Good Stuff!

That's achieving the goods.
Can I ask what does Bicycle Victoria do?
Was thinking about joining but since I'm not much
of a joiner naturally I thought I should find
out from the most informed group of riders
around. Anyone able to provide
a quick summary of what they're really about??

As a member of MBUG I wonder what I can do as I
non-attendee to most events/happenings? We did get a
new
bike recently for my better half so who knows....

Cheers
        k2kyinmel

--- justin_m_au <juz98@...> wrote:
> Hi everyone --
>
> I'm pleased to report that MBUG has had its first
> lobbying
> success. It took the Council almost 3 months after
> we met with
> them at the Bike Planning Workshop, but the bike
> lane on
> Swanston St between Queensberry St & Victoria St has
> recently
> been repainted -- previously, the line was so worn
> away as to be
> almost invisible. Also as we requested, there is a
> new bike lane
> in front of the City Baths on Swanston St, and a
> bike box at the
> corner of Swanston & Franklin.
>
> The first of many successes! Viva MBUG!
>
> cheers
> Justin
>
>


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Hi everyone --

I'm pleased to report that MBUG has had its first lobbying
success. It took the Council almost 3 months after we met with
them at the Bike Planning Workshop, but the bike lane on
Swanston St between Queensberry St & Victoria St has recently
been repainted -- previously, the line was so worn away as to be
almost invisible. Also as we requested, there is a new bike lane
in front of the City Baths on Swanston St, and a bike box at the
corner of Swanston & Franklin.

The first of many successes! Viva MBUG!

cheers
Justin

Hi everyone --

The Cycling Promotion Fund is holding a free workshop on how
to deal with the media on Sunday 18/5. It is aimed at BUGs &
other bike-activist types. Simon Vincett & I will be attending as
Melbourne BUG, and Bilbo may be going as MUBUG. If anyone
else would be keen to attend, please reply to the list or email me
directly by Wednesday 14/5, and I'll put you down as part of the
MBUG delegation. I'm looking forward to learning some useful
skills, and it will also be a great chance to meet & greet other
BUGs/activists.

See the info attached below.

cheers
Justin

----------

Media training workshop
Invitation to Bicycle User Groups & Bicycle Clubs

Do you want to:
* create more positive media coverage of cycling;
* broaden the image of cycling;
* raise the profile of your organisation; and
* promote your BUG or club's events?
Then you should not miss this free workshop offered by the
Cycling Promotion Fund.

Experienced journalist and passionate bicycle rider Sally Dillon
will share the tricks of the trade, showing you how easy it is to
get free, positive publicity for your BUG or club. You'll pick up
practical tips for creating news stories, gain a valuable insight
into how the media works, and will learn to write a successful
media release.

All participants will also receive a take-home training kit.

When: Sunday 18 May, 2003
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Venue: Augustine Centre, 2 Minona St, Hawthorn
Cost: Free (funded by the Cycling Promotion Fund)

• slower roads are safer
• they are more friendly for more users and
• slower traffic takes up less room

I'll be there too. Apart from meeting the good citizens from
PPBUG, my fellow travellers from the Melb Community Gamelan
orchestra (please...  gamelan is not something played by a
"band"... take note whoever wrote the Port Phillip press release)
will be riffing between 12noon & 12.45pm. Come along & check
out this magical Indonesian gong music that a few of you have
heard me rabbit on about. Melb Comm Gam is the best show in
town, gong-wise. They're very slick, and their leader is the same
Javanese guy who instructs my group in gamelan. And then we
could pedal/tram it into the city for the Palm Sunday Peace Rally
@ 2pm? (Lots of leaflets on bikes, etc)

Sounds like a great day out!

cheers
Justin


--- In melbournebug@yahoogroups.com, "urbanbicyclist"
<urbanbicyclist@u...> wrote:
> http://portphillip.vic.gov.au/global_garden_party.html
>
> The Global Garden Party
> Sunday 13th April 2003
>
> 12.00pm - 5.00pm
>
> St Kilda Botanical Gardens, Blessington Street, St Kilda.
>
<snip>

> Melbourne Community Gamelan Band,

http://portphillip.vic.gov.au/global_garden_party.html

The Global Garden Party
Sunday 13th April 2003

12.00pm - 5.00pm

St Kilda Botanical Gardens, Blessington Street, St Kilda.

