The Gimme 5 roadshow continues this fortnight with events in the Bellarine/Geelong, Richmond, Footscray & Niddrie, and Moonee Valley.
Join a family-friendly community ride on Friday 25 September in Portarlington to ride the coastal trail and hear about how dedicated cycling funding would benefit locals.
Also on Friday 25 September, Geelong riders can attend a community meeting at Geelong West Neighbourhood House to share local stories about active transport, meet state election candidates and learn about the Gimme 5 campaign.
The Gimme 5 roadshow is part of the Gimme 5 campaign led by Bicycle Network and supported by over 40 bicycle user groups, Streets Alive communities and other grassroots organisations.
The campaign asks the state government to commit to spending 5% of Victoria’s transport budget on developing the strategic cycling corridors (SCCs).
The SCCs were developed by the state government and form a network of essential cycling routes that connect key destinations across the state.
There is no dedicated budget for building the SCC network, even though the Victorian Government wants 25% of all trips to be active by 2030 and roughly 75% of Victorians report being interested in riding, with the biggest barrier to uptake being a lack of protected infrastructure.
You can learn more about the Gimme 5 campaign and write to your local MP or state election candidates to ask them to support the cause here.
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