{"id":3553,"date":"2020-05-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=3553"},"modified":"2025-04-06T00:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:58:07","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-597-monday-25th-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2020\/05\/25\/yarrabug-radio-show-597-monday-25th-may-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #597 Monday 25th May 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3554\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2020\/05\/25\/yarrabug-radio-show-597-monday-25th-may-2020\/covid19-driving-a-revolution-in-travel_0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/COVID19-driving-a-revolution-in-travel_0.jpg?fit=921%2C939&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"921,939\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"COVID19-driving-a-revolution-in-travel_0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/COVID19-driving-a-revolution-in-travel_0.jpg?fit=676%2C689&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/COVID19-driving-a-revolution-in-travel_0.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3554\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"\/><figcaption><em>COVID19 is creating a revolution in travel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cr.org.au\/yarrabug\/episode-202005251000\/melbournes-bicycle-boom-needs-safe-bike-network\">Melbourne&#8217;s bicycle boom needs a safe bike network<\/a>: on this weeks show Chris talks to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SamHibbins\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Hibbins, member for Prahran(link is external)<\/a>\u00a0and Victorian Greens Transport spokeperson, about immediate need for new cycling infrastructure,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/greens.org.au\/vic\/campaigns\/gnd-transport\">funding and building a safe bike network<\/a>\u00a0that creates jobs and supports physical distancing during the COVID19 pandemic as part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/greens.org.au\/greennewdeal\">Green New Deal<\/a>.\u00a0 As\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/may\/01\/city-leaders-aim-to-shape-green-recovery-from-coronavirus-crisis\" target=\"_blank\">cities across the world quickly\u00a0 implement cycling infrastructure(link is external)<\/a>, the Victorian state government continues to do nothing,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-05-17\/coronavirus-brings-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-for-cycling\/12247870\" target=\"_blank\">despite a massive boom with cycling across Australia(link is external)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News includes VicRoads Sydney Road report that illustrates that users support\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/national\/victoria\/sydney-rd-users-support-removal-of-car-parks-for-cycling-lane-survey-20200517-p54tqt.html\" target=\"_blank\">parking removal for protected bicycle lanes(link is external)<\/a>, the report was made public after a\u00a0Freedom of Information request by The Age, The Conversation:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/coronavirus-is-a-sliding-doors-moment-what-we-do-now-could-change-earths-trajectory-137838\" target=\"_blank\">Coronavirus is a \u2018sliding doors\u2019 moment. What we do now could change Earth\u2019s trajectory<\/a>\u00a0and Sensible Transport Institute &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sensibletransport.org.au\/project\/keeping-australians-safe-as-they-travel-to-work-during-the-pandemic\/\">Keeping public transport safe under COVID-19 restrictions<\/a>&#8221; as the threat of COVID-19 has caused the largest shift in travel behaviour in living memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5078\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3553-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2020\/05\/25\/1000\/202005251000_yarrabug_64.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2020\/05\/25\/1000\/202005251000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2020\/05\/25\/1000\/202005251000_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\/2020\/05\/25\/1000\/202005251000_yarrabug_64.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"202005251000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 29:08 &#8212; 21.0MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('3553-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_3553-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_3553-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?powerpress_embed=3553-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>Melbourne&#8217;s bicycle boom needs a safe bike network: on this weeks show Chris talks to\u00a0Sam Hibbins, member for Prahran(link is external)\u00a0and Victorian Greens Transport spokeperson, about immediate need for new cycling infrastructure,\u00a0funding and building a safe bike network\u00a0that creates jobs&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2020\/05\/25\/yarrabug-radio-show-597-monday-25th-may-2020\/\">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-3553","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-Vj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3575,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2020\/07\/08\/yarrabug-radio-show-603-monday-6th-july-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":3553,"position":0},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show #603 Monday 6th July 2020","author":"admin","date":"8 July 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Image: Luke Poland via twitter \"Spotted some love for new lanes in Richmond! 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