YarraBUG

Chris talks to Berish Bilander from Public Transport Not Traffic about the inaugural Yarra Race to Town Hall on Tuesday 11th August and also combining cycling as a transport mode with public transport. Race to Town Hall is a fun initiative designed for locals to show off the good and the bad of public transport in their neighbourhood. As well as highlighting important transport issues, Race to Town Hall will help build the movement for better public transport by connecting residents with representatives from their local government. Local news includes success on Rushall Reserve Proposed Shared Path issue, limited closure of the Main Yarra Trail Closure at Cremorne Rail Bridge (11-13 August) and an upcoming talk on Community bike workshops: (18 August) their contribution to justice, sustainable urban transport, and the social economy.

After a month away from the studio Val and Faith settle back in with just a few glitches! We welcome our studio guest, Anna Thomson of Fondo before all sharing our bike moments. We chat about recent news and events including the absolutely stonking La Course race in Paris yesterday, the final stage of the Tour de France, the Rapha Women's 100 and Port Philip Council's call for separated bike lanes on St Kilda Rd.Anna tells us what inspired her and the Fondo team to start designing their own kit and we cover what it is that makes womens specific kit different, why more people don't do it and how their product has been receievd.We finish up with a couple of events coming up including: -Will Hartnett talking up bike packing and riding the Oodnadatta Trail at Commuter Cycles Wednesday July 29th-Projector Bike Ride at Abbotsford Convent Friday July 31st-Full Moon Bike Ride Glen Waverley Railway Station July 31st

On this weeks program Chris talks to Tim Goldby about what he's been creating with The Bicycle Channel  and "encouraging cycling with entertainment and education", the character of Murphy Slaw, Australian bicycle infrastructure expert and his perspective on riding in Melbourne. Local news includes Lord Mayor Robert Doyle's kite-flying exercise about banning bicycle riders from particular streets in the CBD and how you can support the Yarra Council proposal to finally link up the Merri Creek shared path, which currents ends at Rushall station in Fitzroy North.

This week Chris discusses Senator Janet Rice's article: "Drivers vs. Cyclists is not either/or" where she makes numerous good points in her far-ranging article about cycling, health, gender, infrastructure, public transport and road user attitudes. Injera from Les Vaches Du Tour pops in for a lovely chat about three weeks of non-cycling cultural highlights of Le Tour on SBS Cycling Central, including Les Vaches spotting, Gouda, #sbstdf, #tourdesnacks, #butter, #trolldj and ephemeral delights of fieldart, magnificent European scenery and mad cycling tifosi.

After kicking off with good news about Adelaide's Frome Street bikeway and a quick overview of keep warm & comfortable riding in wintery weather, Chris interviews David Borella from BIKESydney about Cycle Hack Sydney, College St Cycleway Rally, Dr Henri Sueke and ongoing cycling issues in Sydney. Local Melbourne bicycle news includes Projector Bike Northcote night ride, Melburn Roobaix 10th anniversary weekend, Melburn Custom Bicycle Show at DISC and Port Phillip BUG "Saturday in Heaven" ride.

It's 3CR Radiothon so make your pledge, subscription or donation to YarraBUG Radio. Chris and Steve enjoy a leisurely start to this Queens Birthday holiday this Monday, so go make a nice cuppa. We chat to Sarah Imm from Velo-a-Porter about being stylish & riding with kids, proving it can be done! Local news includes Yarra Council Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting, the 24 hour RAT Ride on the Yarra Boulevard against the continuing mystery tack attacker and Let's get public transport back on track forum at Northcote Town Hall.

It's the first *real* winter's morning as Val and Faith brave the chill on their respective bikes to make it to the studio. We share our bike moments before kicking off with a reminder that today is officially the start of the 3CR Radiothon and we need you to Activate the Airways by subscribing or making a donation to the Yarra BUG Radio Show. Yarra BUG Radio relies completley on volunteers and can only stay on the airwaves at 3CR if donations and subscribers provide support to keep the station on air.Moving on to other news Val takes a look at Contador's Giro win. We remind listeners of the roadworks starting in Swanston St this week, an opportunity to find those alternative routes for when tunnel works make Swanston St impassable for a longer period, and touch on some of the results from a recent bike survey.We also take a look at where and how you can find somebody to ride with, whether its for social or training rides. Some of the options we touch on are Meet Up, Bike Fun, Girl Ride! Melbourne, local bike shops, cycling clubs and BUGS amongst others.  Val gives listeners the low down on lights for these dark winter evenings and we finish with a couple of events coming up.

Two interviews on this weeks show, first up Chris chats to Cat and Sid from Wrenchworthy Bicycle Shed at their launch and fundraising tea party, a new group for a bike maintenance/mechanics space that's located at HOP Community Centre, for women, non-binary and gender diverse people. Wrenchworthys goal is to create a space that is welcoming and useful to people who are often made to feel uncomfortable or unwelcome in the masculine, male-dominated cycling culture. Second interview is with Alison Clarke during Public Transport Not Traffic's walking tour of the proposed Western Distributor route in Yarraville, discussing issues surrounding decision-making processes about planning for megaprojects, transport priorities and Melbournes continuing car-dependence. Local news includes City of Yarra Grants Program and Projector Bikes upcoming Fitzroy Edition of their Friday night ride this Friday 29 May, starting at Edinburgh Gardens.

Val and Faith stagger into the studio, blinded by the gorgeous autumn sun. We make a vague attempt to cover some local news including the new William St bike lanes, the Giro d'Italia and the increasing role of bike infastructure in local proprty development. Col Bell of Sunbury Cycling Club and Fields of Joy CX is our studio guest and joins us in sharing our bike moments.We then launch into our discussion of cyclocross, the weekend coming with the massive Dirty Deeds CX and Fields of Joy CX double-header, what it is that makes cyclocross so engaging for both competitors and spectators, the state and national series and a technical tip. Both Dirty Deeds and Fields of Joy rely heavily on volounteers so if you have been contemplating joining the fun then now is the time to do so!We finish up with some events before heading back ourtside into the sun.