This party will change the way you think about being green.
Paul Kelly will be the guest of honour at the Global Garden Party
2003, St Kilda's environmental festival that celebrates living life
in harmony with the planet, understanding, small actions can make a
big difference.

The Global Garden Party celebrates sustainable living, multicultural
diversity and peace.

The Global Garden Party brings you an awesome line up of
entertainment:

Paul Kelly

Mihi Rangi, Tumba Rumba,

Melbourne Community Gamelan Band,

The Cook Island Polynesian Dancers and the Mara Man.

Spend the day discovering the many villages set up within the St Kilda
Botanical Gardens:

Global Stage, world music and multicultural dance; Eco Central with
30 + environmental groups, showing you how it's easy being green; the
Health and Well Being Village massage for the mind, body and soul;
the Backyard Cooking Show with the Tipsy Chiefs, cooking with
kangaroo, fish, tofu  and backyard produce. If you're still hungry
after this, feast at the Global Grazing International food village.

All things considered, it's April in Melbourne, so there's a good
chance of dodgy weather. Don't let that stop you, we have it covered,
come on  down rain, hail or shine.

Consider yourself invited to a festival that promises not only to be
fun, but means you can participating in a grassroots movement with
people who want to take small steps towards sustainability.

The Global Garden Party is aligned with the Earth Day Network,
celebrating with 184  countries across the globe to support, local,
national and international environmental and humanitarian progress.
The Global Garden Party is a waste wise Event, committed to
responsible management of litter reduction and recycling.

The Global Garden Party is a not-for-profit community event and is
presented by the City of Port Phillip and atmosmith events.

For more information or to get involved contact: assist on 92096777 or
further information visit
http://portphillip.vic.gov.au/global_garden_party.html

Hi all --

Only a month after launching, MBUG already has 30 members.
Yay! (That's about 1 new member per day, on average, which
means that we'll be as big as BV in about 82 years).

We've already handed out 100's of flyers, and we had a visible
presence at the Great Melbourne Bike Ride & Critical Mass
during March. The best is yet to come, as more members = a
bigger voice = council must listen to us or we will wrap all the
councillors up in used inner tubes... well, that's the plan... except
for the inner tubes bit (maybe).

One little bit of housekeeping: We all need to have our details
entered into the MemberDatabase (TM). This high-tech Excel
spreadsheet resides on my Mac at home, in case anyone was
wondering. To ensure that all of our details are input correctly,
could EVERYONE please fill in the attached form and email it
back to melbournebug@...

cheers
Justin

------


APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP -- 2003
==================================

Melbourne Bicycle User Group (Melbourne BUG) is a
grass-roots group whose goals include:
* to represent the interests of cyclists who live in, work in, study
in or visit the City of Melbourne municipality
* to work with the City of Melbourne, Bicycle Victoria and other
groups to improve the local cycling environment
* to be a forum for cyclists to interact socially
* to organise fun rides and informative cycling workshops

Your membership can help make your BUG a vital and
successful part of cycling in the inner city. Every Melbourne BUG
member receives a monthly email newsletter which keeps you
updated on the local bike scene. And we'd love to see you at our
next cycling event!

------

YES -- I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN MELBOURNE BUG!
Membership is free of charge. The questions marked (*) are
required; all other questions are optional, but your responses
will help Melbourne BUG to better address the needs of its
members. Your personal details will be strictly confidential.

Title* (please delete non-applicable):
Mr / Ms / Mrs / Dr
First Name*:
Surname*:

Address*:
Suburb*:
Postcode*:

Email address*:
Telephone: 					    (BH) 					    (AH or Mobile)
Occupation:
Age group (please delete non-applicable):
Under 18     18-25     25-35     35-45     45-55     Over 55


On average, how many days each week do you ride your bike?

What type of cyclist are you?
(place an "x" in the brackets; you may choose more than one
response)
[   ]  General Transport
[   ]  Commuter
[   ]  Recreational
[   ]  Mountain Biking
[   ]  Touring
[   ]  Racing

Are you a member of any other cycling organisations?
(place an "x" in the brackets; you may choose more than one
response)
[   ]  Bicycle Victoria
[   ]  Other BUG
[   ]  Touring Club
[   ]  Racing Club
[   ]  Other cycling group

How did you hear about Melbourne BUG?


