Archive for the ‘media’ Category

Feb 15: Media Coverage of bike ban reversal

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Find more videos like this on Melbourne Cyclist Find more videos like this on Melbourne Cyclist Audio 3AW and ABC Radio News (1) (Feb 15, mp3 file) 3AW Radio News (2) (Feb 15, mp3 file) Text Bike ban back-flip (ABC News) Angry cyclists win train backflip (Herald Sun) Bikes back on for V/Line services ...

Midland Express: Bike Ban review welcomed

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

From the January 29th edition of the Midland Express, a Elliott Midland Newspaper Group that covers Castlemaine, Kyneton & Woodend.

“Bike commuters cop a rough ride”

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Featuring our very own Russell Cadman! The Advocate, 2008-01-22: RUSSELL Cadman used to love combining his cycling hobby with the public transport commute from his Woodend home to work in Keilor. He would ride to the Woodend railway station, board the V/Line train with his bike, get off at St Albans and ride ...

Bendigo: Ban prompts action

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Bendigo Advertiser: Ban prompts action Central Victorian bike activists plan to take the success of a rethink on train bike bans further and advocate for greater integration between rail and bike use. Up to fifty cyclists - many of them catching the morning service from Castlemaine with cardboard replica bikes - ...

Castlemaine: Bike ban protest

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Alan Bull and Mark Slater protesting against the bike ban. Photographer: Jemina Wilson ABC Central Victoria: Bike ban protest ABC Online: Train bike ban sparks protest Cyclists have been at the Castlemaine and Bendigo railway stations in central Victoria this morning protesting against a ban on bicycles on peak hour trains. The State ...

Todays media on the ‘bike ban review’

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Part One: Channel Nine (22/01/08) Find more videos like this on Melbourne Cyclist Part Two: Channel Ten (22/01/08) Find more videos like this on Melbourne Cyclist Audio of interview on RRR-FM's 'Along For The Ride'. (mp3, running time approx 18 minutes, file size 3M)

Transport Minister Lynne Kosky ‘misinformed’ on train bike ban

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Herald Sun: Transport Minister Lynne Kosky 'misinformed' on train bike ban Victorian Transport Minister Lynne Kosky will review her decision to ban bikes from peak hour trains after claiming her department misinformed her on the issue. Ms Kosky said today her department had told her it had undertaken a full consultation ...

I was misinformed on bike review: Kosky

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

The Age: I was misinformed on bike review: Kosky Victorian Transport Minister Lynne Kosky will review her decision to ban bikes from peak hour trains after claiming her department misinformed her on the issue. Ms Kosky said her department had told her it had undertaken a full consultation and review which found ...

“Backflip likely on controversial trains bicycle ban”

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

The Age, 22-01-2008: THE controversial ban of bikes on trains might be overturned by the State Government, following growing anger from cycling advocates. On her first day back at work, Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky ordered an immediate review of the rush-hour ban that started only three weeks ago. The move to ban ...

Opponents of bike ban gear up for protests

Monday, January 21st, 2008

The Age: Opponents of bike ban gear up for protests Cyclists across Victoria are stepping up a gear to overturn the bike ban on trains. Connex and V/Line travellers are at loggerheads with transport operators, who say the ban is needed to ease overcrowding across the rail network. Some cycling groups ...