.
Details are still to be finalised, but the day will most likely begin at Victoria Square for the Ride, followed by the AGM at the Box Factory Community Centre in the city.
BISA / Adelaide Cyclists first PodCast out now!!
BISA and Adelaide Cyclists are really pleased to finally bring you our first joint podcast. In this program Jeremy Miller, the chair of BISA, talks to the SA Minister for Transport Patrick Conlon.
Latest BISA Pedal Update, JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2010, published
This is just a heads-up that the latest BISA Pedal Update (JAN-FEB, 2010) has just been published. To check out a PDF version, go to the newsletter page, or also you can now read it entirely online posted at the Issuu site.
2 New BUGs have online presence: Prospect and Flinders Uni
This is just a heads-up that two new South Australian Bike User Groups (BUGs) online sites have started recently, both with a group on BISA partner Adelaide Cyclists' website:
- Prospect BUG, for the Prospect suburb: check it out at http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/group/bugprospect
- Flinders Uni BUG, at http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/group/flindersbug
We encourage people cycling through those areas to get involved.
Bi-partisan members bill in Federal parliament on cycling a good sign
Via the National Cycling Promotion Fund (which BISA supports):
http://www.cyclingpromotion.com.au/content/view/456/9/
Bi-partisan support for bicycle benefits
Monday nights private members motion, supporting the benefits of getting more Australians active on two wheels, was a first for the Australian Parliament and warmly supported by both government and the cross benches.
City of Melbourne launches first "bike pod" in City - time for these in Adelaide?
Story at: http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=228&pg=715&st=1154
Melbourne’s first bike pod – providing public shower and change facilities for cyclists who ride into the city each day - was launched today.
Deputy Lord Mayor Susan Riley and State Member for Melbourne Bronwyn Pike unveiled the prototype bike pod located in the City Square car park.
