Minister talks to the Bicycle Institute
The AGM will be held on Tuesday 31 May at 6.30. Guest speaker will be the Honorable Stephen Mulligan, Minister for Transport.
The latest news from The Bicycle Institute of South Australia.
The AGM will be held on Tuesday 31 May at 6.30. Guest speaker will be the Honorable Stephen Mulligan, Minister for Transport.
BISA committee member and traffic engineer Fay Patterson has sent DPTI lots of ideas for improving things for pedestrians, cyclists and cars. We think they are worth posting and would like to know what you think.
In November Peter Lumb talked to BISA members about a masterclass he had recently undertook in Copenhagen. He told us what he’d learnt, and made some interesting comparisons between Copenhagen […]
The annual report of Bikes for Refugees is now available.
We’ve received a letter from the Minister about provision for cyclists at the new freeway interchange at Mount Barker.
Essentially, the government is not widening the Freeway underpass, so cyclists will have to be content with a 1.3m wide “advisory” bike lane, which they will have to share with pedestrians. There’s nothing for cyclists at the upgraded intersection with the old Princes Highway.
Click here to download a copy of our supportive comments.
To download the November 2015 Pedal Update, click this link.
A Council Committee meeting will vote on further steps for the Frome Bikeway tomorrow. We tell you how you can attend or watch, via the web. You can also read the text of an email that we’ve sent to all Councillors, asking them to leave the existing Bikeway as is and to put in painted bike lanes on the rest of Frome Street, pending a more permanent arrangement after 2017, when buses are scheduled to no longer use Frome Street.
The new pro-cycling laws that the Citizens’ Jury recommended have been announced but now the Legislative Council may reject them. Help us get them through.
You can read the September 2015 edition of our newsletter here.
Adelaide City Council’s staff have produced a new report on the Frome Bikeway. It’s due to be discussed at a Committee meeting 6 October, with the resolution forwarded to the […]
There’s a new Freeway interchange planned between Nairne and Mt Barker. What’s planned for cyclists?
We’ve had a look at the use of commercially-available secure bike parking in Adelaide. It seems that Adelaide City Council was happy to spend lots of money building the bike parking stations but then lost interest. It needs new management.
BISA has provided comments on a possible new bike link on the hills face between Belair and Mitcham.
Adelaide Uni is offering a PhD scholarship for research into motorists sharing the road with cyclists.
The July 2016 edition of our newsletter Pedal Update can be found by clicking here.
The Bicycle Institute has made a submission to the Parliamentary Select Committee into the O-Bahn City Access Project.
The July 2015 edition of our newsletter Pedal Update is now available.
To download a pdf copy, click here.
Transport Minister Mullighan has announced a resumption in the introduction of bike lanes on Portrush Road, following complaints by BISA about the delay. But we will still be campaigning for the bike lanes for the entire road.
The first stage of Beulah Road bike boulevard has been completed, with new roundabouts in Norwood and a cyclist crossing of Portrush Road. Progress is underway further east, near Glynburn Road. Read more..