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Mandible St, Bowden St, Bourke Rd Cycle Path Open

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Cycling in the City – Town Hall Reopening
5 March 2010 – 7 March 2010

As part of the Town Hall Reopening celebration, the City of Sydney will be hosting a special “Cycling in the City’ cycling centre at the 3-day event at Town Hall Square.

Free Giveaways
At the centre you will be able to pick up [...]

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Advocacy Lessons from Melbourne, Adelaide and New York

BIKESydney’s first Brains Trust event kicks off in March.  One of our aims this year is to work more closely with other advocacy organisations and individuals. The BriansTrust events, which will happen every couple of months, will be one of the ways we do this. Each event will be an opportunity to hear and share [...]

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Marrickville Bike Bus 2#

February 2010 Bike Bus
Cycling is Marrickville Council’s sport of the month for February. Why not cycle to work? Show map.
The Bike Bus leaves Hoskins Park in Dulwich Hill at 7:10am and Cadigal Reserve (off Grosvenor Street) in Summer Hill at 7:20am.
We travel through Leichhardt, over Anzac Bridge, and then through Darling Harbour to the CBD. [...]

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Photo shoot for Central Mag cover

Call out for bods to join us in a photo shoot for cover of Central Mag. Meet 4:30pm, today, Friday 29 January at Taylors Square. The article is about the Bicycle Hub – (see SMH article below).

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Sydney Metro EA submission

Recently members of BikeSydney teamed up with members of LBug under the LBug banner to produce a submission to the Environmental Assessment for the Metro proposal.  This is the authorities summary of our joint effort.

Job Title:
Project Type:

Project Application – CBD Metro
Transport, Energy, Water & Telecommunications > Rail & Related Transport

Description:

The CBD Metro is a 7km [...]

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Wheel turns for notorious pub

PAUL BIBBY URBAN AFFAIRS
January 26, 2010

New life … an artist’s impression of the refurbished square.
AN INNER-CITY hotel notorious for alcohol-fuelled violence and anti-social behaviour is to be turned into the city’s first designated cycling hub.
Taylor Square Hotel off Oxford Street has been the site of numerous assaults in [...]

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Bike Valet Parking – Sydney Festival Events

Hi All CoS Buggers,
Massive turn out of cyclists for the Sydney Festival Opening Party. 330 people arrived by bike at the two BVP venues.
BikeSydney will be providing more valet parking at the next two Saturday events at the Domain, 16th and 23rd, gate opens at 2pm for you to grab your patch of domain. Byo [...]

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Call out for BVP volunteers

Hi all Sydney Ciders,
Newtown festival and BFF are almost upon us and we need some cheery bike wranglers to look after our two wheeled friends. If you have some time and can help out at Newtown 8th and various locations 11th to 14th please get in touch.
Contact: Gilbert 0434 910 422 or email gilbert@gilbertgrace.com
Thanks heaps [...]

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Walking, Bicycling and Public Spaces: Lessons from Bogota and Beyond

Gil Penalosa, Executive Director of Walk and Bike for Life, presents one of his celebrated lectures at Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University as part of The City Program lecture series. Penalosa emphasizes the urgency with which cities must address pedestrian and cyclist issues to face the wide array of challenges facing this generation, including environmental degradation, [...]

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