{"id":4844,"date":"2025-04-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=4844"},"modified":"2025-04-22T23:06:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T13:06:35","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-846-monday-21st-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2025\/04\/21\/yarrabug-radio-show-846-monday-21st-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #846 Monday 21st April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Now open! Footscray Road walking and cycling bridge. Image: BikeWest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Yarra Council to vote again on Elizabeth Street + Footscray Road bridge finally opens<\/a>: on todays program Chris catches up with Pierre Vairo from Bike West<\/a> about last weeks quiet opening of the Footscray Road walking and cycling bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also a recap of Yarra Councils 8 April 2025 meeting<\/a>, where our petition with 1100+ was tabled<\/a>, with something going very wrong where Yarra has to call another meeting:\u00a0Extraordinary Council Meeting called for Elizabeth Street at 7.15pm Tuesday 22 April 2025<\/a>, read more + actions<\/a>\u00a0you can take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pierre talks about the 200m green bike bridge opening as part of three completed components<\/a> of the Westgate Tunnel Project, with the 2km+ veloway\/green snake and Rainbow Bridge still to open. We discuss the ongoing issues with WTP including a tragic avoidable death<\/a>, another serious life changing injury (730 Report: Warnings about intersection ignored by authorities prior to crash that left cyclist paralysed<\/a>, Critical Mass Footscray<\/a> in February and ongoing ford work<\/a> with not fit for purpose signage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

King Stingray, Day off<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yarra Council to vote again on Elizabeth Street + Footscray Road bridge finally opens: on todays program Chris catches up with Pierre Vairo from Bike West about last weeks quiet opening of the Footscray Road walking and cycling bridge. 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