{"id":3111,"date":"2018-11-19T16:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T05:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=3111"},"modified":"2025-04-06T01:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T14:00:11","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-519-monday-19th-november-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2018\/11\/19\/yarrabug-radio-show-519-monday-19th-november-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #519 Monday 19th November 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3116\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2018\/11\/19\/yarrabug-radio-show-519-monday-19th-november-2018\/bruntlett-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bruntlett-1.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1542621411&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Melissa and Chris Bruntlett of Modacity\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Melissa and Chris Bruntlett of Modacity&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Melissa and Chris Bruntlett of Modacity&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bruntlett-1.jpg?fit=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bruntlett-1.jpg?resize=676%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Melissa and Chris Bruntlett of Modacity\" class=\"wp-image-3116\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bruntlett-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bruntlett-1.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bruntlett-1.jpg?resize=250%2C188&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bruntlett-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bruntlett-1.jpg?resize=945%2C709&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bruntlett-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bruntlett-1.jpg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bruntlett-1.jpg?w=2028&amp;ssl=1 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption>Melissa and Chris Bruntlett of Modacity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cr.org.au\/yarrabug\/episode-201811191000\/modacity-and-building-cycling-city\">Modacity and Building the Cycling City<\/a>: Val and Faith are joined in the studio this week by Melissa and Chris Buntlett of Canadian agency\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.modacitylife.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Modacity<\/a>. We share our bike moments before taking a brief look at some local news including; last chance to have your say on the shape of the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/parkweb.vic.gov.au\/park-management\/plans-underway\/from-shrine-to-sea\" target=\"_blank\">Shrine to Sea boulevard for pedestrians and cyclists<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-10-21\/new-melbourne-level-crossing-removals-to-include-sky-rail\/10401896\" target=\"_blank\">Skyrail for Upfield<\/a>\u00a0and the chance to make sure this ensures a badly needed\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/LXRAUpfieldBikePath\/\" target=\"_blank\">upgrade for the Upfield bike path<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melissa and Chris describe how they first came to give up the use of their car ten years ago in Vancouver and the journey they&#8217;ve been on since then, with their two children, sharing stories about urban mobility and the ways in which multi-modal transport which embraces the bicycle can create more open and welcoming environments for everyone. Their book&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.modacitylife.com\/building-the-cycling-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality<\/a>&nbsp;is being launched in Melbourne&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bicyclenetwork.com.au\/rides-and-events\/building-the-cycling-city-book-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuesday November 20th at Bicycle Network<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3133\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3111-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2018\/11\/19\/1000\/201811191000_yarrabug_64.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2018\/11\/19\/1000\/201811191000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2018\/11\/19\/1000\/201811191000_yarrabug_64.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2018\/11\/19\/1000\/201811191000_yarrabug_64.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"201811191000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">Download<\/a> () | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('3111-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_3111-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_3111-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?powerpress_embed=3111-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modacity and Building the Cycling City: Val and Faith are joined in the studio this week by Melissa and Chris Buntlett of Canadian agency\u00a0Modacity. We share our bike moments before taking a brief look at some local news including; last&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2018\/11\/19\/yarrabug-radio-show-519-monday-19th-november-2018\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast","category-show-summary"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ksuk-Ob","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3031,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2018\/08\/01\/yarrabug-radio-show-503-monday-30th-july-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":3111,"position":0},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show #503 Monday 30th July 2018","author":"admin","date":"1 August 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Australian Walk Bike Conference in Bendigo + MTF Yarra Transport Forum: two interviews on this weeks program where Chris speaks to\u00a0Rob Kretschmer\u00a0and\u00a0Cr Jackie Fristacky\u00a0from\u00a0City of Yarra. 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