------

To return your completed membership form, email to:
melbournebug@...

Hey James

Great job on the welcome letter. Looks great and will be well received by all the new members that we've signed up.

I'll do an email out to all our members next week because I have a 'mail merge' lesson next week in my Computer Skills class. Might as well use my class time for something useful! Justin could you send me a list of all the mebers signed up so far?

Looking forward to talking to everyone on Thurs night about the venue for our meetings. I've talked to Ross House in Flinders Lane and it would be an ideal location for us. The catch is the cost involved which is a $33 annual membership fee and $10 per hour for the meeting rooms. The would mean about $273 a year by my calculations. Maybe we need to start charging for membership. I will check out North Melbourne Library for a free venue but I haven't found anything else. Let's tlak about it.

MBUG is going well - let's keep up the momentum!

Simon

Good points Geoff.

Let's put it out to MBUG members that we have these Moonlight Rides and tell anyone interested to contact us to confirm attendence. We can suggest that people respond to melbournebug@..., which Justin and I check for MBUG correspondence, or we could put out your email contact Geoff if you're 'leading' the ride and want to organise it - either/or. We'll make sure that at least one of us is on the ride or we contact everyone who has expressed interest and tell them it's off.

It's great to be able to say MBUG has events to offer.

Simon

 G Browne <geoffmo@...> wrote:

Hi Simon, glad you enjoyed da party. 

It is fine to invite MBUG people to the Moonlight rides, but if you invite people we HAVE to make sure that one of 'us' goes along.  I think that I made the mistake of publicising the event last month and not turning up.  I think it is irresponsible for us to expect newbies to run it alone - without 'leaders'.  As a result we have the conundrum of having to promote a ride beforehand that we may not be able to (or want to that particular month) get to...  What do you think?  Do we need MBUG members to lead full moon rides?  Then there is always the possibility that we publicise and no-one turns up except the leaders!

--------------------------------------------------
Geoff Browne                          0409 010 045
Consultant Restoration Ecologist / Educator
The Gould League
Leaders in environmental education since 1909
--------------------------------------------------

On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:20:47 
Simon Vincett wrote:
>
>Hey Geoff
>
>Had a great time dressing up and foolin' around at your place on Sat. Conversation was stimulating too.
>
>We signed up about ten people to MBUG at the Great Melb Bike Ride. One guy asked me about social events. Could I invite MBUG members to join the moonlight rides?
>
>I haven't yet and I won't if you don't want to extend it to MBUG members. I don't think there'd be millions going along but the group will get larger.
>
>Let me know what you think,
>
>Simon
>
>
>
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Hi everyone --

All cyclists who ride into the CBD should complete the City of
Melbourne's online bike parking survey. (Info below provided by
the City of Melbourne)

cheers
Justin

----------

The City of Melbourne is conducting an online Bicycle Storage
and Facilities survey.

Cyclists who travel into the Central Business District are invited
to complete this survey. The results will be used in the planning
and development of new bicycle facilities within the Central
Business District.

Complete and submit this survey by April 11, 2003 and you will
be entered in the draw to win a Crumpler Bag valued at $135.
(Competition closes 11/4/2003. Competition drawn 15/4/2003.
Winner notified by phone and mail on 15/4/2003.)

Proceed to survey...
http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/bikesurvey/

That's right... a free coffee & muffin at Degraves can be yours
every morning next week.

The catch? Well, there had to be one. Bicycle Victoria is
conducting bike counts on over 30 roads leading into the CBD.
They are looking for volunteers to act as counters at certain
intersections along main bike routes. The gig is from 7am -
9.30am each day.

