Parking for bikes in private car parks in BA

In Buenos Aires, a city where bicycle theft is rampant, the provision of secure parking facilities is almost as important as the supporting infrastructure. The city is currently embracing cycling, under a scheme called “Mejor en Bici”, with a number of laws and construction projects designed to provide several bike parking facilities. Of these laws, […]

Why cyclists are better customers for local businesses

A recent post on the DC Streets Blog examined the economic effects of cycling, and specifically exploring the notion that an investment in cycling infrastructure generally will limit car parking. The article quotes a few numbers, statistics and pieces of information around the economic benefits of the bicycle over the car. We’ve summarised some of the […]

Perth CBD cycling terminus to cater for bike boom

Perth’s bike boom has led to the proposal from the state government to provide a cycling facility featuring showers, lockers and parking for 500 bikes in the Perth CBD. The ten-year bicycle network plan, released by Transport Minister Troy Buswell, proposes to spend up to $10million in expanding existing bike paths and creating new paths […]

Incompetent bike thief caught on camera in NYC

We came across a great video this week on TreeHugger, showing a hooded bandit’s unsuccessful attempts to steal the handlebars from a locked bike in New York. Watch the video below. 

California gets more transport sharing options

The residents of two major cities in California have recently seen the introduction of car sharing and bicycle hire operations, thus increasing their choice of transport. In Los Angeles, the US’s largest car sharing network, Zipcar, has recently opened for business, placing over 125 vehicles throughout the city. The ‘car capital’ of the US is […]

France grants cyclists the right to run red lights

Following a nationwide pro-cycling campaign, the French government has issued a decree allowing cyclists in some cities to disregard red lights at certain intersections. Until now cyclists have been subject to the same rules of the road as other vehicles. According to TreeHugger, the newly relaxed road rules for cyclists are now being tested across […]

Cycling in the world’s greatest cities

London’s Cycle Hire bikes are seeing significant popularity, with now more than 8.6 million trips made on the ‘Boris Bikes’ since the scheme opened one year ago. The number of bikes means that they’re near ubiquitous – with 6,000 bikes available through 400 docking stations around central London, according to smh.com.au. Their popularity is due […]

Ok, I’m selling the Porsche!

A guest blog post from Parking & Traffic Consultants’ Senior Traffic Engineer and resident bicycle enthusiast, Andrew Morse.   Well, I would if I owned one and here are two reasons why I would sell mine.  Firstly, people who buy exotic cars will justify their purchase because they claim to want exquisite quality and exhilarating […]

Do bicycles improve urban economies?

We came across an interesting piece this week which attempted to analyse the economic impact (and benefit) of using bicycles over cars, given the increasing uptake and supporting infrastructure being implemented in cities in Australia and around the world. In theory, it’s a good idea – bicycle-related infrastructure is relatively cheap to install compared to […]

Why aren’t more kids cycling to school?

A recent article was published on The Conversation by Jan Garrard, Senior Lecturer, School of Health & Social Development at Deakin University, posing the question ‘why aren’t more kids cycling to school’. Ms Garrard published some interesting statistics about how car use has changed over the past 40 years, claiming that in 1970, nearly all […]


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