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A new cycle path with run 1.2 kilometres along Shafston Avenue in Kangaroo Point and East Brisbane.

Plans for new inner-city cycleway and footpath revealed, construction to start next year

The new path will be funded in this week’s Brisbane City Council budget, even though a final price is yet to be announced.

  • William Davis

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“Parked cars look bad. A pretty street loses appeal if there are endless lines of parked cars.”

I’ve come up with a solution for our parking woes. Not everyone will like it

On-street parking is convenient but it comes at a cost. Are our councils prepared to pay it?

  • Dorina Pojani
Police and paramedics were called to the Kurilpa Bridge on Wednesday.

Major green bridge closed for police operation

The bridge was shut down just before 6.20am, and remained closed for more than two hours.

  • Julius Dennis
Bob Barrett.

Experts spent years trying to change the way people travel. The fuel crisis did it in less than a month

Nearly half of Australians have changed the way they travel since the war in Iran began, but a clear regional and metropolitan divide has appeared.

  • Gemma Grant
Mitchell Combes, mummy bloggers and General Ock.

From town hall to TikTok: The Sydney councils spending big on influencers

Sydney councils are increasingly turning to influencers to market everything from bike paths to breweries. And one is a particularly big spender.

  • David Barwell
E-bikes are popular with young people but despised by some older Sydneysiders who see them as a danger to pedestrians.

Are e-bikes the biggest threat to Sydney pedestrians? Here’s what the figures show

Alarmism over the perceived dangers of e-bikes ignores their positive qualities and lets dangerous drivers off the hook.

  • Nigel Gladstone
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Masses of Lime and other e-bikes in a large fenced off area in front of the Catholic cathedral near Hyde Park.

The suburban Lime bike wave and the battle for Sydney’s footpaths

As complaints rise and the NSW government moves to tighten regulations, the fight over shared e-bikes is becoming a key test for Sydney’s transport future.

  • David Barwell
Council has released community consultation as part of their project to construct separated bike lanes on Sylvan Road in Toowong.

Plans to fix dangerous ‘weak link’ on cycling route revealed

It’s the road that Brisbane cyclists say they are least comfortable riding along. Now it’s set to be overhauled, with the council asking for feedback on two bikeway options.

  • William Davis
City of Yarra meeting.

Council backpedals from controversial bike path in marathon meeting

The controversial issue, which has sparked fierce public debate within the community, culminated in a marathon five-hour council meeting on Tuesday.

  • Gemma Grant and Rachael Dexter
The author and her children on their e-bike

There’s one glorious reason my kids and I love our e-bike

Riding an e-bike is like being a teenager again. You fly along; adult problems left behind in your slipstream.

  • Sally Rawsthorne