If you are interested, contact Bart Sbeghen @ BV on 8636 8821,
or email barts@...

cheers
Justin

Hi all --

There is a meeting this Wednesday night 19/3 where the City of
Melbourne will be seeking community input to assist their
Southbank/St Kilda Rd planning. Although not specifically a bike
meeting, it could be a good opportunity to push the MBUG
message, along the lines of "cycling = sustainable transport =
quality of life". It could also be a chance to raise the issue of the
Southbank Yarra Trail (i.e. the council's backflip, claiming that it
is now just a "proposed" trail west of Princes Bridge).
Unfortunately the meeting date clashes with the City of Yarra's
next bike advisory committee meeting, which presents difficulties
for me. But if anyone feels like going, then see the info below.

cheers
Justin

-----

Southbank and St Kilda Road – Community Briefing Session
Help us plan for Southbank and St Kilda Road

Late in 2002 a group of local residents met to talk about living
and working in Southbank and St Kilda Road, exploring what
people enjoy about the area and what has a negative impact on
the wellbeing of residents.

The ideas and issues raised have become part of a wider
research process to enable Council to understand community
needs now and into the future.

Take this opportunity to hear about the research findings and
contribute to the next stage of the local planning project.

* Do the issues reflect your experiences?
* What are your priorities for improving community wellbeing?
* How can we monitor `quality of life' in the local area?

Join Cr Kate Redwood and Council planners at the second
community briefing session:

What: Southbank Community Planning Briefing
When: Wednesday 19 March, 7.30pm - 9pm
Where: Malthouse Theatre Tower Room, 113 Sturt Street,
Southbank
Who: Current, past and future Southbank and St Kilda Road
residents

(My advice, if anyone asks who you are is to just say that you are
a "future resident" of a yet-to-be built development. Some of the
developments you could name include Freshwater Place or
Eureka Tower.)

Hi everyone --

Here is a copy of an email which I have sent on behalf of MBUG
to the City of Melbourne Engineering Services Department. It is a
follow-up to their Bicycle Planning Workshop held on 4 March. It
can be read in conjunction with the meeting's original agenda,
which can be found at this link:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/melbournebug/files/CoM_Bike_W
orkshop_Mar03.XLS

cheers
Justin

-----

Melbourne BUG
Points arising from Bicycle Planning Workshop, 4 March 2003

Melbourne BUG thanks the City of Melbourne for the opportunity
to be a part of the Bicycle Workshop on 4 March 2003.
Consultative processes such as this are excellent ways for
cyclists to give and receive feedback directly from council
officers. We were very pleased to attend and contribute, and to
meet members of the Engineering Services department. We
look forward to forming strong working relationships with you.

Following the workshop, Melbourne BUG discussed the
meeting's outcomes and we have put together a summary of our
responses to some items which were raised for discussion.
(Our list does not cover every agenda item, but seeks to provide
our viewpoints on a number of important topics).


Agenda Items

Item 1 - Queensberry St Bike Lane between Dryburgh &
Rathdowne Sts
MBUG congratulates the City of Melbourne on completing this
stretch of bike lane. We believe that it has enhanced the safety
and experience of cycling along this stretch of busy inner-city
road. We also commend CoM for taking the difficult decision to
modify &/or remove traffic lanes in order to accommodate the
bike lane.

Item 2 - Queensbridge St & Flinders St shared path/bike lanes
We agree with the proposal to install bike lanes along
Queensbridge St. We also agree with any proposition to
formalise bike access across Queensbridge itself, by means of
a shared path connecting with the southbank Yarra Trail. The
eastern side footpath across Queensbridge is commonly used
by cyclists as a link between the CBD and the Yarra trail, so a
shared path here would make a lot of sense.

Item 5 - Abbotsford St bike lanes
We congratulate the City of Melbourne on completing this stretch
of bike lane.

Item 7 - Bicycle parking rails
We believe that there are a number of bike parking hotspots
which require further attention. MBUG hopes to work closely with
council officers to identify and address priorities in bicycle
parking, particularly in areas adjacent to educational institutions
and shopping precincts.

Items 19/20/32 - Alexandra Gardens path system redesign
MBUG notes with interest that the budget allocation for this work
is $75,000, and we seek clarification as to whether this funding
is drawn directly from the bicycle works budget, or whether some
or all of it is to come from parks and gardens' allocation. We
believe that this money should not come solely from the bicycle
works funds, since the path system redesign will be only of
marginal importance to cyclists (currently, only one path in the
Alexandra Gardens is designated as a shared path - cycling is
prohibited on all other paths). The budgeted amount represents
a large proportion of the total bicycle works funds for FY02/03.

