{"id":4963,"date":"2025-10-06T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=4963"},"modified":"2025-10-13T23:51:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T12:51:52","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-870-monday-6th-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2025\/10\/06\/yarrabug-radio-show-870-monday-6th-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #870 Monday 6th October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" data-attachment-id=\"4964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2025\/10\/06\/yarrabug-radio-show-870-monday-6th-october-2025\/wills_ghostbike_kensington-station_oct2025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"Wills_GhostBike_Kensington Station_Oct2025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025-scaled.jpg?fit=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025.jpg?resize=676%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025-scaled.jpg?resize=250%2C188&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025-scaled.jpg?resize=945%2C709&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wills_GhostBike_Kensington-Station_Oct2025-scaled.jpg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sub>Will&#8217;s Ghost Bike at Kensington Station, thanks to Bike Melbourne &amp; crew<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cr.org.au\/yarrabug\/episode\/long-wait-change-macaulay-road-wellington-street\">The long wait for change<\/a>: Macaulay Road &amp; Wellington Street: on this weeks program Chris speaks with Karen Hovenga and Ellen Sandall,\u00a0Greens State MP for Melbourne about\u00a0 Wellington Street and\u00a0Macaulay Road active transport infrastructure issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local news includes&nbsp;Bicycle Network Member Night &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/bicycle-network-member-night-50-year-celebration-tickets-1704617740549\">50 Year Celebration, 6pm, Wednesday, 8 October<\/a>, next&nbsp;Richmond Repair Corner, <a href=\"http:\/\/rnc.org.au\/product\/richmond-repair-corner\/\">Sunday&nbsp;26 October<\/a>,&nbsp;National Ride2Work Day,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bicyclenetwork.com.au\/rides-and-events\/ride2work\/ride2work-day\/\">Wednesday 15 October<\/a>&nbsp;and keep an eye on local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovetoride.net\/vic\">Biketober events across Victoria this October<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a glorious Saturday morning in Darling Gardens, Clifton Hill, Chris and Karen chat about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/2025\/09\/23\/lets-make-wellington-street-safer\/\">Lets make Wellington Street safer<\/a>: we strongly suggest&nbsp;<strong>Option 1 Bicycle Street for both stage 3 and 4<\/strong>&nbsp;as it reduces traffic and improves local walkability as well as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyclability\">cyclability,<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;more&nbsp;trees, similar to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DOp2niIlQBo\/\">existing Canning Street route<\/a>&nbsp;in Carlton, one of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/streets-alive-yarra.org\/canning-street\/\">Melbourne\u2019s best known cycling corridors<\/a>&nbsp;that\u2019s safe, peaceful, enjoyable and effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yoursayyarra.com.au\/building-safer-wellington-street#survey\"><strong>Survey is open to\u00a0Monday 13 October 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Read about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/streets-alive-yarra.org\/modal-filters\/\">existing modal filters<\/a>, the \u201cBicycle Street\u201d option for Wellington Street is basically what has existed in Collingwood, Fitzroy, Richmond and Abbotsford streets for several decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellen Sandall talks about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BikeWestVictoria\/posts\/will-richter-was-riding-to-uni-on-macaulay-road-when-he-was-killed-by-poor-road-\/850718730616513\/\">heartbreaking aftermath<\/a> of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vafa.com.au\/news\/2025\/09\/29\/vale-will-richter\/\">death of Will Ritcher<\/a>&nbsp;at Macaulay Road \/ Rankin Road intersection on 22 September 2025, the <a href=\"https:\/\/participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au\/arden-macaulay-bike-lanes\">slow wait for instalment of protected bike lanes<\/a> in Melbourne\u2019s&nbsp;inner west (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/20251004033833\/https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/national\/victoria\/teen-s-death-sparks-calls-for-long-awaited-bike-lanes-in-melbourne-s-west-20250930-p5myxy.html#selection-3383.0-3383.73\">Teen\u2019s death sparks calls for long-awaited bike lanes in Melbourne\u2019s west<\/a>, The Age 4 October 2025), her petition:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ellensandell.com\/issue\/bike-lanes-macaulay-road\/\">Demand Labor approve safe bike lanes on Macaulay Road<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.vic.gov.au\/contacting-members\/\">making your voice heard by contacting your local member<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Will Richter was riding to uni on Macaulay Road when he was killed by poor road design &#8211; it was his 19th birthday &#8211; a devastating tragedy. Everyone deserves to be safe on our roads, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BikeWestVic\/status\/1974369105336807642\">Bike West on x, Saturday 4 October 2025<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Between 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,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/o\/gMu8N\/https:\/\/edge.sitecorecloud.io\/stategovernc45d-cftw-production-c9ca\/media\/Project\/TransportWebsite\/Forms\/Truck-Bicycle-rider-crash-stats-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to a Road Safety Victoria study.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Program music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbrenner.bandcamp.com\/album\/tour-de-velo\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tour de Velo, Jon Brenner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PKfD8d3XJok?si=pl0MTSuxBYTTFAUg\">We\u2019re Going to Be Friends, The White Stripes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long wait for change: Macaulay Road &amp; Wellington Street: on this weeks program Chris speaks with Karen Hovenga and Ellen Sandall,\u00a0Greens State MP for Melbourne about\u00a0 Wellington Street and\u00a0Macaulay Road active transport infrastructure issues. Local news includes&nbsp;Bicycle Network Member&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2025\/10\/06\/yarrabug-radio-show-870-monday-6th-october-2025\/\">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-4963","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-1i3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4982,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2025\/11\/03\/yarrabug-radio-show-874-monday-3rd-november-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":4963,"position":0},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show #874 Monday 3rd November 2025","author":"admin","date":"3 November 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Cr Sophie Wade: A big thank you to Will's family for sharing some of his life with us tonight (insta story) \"Sanguis Ante Actum\" - Blood before action: this weeks program includes two powerful post ride speeches from Pierre Vairo, Bike West and\u00a0Tim Richter, father of Will Richter, made at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Podcast&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/category\/podcast\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CM_Will-Richter.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1025,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2012\/04\/24\/yarrabug-radio-show183-%e2%80%93-monday-23rd-april-2012\/","url_meta":{"origin":4963,"position":1},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show#183 \u2013 Monday 23rd April 2012","author":"admin","date":"24 April 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"On this weeks program we discuss our bike moments, both Melbourne Council & Yarra Council unanimously passing decisions for Copenhagen lane treatments for La Trobe Street & Wellington Street. \u00a0We interview Brendan Bailey about the recent UCI Track Worlds in Melbourne & Will and Gemma from Melbourne Bike Polo about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Podcast&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/category\/podcast\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1019,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2012\/04\/17\/yarrabug-radio-show182-%e2%80%93-monday-16th-april-2012\/","url_meta":{"origin":4963,"position":2},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show#182 \u2013 Monday 16th April 2012","author":"admin","date":"17 April 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Val & Chris talk to Railli about Melbourne Bicycle User Group\u2019s advocacy with Melbourne City Council. 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