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Calling all bicycle/cycling professionals and researchers
Posted on May 10, 2012 | No CommentsI am curating and hosting a Bicycle Pecha Kucha in Berlin on Wednesday 27th June from 7pm – 9pm. If you would like to be involved – or have suggestions... -
Lazy Sunday Cycle seeks Events Manager, Graphic Designer, Social Media Manager, Ride Leader’s
Posted on April 12, 2012 | No CommentsLazy Sunday Cycle – Exciting Opportunities Lazy Sunday Cycle is independent. It is a grass-roots community based social-media initiative. Aimed at anyone and everyone who wants to ride a bicycle... -
Rachel on ABC National Radio
Posted on March 19, 2012 | No CommentsRachel was special guest on ABC National Radio’s ‘The Sunday Spin’ on Sunday 18 march 2012 with Phil Smith and Chris Welsh http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2012/03/the-sunday-spin-18th-march.html -
Can cupcakes mainstream sharing in our cities?
Posted on March 7, 2012 | No CommentsWhen Kirsty, my sister’s sister-in-law, arrived at Christmas with cupcakes in jam jars exquisitely wrapped we knew she had a product worth developing… and eating! Like many of us, Kirsty... -
On her bike: why women won’t ride
Posted on August 2, 2011 | No CommentsLast week my colleague told me that she was selling her bike. She likes the idea of cycling and has no actual hostility towards her bicycle it’s just, as she... -
Local bike paths mean higher house prices
Posted on August 2, 2011 | No CommentsOn April Fool’s Day Fairfax Media posted a video affirming that the new inner Sydney cycleways have had a positive effect on property prices. It was no joke. It seems... -
Can cycling help boost the tourism industry?
Posted on August 23, 2011 | 2 CommentsI’ve just returned from my best scuba diving trip ever. Mike Ball dive trips are legendary, so I wasn’t surprised people had travelled from the Caribbean, Canada and Cape Town... -
Cycling – Undeniably an integral part of life in the Big Apple.
Posted on August 23, 2011 | 3 CommentsI was in New York last week when it was announced that two-thirds of New Yorkers support bike lanes in their city. Cycling is now, undeniably, an integral part of... -
Asia Pacific Cycling Congress (Brisbane)
Posted on August 26, 2011 | No CommentsIn just a few weeks the inaugural Asia-Pacific Cycle Congress will be held in Brisbane, Queensland from 18-21 September 2011 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. The congress will... -
Bosky Bikes – a boost to Brisbane tourism
Posted on August 29, 2011 | No CommentsIn July, born and bred Brisbanite Trent Kirkwood hit the streets with some stylish pushbikes, a community focus and a new rental bike business that comes to you. Bosky Bikes... -
More people cycling more of the time…
Posted on December 10, 2011 | No CommentsTransport planners and travel behaviour change practioneers across Australia are charged with the challenge of ‘getting more people cycling more of the time’ and achieving ambitious mode share targets. These... -
Rachel joins BMW Guggenheim Lab
Posted on December 10, 2011 | No CommentsLast month the Berlin Lab Team was announced, and my team members and I are already deep into the planning for the Lab’s run there in the spring. The BMW... -
Interview – Rachel Smith talks Dynamic Connections
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No CommentsThe Lab Team in Berlin will have an overarching theme of making and doing—empowering everyday citizens to create and improve their own cities. Within this theme, Lab Team members have... -
Can Karaoke transform public spaces?
Posted on January 12, 2012 | No CommentsWhen my colleague Jing suggested Karaoke for a team social there were gasps of despair and our manager hastily booked lanes at the local ten-pin bowling alley. On the other...