Also, MBUG requests that consideration be given to resurfacing
the stretch of asphalt road surface which lies between the
eastern side of Princes Bridge and the bollards which mark the
western edge of the rowing precinct. This roadway is an integral
part of the Capital City Trail, yet is currently in a bad state of
repair. We feel that it poses a safety hazard to the commuter and
recreational cyclists who use this route.

Item 21 - Linking Queensberry St & Gertrude St via Exhibition
Bldgs carpark
MBUG strongly supports the completion of this link, which would
fill a large gap in the inner city bicycle network. We also believe
that CoM should work with the City of Yarra to improve
accommodation for cyclists at the Gertrude St/Nicholson St
intersection. Currently, there are no bike boxes on Gertrude St,
and both lanes are turning lanes, which means that cyclists who
wish to cross from Gertrude St to the proposed bike access
through the carpark must negotiate left- and right-turning traffic.

Item 25 - Clarendon St (East Melb) bike lanes
We congratulate the City of Melbourne on completing this stretch
of bike lane.

Item 27 - Manningham St overpass bridge on Capital City Trail
MBUG believes that this location urgently requires a safer
treatment, for the benefit of recreational cyclists in particular. We
strongly support any moves towards providing a bridge over
Manningham St, since this road is used by many motorists as a
short-cut between Brunswick and Flemington Rd. Currently, if
cyclists are crossing Manningham St from east side to west
side, they must peer around a large tree in order to see any
southbound road traffic. Due to the tree's thick growth, cyclists
must walk part-way out into the traffic lane to have a clear view of
whether there is any oncoming traffic. MBUG believes that this is
a major safety hazard, and this received the general agreement
of the council officers present at the workshop. We requested
that the tree be pruned back to allow cyclists to have an
unobstructed view to the north along Manningham St - again, this
received the general agreement of the council officers.

Items 36/37 - Yarra River northbank & southbank trails from
Princes Bridge to Webb Rail Bridge
MBUG is concerned that the current CoM Bike Map shows both
of these trails as "proposed". This is not in accordance with the
trails' histories, nor with accepted cycling practice. However, we
do understand that cyclist/pedestrian conflicts need to be
resolved, and we welcome CoM's stated commitment to
investigate further options for separating the two classes of path
users (such as a floating landing to carry the cycle path around
Southbank). Also, the "Cyclists Dismount" signs under Princes
Bridge need to be better worded to indicate that their real
intention is to prevent path user conflicts, rather than to prohibit
cycling. A better wording could be "Cyclists Give Way To
Pedestrians", or something similar which emphasises the
safety of pedestrians.

Item 38 - Dedicated north-south & east-west bike lanes in the
CBD
MBUG strongly supports the ongoing investigation into the
viability of dedicated CBD bike lanes. We believe that the safety
and amenity of thousands of cyclists could be improved were
these lanes to be installed. We further suggest that Swanston St
be retained as a priority north-south cycling route, and that it be
incorporated into any final proposal for CBD bike lanes.


Other items of business

Cars parking in bike lanes
Justin Mansfield (MBUG Co-Convenor) remarked that parking
enforcement needs to be improved with relation to cars parking
in bike lanes. This comment relates to all bike lanes, but is
particularly relevant to Faraday St, Carlton, where a huge number
of cars park in bike lanes each day. Faraday St is a major bike
access route to Melbourne University, and we believe that cars
parked in bike lanes here present a safety risk to the many
cyclists who travel this way each day.

Bike Lane markings requiring repainting
It was agreed by council officers that the following bike lanes
markings require repainting (see attached images):

* Swanston St at Victoria St (southbound lane, north of
intersection) -- see attached images Swanston_at_Victoria1.jpg
& Swanston_at_Victoria2.jpg

* Faraday St at Swanston St (eastbound lane, east of
intersection) -- see attached image Faraday_at_Swanston.jpg

Gap in Bike Lanes on Swanston St
A continuous bike lane exists along the southbound lane of
Swanston St to the north of Victoria St, and commences again
south of Franklin St. However there currently exists a gap in the
bike lane in front of the City Baths (i.e. between Victoria St &
Franklin St -- see attached image City_Baths_Swanston.jpg).
The length of the gap is approximately 70m, and could easily be
painted, according to Sam Donato who was present at the
workshop. MBUG would support the painting of this bike lane as
a priority, because cars travelling south along Swanston St often
cut close to the corner at Franklin St since there is a bend in
Swanston St at this point.

