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Stephen B

@bicycleadagio.bsky.social
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Slow bicyclist, urbanistic dilettante, failed motorist, jaywalker, public transport straphanger. Essendon FC & Tottenham Hotspur.

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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Melbourne ticket inspectors right now.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Free public transport in Victoria has been popular but has not been a decisive lever for reducing car dependence. Compared to NSW, where PT fares remain unchanged, the difference in modal shift has been modest rather than dramatic. theconversation.com/victoria-has...
theconversation.com
Victoria has made public transport free – NSW hasn’t. Has there been any difference in uptake?
Public transport access, travel time and familiarity with the network all play a role in how many people switch away from driving.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
News today that Flinders Lane will pedestrianised! Kinda. The road will be raised to the same level as the footpaths and be closed to cars at busy times of the day. Cobblestone traffic calming devices will also be installed.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Today the City Of Yarra commenced work on narrowing a separated bike lane in Richmond to restore 48 on-street parking spots. At a total cost of $720,000, or $15,000 per parking spot. www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
theage.com.au
Bobcat and protesters take to Richmond bike corridor being narrowed for car spaces
Cyclists protested on Monday morning as Yarra City Council began works to shrink Richmond bike lanes for car parking, despite safety warnings from advocates.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Motor traffic back on Flinders Street. The city is finally moving again!
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Literally posted from a parklet. 🍺💪
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Parklet-loving Melbourne people: Please proceed to Readings State Library for the book launch of How Good Are Parklets? by Prof Quentin Stevens. 19th Feb. readings.com.au/events/how-goo…
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
2025 is the first year ever that Australia has recorded more pedestrian fatalities than vehicle passenger fatalities. Super-sized vehicles seemingly doing a great job at protecting their occupants at the expense of everyone else. www.drive.com.au/news/pedestr...
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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
As I was unlocking my bike after shopping at the supermarket yesterday a guy pulled up on this ebike with this adorable dog in the rear basket! A reminder that even in neighborhoods without great bike infrastructure people still use bicycles to help live their lives better. #Boston #Dorchester
A white electric bicycle stands beside a bike rack. On the back of the bike is a large black plastic crate. A small dog stands in the crate with its front paws on the bike saddle, looking at the camera through its shaggy coat, panting with its tongue hanging out.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
NSW road fines: Driving 10 km/h over limit : $149 Driving 20 km/h over limit: $345 Cycling without a helmet: $410 Bicycle NSW is right to finally call out these wildly disproportionate penalties. bicyclensw.org.au/disproportio...
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Chapel Street and other streets with high foot traffic in South Yarra and Prahran to get an 18 month trial of 30 km/h speed limits. Unanimously approved by Stonnington City councillors. theage.com.au/national/victo…
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood supports a road congestion levy for Melbourne CBD. Suggests the CBD should no longer be viewed as a place to house workers but a week-long destination for recreation and culture. Someone finally gets it. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
theage.com.au
Congestion levy and hybrid work underpin productivity chief’s CBD vision
Melbourne is being challenged to reinvent the CBD from a place to house office workers on weekdays to a week-long destination for recreation and culture.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Parking spot just a few metres from my seat. 💪🚲⚫️🔴 #GoDons #MCG #AFLHawksDons #Religion
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Infrastructure Victoria recommends reducing sped limits to 30 km\h on streets frequented by children, before extending the limit to more local streets. www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
theage.com.au
Push for 30km/h speed limit on all local streets to improve safety
A 30-year strategy to meet Victoria’s population needs recommends cutting speed limits, starting with the areas around schools, childcare and kindergarten facilities and playgrounds.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
City of Sydney trialling on-street parking bays for share e-bikes. Good to see a council finally adopting the obvious solution to footpath clutter. 👍 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
abc.net.au
Sydney trials e-bike parking bays in bid to reduce clutter
Designated parking zones for e-bikes are being rolled out in Sydney in an effort to keep footpaths clear.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Failed Yarra local election candidate says local cyclists are “heavily subsidised by the community” while drivers pay their way. Fair to say we dodged a bullet with this guy.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
It’s a beautiful summer afternoon in inner-city Yarra but our esteemed, self-appointed community spokesman is having another cycling-related meltdown on FB. Please send love
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
i'm so sorry.
pink poster with b/w person riding a bike with flowers in a basket.

text: oh im sorry did my headphones make you drive into me?
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Love riding through this street in my neighbourhood. Filtered to prevent rat-running and a beautiful canopy of leaves to provide shade in summer. Trees are also on the street and not the footpath. Sometimes we get it right.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Seriously, this is madness. Utter madness. 😐
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
The $10bn West Gate Tunnel will likely unleash a “deluge of vehicles” into West Melbourne when it opens next year, threatening to ruin a proposed pedestrian-friendly district and park in the area. 😡 www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Kelly Alvarez Doran @kellyalvarezdoran.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
London’s LTNs changed the life of my neighbourhood in ways that’s hard to describe to North Americans. This is my road every morning as a result.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Hopefully the new deputy mayor of Yarra council, currently on stage at Carols by Candlelight, has taken notice of the large number of residents and families who have arrived here by bike.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Special props to my 15yo son who spent the entirety of his first big metal gig right near the front of stage. Proper hardcore. 🤘
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Pretty sure this drink has mandarin in it.
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
These boxes (not sure what they are but happy to be enlightened) have now been placed like this in front of 4 separate bike hoops in my area, leaving no room to lock larger bikes like my cargo bike. Who on earth thought this was a good idea?
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
So a charming driver just deliberately drove into the path of my bike and gave me an x-rated earful because he wasn’t aware of the counterflow lane on this one way street. Fourth time this year getting abused and targeted right near my house. It’s Bluesky but the same old shit. 😁
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Stephen B @bicycleadagio.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Hello Bluesky. I really wanted my first post to be a POV from my local pub with a strategically placed pretentious tome. So here we are.
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