On this weeks program, Chris and Steve discuss the unofficial start of bike riding season with an explanation of what happened at last weeks City of Melbourne meeting that included an apparent $500k drop in active transport funding, the speculative G Line “Ambitious plan to build 1.8km boulevard over Richmond train line revealed", a plan that includes something similar to the Mondring suggested by Streets Alive Yarra who we spoke with over ten years ago.
News includes Bring back pop up bike lanes, Thousands of motorcyclists join pothole rally outside Victorian parliament, speeches from Pierre Vairo, Andrea Carr (Will's mum) and Sally Moxham from the Will Richter Memorial ride on 25 September 2026 organised by Critical Mass, upcoming Critical Mass North: Friday 30 October 2026, Great Ride of Return, 11am 11 October 2026, new date for Gimme 5! - for happy healthy communities: Richmond District, 5.30pm, Monday 12 October, national Ride2Work Day coming on Wednesday 14 October, get all the details here, World Cargo Bike Day restarting in Melbourne with Laps of the Lake, Bike Melbourne is renewing their presence, Loop Cycles Learn to Braze workshops and The Share Plate: An ode to my bike by Tegan Lerm.
There’s a special type of euphoria I get from riding my bike. It’s probably the equivalent of a runner’s high, but my body is not built to run, so I couldn’t tell you. As I write this, I’ve been away from my beautiful baby blue bike for six weeks. And let me tell you, that’s six weeks too long. I’ve been daydreaming about it, so let me paint you a picture of the quality time we usually spend together.
Program music
Chris, Faith, Val and Steve