I've got a copy of this and will continue to follow it up, but if you're interested have a look.

Simon

 Note: forwarded message attached.

Although I have spoken to many BUGs and clubs individually, for many of you this
latest information on liability cover for BUGs and clubs will come as news.

Please click on the link to our website below
http://www.bv.com.au/content.cfm?submenuid=51&contentid=446

Regards

Juan Martorana
Membership Manager
Bicycle Victoria

 Note: forwarded message attached.

Bart Sbeghen
Campaigns Manager, Bicycle Victoria
GPO Box 1961R
MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Tel 03 8636 8821  Fax 03 8636 8800
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Join us March 23 when we ride for the World Record!
The 2003 Orange Great Melbourne Bike Ride ®
See www.bv.com.au for more details

-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Vincett [mailto:svincett@...]
Sent: Wednesday, 12 March 2003 1:53 PM
To: Bart Sbeghen
Subject: MBUG for City of Melb bike counts

Hi Bart

Just wanted to check that you got my message about MBUG being happy to help out with the bike counts for City Melb. 

Let us know when and where and how many people are required.

Simon

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> I'll have to rely on you because Mel tells me she doesn't check her email. 
But don't worry none of us has to work on these things alone.  "A trouble shared
is a trouble halved..."
> I look forward to working on this,

Simon,

I can keep Mel updated at uni.

i've started a list of places people want more parking. It's fucking hard -
I know where I want more, but that's so not representative of the Uni (i
lock up in the morning and come back in the evening - I lock up outside the
Union and that's pretty much the only place that insufficient parkng shits
me, whereas heaps of riders use the bike to get around campus, and need
much wider parking)

Anyway, i've got the list going and will keep building it. Mel (I'll tell
you this in person also) - we need Richard Amon's details to get access to
the MUBUG list so we can ask people! Umm, surveys in the mornings would be
good, but I'm not gonne be able to tackle that alone (maybe we can hook in
riders from around uni?)

Dunno, but there's definately a positive change from this time last year to
now - they're open to proposals and they're actually installing them, where
last year it was just installing 'this bike is parked illegally' stickers
on bikes which missed the hoops early in the morning!

- bb

Hi all

A plan has been hatched to promote MBUG on the BV event, the Great Melb Bike Ride.  Justin and I are MBUG members going at this stage, anyone else who like to take part is welcome.  (By the way I am also organising groups for the event, so if you want to take advantage of a group discount contact me with your details.)

Promotion will take the form of:

• flags on our bikes
• signs on our bikes
• flyers to hand out
• talking to riders around us

Geoff may be hosting a flag-/sign-making workshop at his place Monday night.  I know Monday is not a good night for some but it seems like the only one available in the short space of time before 23 March when the ride is on.  Watch this space for confirmation.

Damon, if we get a design to you soon could you produce flyers to hand out on the ride?

Anyone else got any ideas?

Simon

Bill,

Thanks for the info.

I'll have to rely on you because Mel tells me she doesn't check her email.  But don't worry none of us has to work on these things alone.  "A trouble shared is a trouble halved..."

I look forward to working on this,

Simon

 Bill B <bilbo@...> wrote:

> Bill, are you on this list?  Is their anyone from Uni Melb BUG on this list?

Yah, I'm here.

Mel may also be?

> If so can you please contact me (svincett@...) with any information on Melb Uni's provision of off-street bike parking.
>
>    Is there enough in most areas of the campus?
>    Where is there not enough?
>    Is Melb Uni ammenable to providing more?
>    Do they have a policy concerning provision of bike parking?
>
> This will be part of a larger campaign to work with major city tenants like Uni Melb, RMIT, Melb Hosiptal to provide off-street parking.

Simon, will provide detailed reply on weekend - I'm focusing on this essay
today :(

- not enough in most areas
- detailed list of where needed not compiled - important to do so soon
- if contact right person, it's not going to be hard to have them installed
  (that's Mike Cebon's view [enviro officer last year])
- policy? yah, but it's shit and needs proactive campaigning to have them
put where they're really needed.

