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brisbane, Cycle Away, Cycle touring, cycle with confidence, cycling, cycling infrastructure, Ipswich - March 20, 2017

New green bike lane

On Jane's daily cycle commute she discovered a new piece of green bike lane. It's not very long but it's in a location where there is a lot of bicycle and car interaction. To proceed straight ahead, bicycle riders have to manoeuvre across a lane of moving traffic which has the option to turn left across the rider. While there is no physical separation on this green bike lane, it does provide a visual cue for car drivers to expect bicycle riders to move across them if they are turning left. The new green bike lane is on Stanley Street, just...

Cycling Infrastructure

Infrastructure:Cycling infrastructure can be many things - a section of bikeway, showers in a workplace, dedicated cycle lanes/routes, signage on a bike path, bike racks at a cafe, bicycle bridges, bicycle lockers at a train station, bicycle safety zones at traffic lights, etc. Sometimes it can even be a simple thing like a temporary safe detour around work on a designated cycle route. These types of infrastructure will, generally, help to make cycling safer and more accessible. Infrastructure doesn’t have to be “big picture” projects to be successful. A sign of successful infrastructure is usually how many bicycle riders...

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