Posts Tagged ‘RACV’
Biketober – Getting More People Cycling
Melbourne, Victoria Biketober is a free initiative, funded by City of Melbourne, RACV (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria) and a number of other supporting councils. It’s designed to both promote and inspire people to try riding for the first time and those that do already to ride more. This will be the second year of…
Advocacy News: Santini Partners Gillett Foundation, Biketober & Pedal Power Delivers Message for Urgency
Cycling garment manufacturer Santini and advocacy organisation The Amy Gillett Foundation have joined forces to foster safer cycling. As part of the partnership, Santini Australia released a limited-edition reflective cycling kit for last weekend’s Amy’s Gran Fondo. Designed in Australia in collaboration with the Amy Gillet Foundation, the jersey is a distinctive bright pink colour,…
Fundraising Campaign to Save Ride2School
Melbourne, Victoria Cycling advocacy group Bicycle Network has launched a fundraising campaign to help save its Ride2School program. The program has been promoting physical activity among Australian school children for 17 years but its funding from the Victorian government ended in June, leaving the Ride2School under threat. Bicycle Network initially set out to raise at…
Technology Solutions Plotting a Safer Path for Micromobility
Sydney, NSW A new safe cycle route algorithm and mobile app, developed in Victoria, is enabling riders to find the safest, easiest or most direct way to get to their destinations. Intelematics, a technology and mobility solutions enterprise owned by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV), developed the algorithm and ridePlan app in collaboration…
Motoring Lobby Group Supports Cycling Incentives in Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria Victoria’s peak motoring advocacy group has posted an article promoting the benefits of more Melburnians commuting by bike – countering claims that cycling infrastructure is impeding traffic flows in the city centre. As the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive, Paul Guerra, continues his calls for some of Melbourne’s inner city…