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Announcing … Critical Mass Yarra! Our safe, well-used protected bike lanes are at risk.1️⃣ Meet 5.30pm, Friday 31 January 2025, State Library, Swanston Street, naarm, Melbourne
2️⃣ Riding through our traditional home grounds of Fitzroy, Collingwood & Richmond
3️⃣ Many thanks to Sam Wallman for adapting his Freedom Machine design. Like it? Buy it! https://www.samwallman.com/store/freedom-machine-bike-poster
4️⃣ Ride together, stay safe: read about corking + massing up: link at https://criticalmass.melbourne/
5️⃣ Running late? Download Critical Maps to find us on the day: https://www.criticalmaps.net/
6️⃣ Bring your on-bike sound systems for our Spotify playlist, link soon at https://criticalmass.melbourne/
7️⃣ Speakers: tbh
8️⃣ Organised by Bikelanes 4 Johnston St, Merri-bek Bicycle Users Group, Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group, Yarra Bicycle Users Group, Streets Alive Yarra, Streets Alive Darebin, Bike Melbourne ... and especially YOU!
9️⃣ Have fun with all your new friends
🔟 Bookmark https://criticalmass.melbourne/ for future rides
For over two decades, Yarra has been one of Melbourne’s best areas to walk and ride, and we know lots of people love living here because of the opportunity to walk or cycle to work, school, or home.
➡️ Read more: https://www.yarrabug.org/yarra-for-safer-streets/
Just days after getting elected in November 2024, new councillors on the Yarra Council threw down plans to explore removing the bike-friendly pop-ups in Richmond at Coppin Street, scrapping the barriers that help separate people on bikes from car traffic, and narrowing the Elizabeth Street protected bike lanes to increase car parking.
In early 2025, councillors will decide on the future of these lanes - and we want safe cycle routes to stay for everyone who lives, works, studies, and visits Yarra to use.
With some newly elected councillors saying bike lanes ‘create congestion’ or ‘I can tell you, are hardly used,’ or that giving cyclists options to navigate traffic means ‘we’re ignoring the community,’ we’re seriously worried that sounds like 𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 that puts our safe protected lanes are at risk in Yarra.
Stay tuned for more events & actions!
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State Library, Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Victoria
