{"id":4794,"date":"2025-02-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=4794"},"modified":"2025-04-06T00:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:56:35","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-838-monday-24th-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2025\/02\/24\/yarrabug-radio-show-838-monday-24th-february-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #838 Monday 24th February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tim Smith from FoldSmith. Image: Supplied<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Talking to Tim Smith from FoldSmith<\/a>: on this weeks program Chris talks to Tim Smith, local industrial designer about his journey to developing FoldSmith<\/a>\u00a0folding bike hire and sales. Tim discusses the joy of growing up with bikes, becoming a cycle courier, running a\u00a0bike cab business, his business ideals, raising the profile of folding bikes, FoldSmith folding bike rental options<\/a>\u00a0and future collaboration plans with Loop Cycles<\/a> in Brunswick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News includes Don\u2019t risk our safety in 2025 – tell Yarra Council not to remove safe cycling lanes<\/a> petition update with public pressure gets results<\/a> with a decision possibly deferred to April, Critical Mass Footscray<\/a> with Snuff Puppets and all your new friends<\/a>, 5.30pm, State Library, Friday 28 February, Merri-bek BUG having a stall at the Sydney Road Street Party on Sunday 2 March<\/a> and Kingsville women lucky to be alive after being struck by a truck driver on Somerville Road<\/a> (narrowed bike lanes, anyone?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National news includes Active Transport boost for Victoria<\/a> announcement with $100m allocated to four year period for the entirety of Australia<\/a>, when Better Streets Australia<\/a> are calling for $400m per year in the lead up to the 2025 Federal election and Gregory Andrews\/Lyrebird Dreaming article: E-bikes and Cargo Bikes: The Transport Revolution Australia Needs<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

King Stingray, Camp dog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tricky, Your name (instrumental)<\/a><\/p>\n

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