:)

- bb



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Attached is the letter I wrote to Melbourne University regarding the
lack of bicycle parking outside the new computer science building (111
Barry St) and their response for anyone who is interested.

Cheers,
Dave.

-attached emails follow-

Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 16:52:48 +1100 (AEDT)
From: David Smith
To: Douglas Robert Daines <d.daines@...>
Subject: Bicycle Parking Facilites at the ICT Building

Dear Dr Daines,

I am writing to you as a student of the University of Melbourne.  I
regularly ride my bicycle to university and over the years have enjoyed
the great facilities that the university has generally provided for
cyclists including the many bicycle loops and other parking facilities
like the underground facilities which currently exist in the South Lawn
carpark.  However as a result of my work and study I am now required to
use the new ICT building on Barry St.  The facilities there are great, but
there does not seem to be any bicycle loops provided outside for cyclists
to lock their bicycles to.  This has resulted in people locking their
bicycles to the only available space next to the building, a brown fence
which belongs to another property.  I have noticed today that there is now
a sign with the University of Melbourne logo on it saying that bicycles
parked against that fence will be removed.  I would appreciate it if you
could look in to this matter with regards to the lack of bicycle parking
provided and perhaps plan some future bicycle loops to be installed like
there were at the SEECS building, or propose some other solution to this
problem.

I appreciate your time in looking into this matter.

Kind regards,

David Smith.

------------------------

Subject: Bicycle Parking Facilities at the ICT Building
From: Sharon Dixon <sdixon@...>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:17:28 +1100
To: David Smith
CC: d.daines@..., swinson@...

Dear Mr Smith,

I refer to your email of Wednesday 5 March 2003 regarding bicycle
parking facilities at the ICT Building.

Please be advised that Mr Richard Phillips the Grounds Officer
(Planning) is aware of the bicycle facilities matter at the ICT
Building and does have bicycle racks on order which will be installed
shortly after delivery.

If you have any further queries please direct them to Mr Phillips on
8344 5115 or 8302 6656.

Thank you.

Regards

Sharon M Dixon
Personal Assistant to
Mr David Swinson
Acting General Manager
(Engineering & Construction)
Property & Buildings
Telephone       8344 6115
Facsimile       8344 5260
mailto:sdixon@...

> Bill, are you on this list?  Is their anyone from Uni Melb BUG on this list?

Yah, I'm here.

Mel may also be?

> If so can you please contact me (svincett@...) with any information on
Melb Uni's provision of off-street bike parking.
>
>    Is there enough in most areas of the campus?
>    Where is there not enough?
>    Is Melb Uni ammenable to providing more?
>    Do they have a policy concerning provision of bike parking?
>
> This will be part of a larger campaign to work with major city tenants like
Uni Melb, RMIT, Melb Hosiptal to provide off-street parking.

Simon, will provide detailed reply on weekend - I'm focusing on this essay
today :(

- not enough in most areas
- detailed list of where needed not compiled - important to do so soon
- if contact right person, it's not going to be hard to have them installed
   (that's Mike Cebon's view [enviro officer last year])
- policy? yah, but it's shit and needs proactive campaigning to have them
put where they're really needed.

:)

- bb

Bill, are you on this list?  Is their anyone from Uni Melb BUG on this list? 

If so can you please contact me (svincett@...) with any information on Melb Uni's provision of off-street bike parking. 

• Is there enough in most areas of the campus?
• Where is there not enough?
• Is Melb Uni ammenable to providing more? 
• Do they have a policy concerning provision of bike parking?

This will be part of a larger campaign to work with major city tenants like Uni Melb, RMIT, Melb Hosiptal to provide off-street parking.

Thanks

Simon

Hi David

Thanks for the great feedback.  Your suggestions have been added to the list.

There are a few points I can clarify for you.  Sam Denato who deals with most of the bike parking for City of Melbourne feels that Melb Uni and RMIT and other city tenants that draw large numbers of students and staff to the city should provide off street parking for their cyclists.  I think he could be convinced to put in rails outside the ICT building, at Swanston and Grattan and in Hardware Lane but Melb Uni is part of a larger issue. 

