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Port Phillip Bicycle Users
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The Port Phillip Bicycle Users group is advocating for MORE and BETTER cycling in Melbourne/naarm. This account maintained by @julie

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Infrastructure Victoria's 30 year strategy includes a recommendation to build 16 cycle corridors, mostly as protected on or off route routes. Of local interest is one from Anzac Station down to Sandringham/Mordialloc, which covers the dangerous section of St Kilda […]

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The map of the proposed cycle corridors, labelled "Figure 2: priority corridors for new or upgraded bicycle infrastructure in Melbourne."
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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New and outgoing committee for Port Phillip Bicycle Users!
Seven people lined up. From left to right: tall man in orange t-shirt (new president Dan); woman in pink cardigan; woman with long red hair; woman wearing bike t shirt; man with green jacket; man with beard and black t-shirt, man with white sneakers (sitting).
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Ch 9 has covered the e-bike issue on 60 minutes. Industry group WeRide's response: "The report covered two tragic crashes and the trauma caused by the use of bikes imported into Australia that do not meet our safety standards and are not appropriate (or legal) for […]

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Screenshot from the TV program. A presenter dressed in red is in front of an image of a large group of kids in black, mostly on small ebikes. Title is "Riding for a fall".
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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This episode of the Yarra BUG radio show covered how the Healthy Streets framework can be part of persuasive, data-driven story telling. And also how Australian decision makers tend dismiss proposals with "not invented here mate". With Stantec roads guru James […]

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James Laing in the 3CR studio. He is a bald chap wearing a black top.
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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St Kilda Repair Cafe & Bike Kitchen, Sunday 9 November, 2 pm to 5 pm, Cora Graves Centre, 55A Blessington Street, St Kilda @StKBikeKitchen #melbourne #cycling #RepairReuseRecycle
A man with a bike pump is leaning towards a woman with large earrings sitting down, holding a bike tube.
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Port Melbourne community bike recycler Back2Bikes is running a 6 week bike maintenance course – weekly starting from Tuesday 4 November until 9 December. 6 pm to 8.45 pm

https://back2bikes.org.au/course/

#melbourne #bikes #RepairReuseRecycle
A chap with a beard, glasses and forearm tattoo is touching a bike in a workshop
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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So what do people think of the draft streetscape plan for Carlisle St? The new plantings and pedestrian improvements look great, but they seem to have forgotten that people ride on this street. It's hard to tell from the plans but it looks like they may have put […]

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A map with lines representing the new streetscape design
October 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Ride2Work day is this Wednesday, 15th October. In Port Phillip, Cecil St will be open for activities from 7am, and you can get free coffee and breakfast at the South Melbourne Market.
https://www.southmelbournemarket.com.au/whats-on/ride2work-day-2025/
Poster has cartoon people on bikes. Text reads: Ride2Work Day, Wednesday 15 October 7am--2pm, Free Coffee and breakfast for cyclists from 7am--9:30am.
October 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Saturday 4 October: Bicycle Network is running a free E-bike Expo. If you or anyone you know is considering purchasing an e-bike, this is a great opportunity to try a wide range of brands and styles in one safe, welcoming location, at no cost. From touring […]

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A person wearing a dress and a helmet is riding a blue bike
October 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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BIKETOBER: This October, Port Phillip is supporting the community to take part in Biketober.

Biketober is a month long bike-riding challenge supported by RACV, City of Melbourne and Love to Ride. Businesses, organisations and schools in Port Phillip can […]

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Photo credit: Love to ride. A group of people standing on a pier in front of the sea, with bikes. They are wearing cycle clothing and helmets.
September 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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[Melbourne Fringe Festival bike ride]

Eel journey: a journey with the eels Kummargii Yulendj Barring Gadhaba // Projections of a Current Future. A project supported by Melbourne (Deadly) Fringe Festival and RMIT Centre for Urban Research, produced by the […]

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Neon pink eels on a black background.
September 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Critical Mass September is on Grand Final eve eve (Thursday 25th September). More details soon.
#criticalmass #melbourne #cycling
Text on top of a picture of blooming wattle: Thurs 25 Sept 2025. More details soon. Criticalmass.melbourne
September 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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DoT has reported that they are finalising the treatment for Marine Parade.

