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The latest news from The Bicycle Institute of South Australia.


Cycling initiatives for the Adelaide Hills

The seat of Mayo looks to be close, with the Liberal’s Jamie Briggs being threatened by the Nick Xenophon Team’s Rebekha Sharkie. Here’s a chance to lobby politicians for better cycling conditions.


Operation Moving Traffic: some ideas

BISA committee member and traffic engineer Fay Patterson has sent DPTI lots of ideas for improving things for pedestrians, cyclists and cars. We think they are worth posting and would like to know what you think.


Minister’s reply re. Mount Barker freeway interchange

We’ve received a letter from the Minister about provision for cyclists at the new freeway interchange at Mount Barker.

Essentially, the government is not widening the Freeway underpass, so cyclists will have to be content with a 1.3m wide “advisory” bike lane, which they will have to share with pedestrians. There’s nothing for cyclists at the upgraded intersection with the old Princes Highway.


Frome Bikeway committee meeting Tuesday 20 October

A Council Committee meeting will vote on further steps for the Frome Bikeway tomorrow. We tell you how you can attend or watch, via the web. You can also read the text of an email that we’ve sent to all Councillors, asking them to leave the existing Bikeway as is and to put in painted bike lanes on the rest of Frome Street, pending a more permanent arrangement after 2017, when buses are scheduled to no longer use Frome Street.


Frome Bikeway Further Report

Adelaide City Council’s staff have produced a new report on the Frome Bikeway.  It’s due to be discussed at a Committee meeting 6 October, with the resolution forwarded to the […]