[Melb}Cyclovia!

cfsmtb said:

Here's our pix from Sundays Cyclovia in Sydney Road, Brunswick

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16115722@N00/tags/cyclovia/

'Twas grand day for Melbournes cyclists, more pictures here:

http://www.cyclovia.org/

Now **we want** one in our area. :p

what fantastic photos - not a car in sight! Thanks cfsmtb. One day I would love to see Maroondah highway looking like that along the whole length of it! O! and a white christmas in australia too please!!
😉 😄

warrwych said:

what fantastic photos - not a car in sight! Thanks cfsmtb. One day I would love to see Maroondah highway looking like that along the whole length of it! O! and a white christmas in australia too please!!
😉 😄

What?.....you mean go to bunnings, Or harvey norman, or any of the other "homemaker mile superstores" in aything other than your sunday best and a car????

They are planning to put pedestrian lights across maroondah hwy so that pedestrians can cross from one side of this commercial cancer to the other safely. Strange, I rarely see anyone 'walking' along this strip. I think most will elect to drive across the road anyway. Now, try and get pedestrian lights put in where there aren't influential commercial interests (but maybe lots of kids and week-end walkers / trail cyclists) and its another matter.

Sorry.....bit OT

Pat

warrwych said:

what fantastic photos - not a car in sight! Thanks cfsmtb. One day I would love to see Maroondah highway looking like that along the whole length of it! O! and a white christmas in australia too please!!
😉 😄

yeah that does look awesome, I must admit I forgot all about it, will definately head down the next time one of these are on. Some people riding without helmets in those pictures!!!! *gasp*

Did you get to play chicken with the trams ?

vaudegiant said:

What?.....you mean go to bunnings, Or harvey norman, or any of the other "homemaker mile superstores" in aything other than your sunday best and a car????

They are planning to put pedestrian lights across maroondah hwy so that pedestrians can cross from one side of this commercial cancer to the other safely. Strange, I rarely see anyone 'walking' along this strip. I think most will elect to drive across the road anyway. Now, try and get pedestrian lights put in where there aren't influential commercial interests (but maybe lots of kids and week-end walkers / trail cyclists) and its another matter.

Sorry.....bit OT

Pat

you mean.. like across the moo highway in the lilydale area?? That would be just plain silly! (although I think it actually is now on the agenda as part of the $73 mill - yaaaaaaay!).

I am hanging out for bike paths/bike lanes to link Croydon with Lilydale...

MikeyOz said:

yeah that does look awesome, I must admit I forgot all about it, will definately head down the next time one of these are on. Some people riding without helmets in those pictures!!!! *gasp*

Did you get to play chicken with the trams ?

Nah, there was plenty of helpful signage (ie: signage with symbol of cyclist going A over T placed every 20 or so meters) and nice volunteers politely waiving us all out of harms way.

*No helmets* Glory be, western civilisation shudders to a halt! :eek: