Happy new year! This week Chris starts off with a critique/grumble about the almost imperceptible "soft launch" of the Victorian Cycling Strategy 2018-28 and yet more unhelpful media against bicycle riders in Queensland. 

Continuing on from last fortnights program, here's more three segments from Radio Adelaide series Step Away From The Car,  produced by Nicky Page and recorded with people involved with 2017 Australian Walking and Cycling Conference

Auckland Steps Away from the Car: Hong Kong and New Zealand have very different traffic environments ... Senior Traffic Engineer Jason Chow was born in Hong Kong but now works in Auckland ... creating a variety of safe routes for cyclists and pedestrians... find out why he describes one of those routes as “vibrant”

No Trespassing: The Art and Politics of Walking in NSW: When the Wiradjuri warrior called Windradyne walked from Bathurst to Paramatta in 1824 it was to surrender to the Governor to avoid further bloodshed. That event is the focus of today’s episode of Step Away From the Car ... featuring artist Molly L Wagner who is retracing that 197km walk on foot ... and as you can imagine that  experience has led to many new insights.

The Trojan Horse of Fun: What happens when you take the dark arts of advertising and develop “collective impact” programs to encourage and support cycling in the City of Sydney?  Jess Miller has been finding out, in her work as Program Director with Republic of Everyone and especially as part of Clover Moore’s Independent team on the Sydney City Council.... Jess was keynote speaker at the Australian Walking and Cycling Conference and you can hear highlights on today’s episode of Step Away From the Car  

Local bicycle news includes Women/Trans/Non-Binary Ride at Commuter Cycles THIS Monday 15 January, 6.15pm, starting at 14 Prentice Street, Brunswick, the 2018 Indian Pacific Wheelrace roster released and Lightning Furies: Melbourne Ride on Saturday 20 January, starting at 3pm (precrafting) 5pm (ride), Norma Redpath Studio, 4 Painsdale Place, Carlton. "The Lightning Furies is a bike gang of tough women and non-binary folks. When they take to the streets, children wave, drivers get out of the way, and lycra-clad hoons choose a different route" 

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