Boroondara Bicycle Users Group
The Department of Transport (DoT) has just opened online consultation on preferred design option to improve the Anniversary Trail at Toorak Road. Boroondara BUG supports Boroondara Council’s recommendation arising from previous community consultation for a bridge to be constructed for the shared path over Toorak Road. This is Option 4 in the DoT survey. You […]
BBUG is asking all candidates in the 2022 Victorian state election to commit to the following opportunities for improving cycling and increasing the number of bike trips for people of all ages. Kew Hawthorn Ashwood State-wide issues BBUG requests that: There are lots of potential projects that could be funded – either implemented by major […]
The Boroondara Services Delegated Committee met on 11 July 2022 to discuss and vote on the 2022-2032 Bike Strategy. You can view consideration of the draft Bike Strategy in the video below. There were several presentations from members of the public. The BBUG presentation to the meeting begins at 1:01:40. In summary, BBUG opposed the […]
The Boroondara Services Delegated Committee is meeting on 11 July 2022 to consider the Council Officer’s Report on the Boroondara Bicycle Strategy. Boroondara Bicycle Users Group (BBUG) is concerned that suggested amendments to the draft strategy and implementation plan (p24) will prevent the construction of a safe cycling route for students to get to schools […]
Boroondara Council officers have engaged engineering consultants to assess feasibility and develop functional plans for two sections of the Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail corridor. 1. Elgin Street to Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn (including an underpass at Power Street). 2. Burke Road to Stanhope Grove, Camberwell. The focus of the work is looking at how off-road […]
On 17 May 2022 in the last week of the election campaign, Josh Frydenberg’s office sent Boroondara BUG this media release (PDF) He promised $5 million dollars for upgrading shared paths and connections in Kooyong and installing some new lighting to improve safety and visibility for users. Works included were: Boroondara BUG supports these improvements. […]
Boroondara BUG members attended the City of Melbourne Future Melbourne Committee meeting on 7 June 2022, along with over a hundred local bicycle advocates and residents from across Melbourne. Boroondara BUG’s submission to the meeting is here. There were two hours of incredibly powerful speeches from Melbourne’s cycling community, including Boroondara BUG, asking the Council […]
Briefing note, 14 March 2022 The Glass Creek / Jacka Trail is a proposed shared path that starts near Jacka St in North Balwyn and connects with Stradbroke Park on the west side of Burke Rd in Kew. It follows the path of Glass Creek named after Hugh Glass – a 19th century pastoralist. The […]
The Boroondara Bicycle Users Group (BBUG) has a long history of advocacy for better bicycle infrastructure in Boroondara and beyond. Many of our members and supporters cycle to and through the City of Melbourne and benefit from recent and ongoing improvements in safe cycling infrastructure. Bike trips include commuting to work in Melbourne’s CBD, going […]