The final design will include:

*updated intersection treatments to support people on bikes

*temporary trial infrastructure removed from road network including local side streets

*new […]

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a street plan with the proposed changes marked
August 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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The documents we found under FOI show that the protected bike lane delivered on the priorities set by the community. Councillors scuttled the state government funded project in 2023 without substantive justification. The community has missed out on the investment […]

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Rendered streetscape, showing a pedestrian crossing across the protected bike lane.
July 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Current state of the bike lane shown. There is angled parking to the left--- drivers back out across the bike lane.
It's a major connection, linking Anzac Station with the beach and the Bay Trail. It runs past several schools, the Moray St bike lanes, MSAC and […]

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Painted bike lane, line of bluestone cobbles down the middle of the bike lane, angled parking to the left.
July 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Our state government planned to spend $10m+ on fixing the safety issues on Kerferd Rd, introducing a new protected bike lane, beautiful landscaping, and slowing down vehicle speeds by design. The local councillors scuttled it. We've FOI'd the never released plans […]

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Streetscape with protected bike lane, separated from car parking by lush planting.
July 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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New data set: Transport Victoria has released maps showing the cycling infrastructure across Metropolitan Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo.

Here's central Melbourne, you can see Port Phillip is lagging behind the City of Melb and Yarra--- but somewhat […]

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A map of Melbourne, with some routes coloured in purple, blue, orange, green.
July 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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A couple of weeks later. The leaves are not only slippery, they hide bigger sticks and those little spiky balls that plane trees grow. #cycling #melbourne
A bike lane covered in autumn leaves, at night
June 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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The St Kilda Rd bike lanes are often filled with leaves. Many cleaning requests submitted to #snapsendsolve. I wonder if this will spur the #cityofmelbourne and #cityofportphillip to add them to the regular sweeping schedule?
#melbourne #cycling #bikelanes #copp
A bike lane filled with water and autumn leaves. The SnapSendSolve logo is in the corner.
June 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The Yarra BUG podcast talking about the Story Bridge in Brisbane. After Council closed the shared footpath/bike path indefinitely, and banned a protest ride across the bridge, locals organised a bike bus to ride safely across together every morning […]

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A group of people walking and riding bikes. At the front is a woman with curly hair and a placard reading "story bridge for all, open a lane for us"
June 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Write-up of our previous iteration of this ride:

https://www.ppbug.org/bug-blog/2025/6/1/councillors-ride-fishermans-bend-and-port-melbourne-may-2025
smiling people wearing bike helmets and with bikes
June 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Councillors Bike Ride: We're re-running our Councillors bike ride around Fishermans Bend and Port Melbourne, 10am Friday 13th June.

The intention is to look at the conditions for people getting around by bike, scooter, and walking, and discuss opportunities for […]

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A road with a truck and a cement mixer on it, no visible bike infrastructure.
June 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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We recently took City of Port Phillip councillors Heather Cunsolo and Cr Justin Halliday on a ride of Port Melbourne and Fishermans Bend. Fishermans Bend is a suburb in transition: we need the infrastructure in place for the future uses, as well as improving the […]

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A bunch of smiling people on bikes
June 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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BROKEN PROMISES. The proposed City of Melbourne Budget has made a $3million cut to bike lane budget.

Less safety for riders, families, & kids

Melbourne made a promise to build a safer, more rideable city. These cuts break that promise. This isn’t just a budget […]

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Poster snippet reading "broken promises. Save our bike lanes. $3 million CUT from the bike budget"
May 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Critical Mass Melbourne naarm is this Friday, 30th May 2025. 5.30pm State Library Victoria. Bring your lights, all of them!
Follow the mass on the app Critical Maps
https://www.criticalmaps.net/map#13/-37.8349/144.9788
#CriticalMaps #melbourne #cycling
Text as in the main message, over image of a person on a bike at night, with pink lights along the frame and on the wheels
May 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM