Darebin CYCLinG STraTeGY - City of Darebin

oTher KeYS To The Darebin CYCLinG PiCTurebike shops – Darebin has seven very successful bike shops, including two that have openedin the last five years.Parkiteer – In addition to Council’s program to increase provision of on-street cycle parking, asecure cycle parking shed has been built at the Reservoir train station, the Reservoir Parkiteerwas funded by DoT and is run by Bicycle Victoria and has a capacity for 25 bikes.Cycle Training – A number of cycle training programs have been run in Darebin since 2005.The following have a community focus: Bicycle Victoria’s “Time to Ride”, Jika JikaNeighbourhood House “Bike it, you’ll like it”, Darebin Bicycle Users Group courses, Love LivingLocal courses for disadvantaged youth, Jika Jika Beginners courses and CycleWise confidencecourses. Bike Ed courses are also run in local schools.Darebin bicycle user Group – Darebin’s local cycling group continues to engage stronglywith the community, running four regular weekly rides (with high attendance from older adults),regular families on bikes rides and monthly themed rides. The group has a wide membershipand serves a social function, runs programs to promote cycling and also plays a strong role incampaigning for improvements in cycle provision in Darebin.Going Places – Council’s community sustainable transport promotion program has 880members who live or work in Darebin, and as part of the program 127,814 km have beenrecorded by members as travelled by bicycle instead of alone in a car.Love Living Local – Over three years Love Living Local promoted active travel within Fairfield,Northcote, Thornbury, Preston and Reservoir. Cycling initiatives included bike skills classes withdisadvantaged children and youth; setting up East Reservoir Men’s Shed with equipment andspace to restore and distribute secondhand or discarded bikes; and a street party held at theReservoir velodrome with the Reservoir cycling club, bike maintenance classes and promotionof social cycling groups.School Travel Planning – Cycle promotion is a key aspect ofCouncil’s promotion of sustainable transport to schools. Councilencourages schools to participate in Bicycle Victoria’s Hands Up!surveys, collecting data on active travel, promotes Ride to Schoolday, provides a Bike Trailer for use in Bike Ed, and offers Bike Edtraining to teachers so they can teach children to ride safely.TravelSmart Map – A new and updated TravelSmart map wasproduced in 2010. All 10,000 copies of the 2007 edition having beendistributed to residents, bike shops and as part of the travel planningprocess.Darebin CYCLinG STraTeGY Achievements Report 2005-2010 | 11