The long wait for change: Macaulay Road & Wellington Street

On this weeks program Chris speaks with Karen Hovenga and Ellen Sandall, Greens State MP for Melbourne about  Wellington Street and Macaulay Road active transport infrastructure issues.Local news includes Bicycle Network Member Night - 50 Year Celebration, 6pm, Wednesday, 8 October, next Richmond Repair Corner, Sunday 26 October, National Ride2Work Day, Wednesday 15 October and keep an eye on local Biketober events across Victoria this October.During a glorious Saturday morning in Darling Gardens, Clifton Hill, Chris and Karen chat about Lets make Wellington Street safer: we strongly suggest Option 1 Bicycle Street for both stage 3 and 4 as it reduces traffic and improves local walkability as well as cyclability, and has more trees, similar to the existing Canning Street route in Carlton, one of Melbourne’s best known cycling corridors that’s safe, peaceful, enjoyable and effective.Survey is open to Monday 13 October 2025Read about existing modal filters, the “Bicycle Street” option for Wellington Street is basically what has existed in Collingwood, Fitzroy, Richmond and Abbotsford streets for several decades.Ellen Sandall talks about heartbreaking aftermath of the death of Will Ritcher at Macaulay Road / Rankin Road intersection on 22 September 2025, the slow wait for instalment of protected bike lanes in Melbourne’s inner west (Teen’s death sparks calls for long-awaited bike lanes in Melbourne’s west, The Age 4 October 2025), her petition: Demand Labor approve safe bike lanes on Macaulay Road and making your voice heard by contacting your local member.Will Richter was riding to uni on Macaulay Road when he was killed by poor road design - it was his 19th birthday - a devastating tragedy. Everyone deserves to be safe on our roads, Bike West on x, Saturday 4 October 2025Between 2014 and 2021, of the 67 cyclists killed or seriously injured in accidents involving trucks in Melbourne, 28 per cent were in the City of Melbourne, according to a Road Safety Victoria study.Program musicTour de Velo, Jon BrennerWe’re Going to Be Friends, The White Stripes