{"id":5060,"date":"2026-02-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=5060"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:33:31","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-888-monday-16th-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2026\/02\/16\/yarrabug-radio-show-888-monday-16th-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #888 Monday 16th February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cr.org.au\/yarrabug\/episode\/melbournes-bicycle-world-50-years-ago-checking-dutch-infrastructure-subscriber\">Melbourne&#8217;s bicycle world 50 years ago, checking in on Dutch Infrastructure + Subscriber Drive<\/a>: Faith and Val are back in the studio and sharing their bike moments despite a glitch to the start of the program.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"901\" data-attachment-id=\"5061\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2026\/02\/16\/yarrabug-radio-show-888-monday-16th-february-2026\/yarrabug_val_16-2-2026_0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0-scaled.jpeg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" 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=\"YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0-scaled.jpeg?fit=676%2C901&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0.jpeg?resize=676%2C901&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0-scaled.jpeg?resize=188%2C250&amp;ssl=1 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0-scaled.jpeg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0-scaled.jpeg?resize=945%2C1260&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YarraBUG_Val_16-2-2026_0-scaled.jpeg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Val Nagle in the studio at 3CR during the 2026 Subscriber Drive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Amongst other news, it is 3CRs annual Subscriber Drive and a great time to subscribe to the station if you don&#8217;t already so so. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cr.org.au\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribe at this link<\/a>, and select Yarra BUG Radio from the dropdown if you would like to support the program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Great Ride of Return Naarm is planned again for late March and they need more people to help particularly on the day. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/greatrideofreturn.naarm\/\">Get in touch if you can help<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faith chats about local updates on her cycling routes in the Netherlands and Dutch pragmatism in implementing infrastructure in challenging spaces. 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