St Georges Rd / Charles St / Merri Creek Pde Roundabout of Doom to go?

According to the Northcote Leader;

AFTER years of crashes and complaints, VicRoads has bowed to public pressure to replace the notorious St Georges Rd roundabout with traffic lights.

But whether the horror intersection is finally fixed will depend on the State Government allocating an estimated $2 million funding for the plan in its May budget.

The article also mentions dedicated bicycle crossing points and lanes. Good news for anyone who's had to contend with it. Click here for the article.

Sir Rod Eddington's Plan - The Bicycle Bit

Here's the article from yesterday's Metro section of the Age, which details all 7 projects comprising the $60 Million bicycle infrastructure component of the report.

Worth a read.

Welcome!

So here it is, the OmniLab Melbourne Bicycle Users Group Blog - an open forum for the bicycle (or bicycle-curious) commuters among us to exchange ideas and information without clogging the mail server with bicycle spam.

To make posts, you need a Google Account. Click here to get one (it's painless). E-mail me at snix@iloura.com.au with your account sign-in and I'll add you to the blog contributors list (which doubles as a sort of members list).

Without going on and on, the blog is good for;

• bicycle event notifications (suggesting a weekend ride, etc)
  
• how-to advice
• links to resources, news, humour
• reviews of products purchased, stores visited, routes taken
• just about anything else bicycle related (questions, suggestions, and general musings)
  

Just remember that Google searches often churn out blog posts, so don't post anything you wouldn't want your boss (or your mum) reading.

Hope you enjoy.

OmniLab Melbourne BUG Admin

Oh, almost forgot - the name of the BUG and the banner aren't set in stone, so feedback is welcome.