Draft Road Rule Amendments

Next CBD BUG Meeting

Guest speaker: Round-table discussion with Brisbane Transport representatives: Improving on-road interactions between cyclists and buses

When: Wednesday, 24 March, 2010

Where: Brisbane Square Community Meeting Room, ground floor (between the escalators), 266 George St.

Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm

More information about meetings is available on the Meetings page.

About Us

Are you tired of

• trying to scrounge a decent/secure parking space?
• waiting for a shower (what shower?)
• hanging a towel wherever a space can be found?
• needing counselling after another near miss cycling to work?

The Brisbane Central Business District Bicycle User Group (CBD BUG) is an organisation of city cyclists, representing and articulating the interests of the very large number of Brisbane residents who commute or ride bicycles to, from and within the Brisbane City Centre.

The group has around 400 members, and potentially advocates on behalf of the several thousand regular cyclists.

CBD BUG was established in early 2005 to:

• monitor and identify CBD cycling facilities (and deficiencies);
• act as a resource for CBD commuter cyclists;
• lobby for improvements; and
• act as an informal network of cycle commuters and other cycle users in the CBD.

CBD BUG meets monthly, discussing issues and happenings of concern and interest to CBD cyclists, and to date has

• regularly met with, lobbied and written to a range of State and Brisbane City Council politicians on issues of major concern to commuter cyclists (improved commuter routes, reduced vehicle speeds, improved EOT facilities, the need for the commercial bicycle centre, improved bicycle provisions in City Plan etc etc);
• undertaken an extensive survey of city cyclists regarding cycling issues
• developed a comprehensive data-base of parking and end-of-trip (EOT) facilities in CBD buildings
• organised tours of CBD ‘best practice’ facilities
• established a ‘bike buddy’ scheme for new/inexperienced cyclists, to encourage higher rates of commuting by bike
• drafted a number of comprehensive submissions, lodged after extensive discussion amongst BUG members, giving cyclists a direct voice in government planning and policy development.

Membership of CBD BUG is free. More information (including how to join) is here.

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