Why don't you write to City of Melb (you can do so through 'Conatct Us' on their website) asking for these rails.  Identify yourself as an MBUG member and Cc the MBUG list as well so that we've got a copy of your request and they know that we know.  On the larger issue of lobbying Melb Uni, RMIT, Melbourne Hospital, etc. to provide off-street bicycle parking, MBUG will write to them and start a campaign.  There is also a Melb Uni BUG who will want to be involved in this campaign. 

By the way, a focus on a certian area is fine because a vital job of MBUG is to pick up all the details which need to be addressed. 

I'm sorry you didn't hear about the meetings - they weren't well publicised.  We've got the list now though, and everyone will hear about what's going on.  James is presently chasing up a place for us to have our regular meetings and that will designate the launching of the group properly.

So I look forward to meeting you.

Simon

 David <courierdavid@...> wrote:

In addition to the points mentioned I would recommend the following:

With regards to bicycle parking:
Lobby Council/Melb Uni for bicycle loops to be installed outside the
ICT building at 111 Barry St.  Currently there are none (!) and a sign
that says bicycles parked against the fence will be removed.
I would also suggest bicycle loops be installed outsite the Arts
Centre at the corner of Swanston St and Grattan St as again there is
currently no "on street" or "footpath" bicycle parking facilities. 
In addition to that there needs to be more facilities on Lygon St (not
as urgent) and also around Hardware Lane in the city (where there are
lots of bikes but no bicycle loops).

With regards to bicycle lanes:
Links through the CBD should be a top priority.  Also better signage
generally indicating where bicycle lanes will take you if a cyclist
follows them. 
We could also highlight the increased awareness of bicycle lanes
provided by "colouring" them in like on the bicycle lanes that are on
Heidelberg Road in Clifton Hill where the road bridges over the train
tracks and the beginning of Hoddle St. 
I would also like to see some policing of the bicycle lanes on
Rathdown Street/Swanston St/Queensberry St and Faraday St.  Everytime
I ride down any of those streets there are people (in cars) parking in
the bicycle lanes, driving in the bicycle lanes and turning blindly
across the bicycle lanes.

Obviously as I live in the North-East my bias is towards North-East
traffic issues :)

I am quite keen to help out with Melbourne BUG but seemed to have
missed out/not heard about any of the meetings.  It would be great if
you could post up any future meetings with a day or two's notice on
this group so I could attend! :)

Kind regards,
David Smith.



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In addition to the points mentioned I would recommend the following:

With regards to bicycle parking:
Lobby Council/Melb Uni for bicycle loops to be installed outside the
ICT building at 111 Barry St.  Currently there are none (!) and a sign
that says bicycles parked against the fence will be removed.
I would also suggest bicycle loops be installed outsite the Arts
Centre at the corner of Swanston St and Grattan St as again there is
currently no "on street" or "footpath" bicycle parking facilities.
In addition to that there needs to be more facilities on Lygon St (not
as urgent) and also around Hardware Lane in the city (where there are
lots of bikes but no bicycle loops).

With regards to bicycle lanes:
Links through the CBD should be a top priority.  Also better signage
generally indicating where bicycle lanes will take you if a cyclist
follows them.
We could also highlight the increased awareness of bicycle lanes
provided by "colouring" them in like on the bicycle lanes that are on
Heidelberg Road in Clifton Hill where the road bridges over the train
tracks and the beginning of Hoddle St.
I would also like to see some policing of the bicycle lanes on
Rathdown Street/Swanston St/Queensberry St and Faraday St.  Everytime
I ride down any of those streets there are people (in cars) parking in
the bicycle lanes, driving in the bicycle lanes and turning blindly
across the bicycle lanes.

Obviously as I live in the North-East my bias is towards North-East
traffic issues :)

I am quite keen to help out with Melbourne BUG but seemed to have
missed out/not heard about any of the meetings.  It would be great if
you could post up any future meetings with a day or two's notice on
this group so I could attend! :)

Kind regards,
David Smith.

Hi all

Feel free to tell me what else to add.

Simon

Hi everyone - see the attached PDF file for a sneak peek at the interim
Melbourne BUG logo

cheers
Justin

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Thank you to the person who organised this list.  It is most welcome and it's good to have it up and running before our Melb Bike Advisory Committee meeting.

Simon