Merri-bek BUG

As you may have noticed from the calendar of events on the right hand side of our website’s front page, Moreland BUG now has it’s own Google Calendar.

What does this mean?

• You can easily see when upcoming meetings, rides and other events are happening.
• You can subscribe to the Calendar with your favourite Calendar tool. For example, if you use Apple’s iCal, click on the following link and it should auto-magically add the BUG calendar to your iCal subscriptions (and this should work for any industry-standard calendar tool that uses the ical format).
• People, such as the convenor, secretary and rides organiser, will be able to easily add/update events.
• We can start linking into other local BUG event calendars.
• We are getting geekier by the minute…

If you have Moreland bike-related events that you would like to add to the calendar, send the information through to us…

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The next Moreland BUG meeting will take place at Caffe Mingo, 600 Sydney Rd, Brunswick from 7:30pm, tonight (Thursday 22nd May).

The agenda is:

1. Welcome & introductions, appoint minute taker
2. Committee report
3. Clearway extensions: Carlo Carli, state MP for Brunswick
4. Improving connectivity in Brunswick: Ian Robertson, Moreland City Council – Brunswick Structure Plan
5. Council report, including an update on the planned bike path realignment at the old VideoEzy site
6. Operating the BUG’s new Google calendar: Graeme takes us through a demo…
7. Rides calendar
8. Other business/things Anna forgot to put on agenda

Hope to see you there!

Human Powered Cycles, in East Brunswick, have organised a series of bike maintenance courses. Check their website for more information, including dates and pricing.

News from Nicholas Elliot at council regarding the Capital City Trail path realignment at the old VideoEzy site on Nicholson St (near the corner of Park St):

Path alignment proposed (in PDF format) – note galvanised fence on west approach to Nicholson so cyclists can use as a handrail while they wait for lights and to promote separation of path and other uses.
Also note that the existing concrete pad will have to be excavated where the bike path crosses it to account for level differences.

Cyclists exiting road crossing on west side can cycle off the path, using triangular shaped corner of existing pad, which will be re-constructed in concrete and not landscaped as symbol indicates. This and the extended handrail/fence should help with crowding in peak hours.

This alignment will be on the agenda for next BUG meeting (21 May 08). Council has decided to move ahead with construction rather than wait for the new leasee to move in and do it.
Any comments back to me via email or at Thursday’s meeting.

A quick reminder: the next Moreland BUG meeting will take place at Caffe Mingo, 600 Sydney Rd, Brunswick from 7:30pm on Thursday 22nd May.

Stay tuned for an update with the agenda…

Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph/20 kph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.

The Australian Ride of Silence will be held on Saturday 24th May 2008, 10am, starting at Federation Square.