Mik has picked up the video camera on his phone to start ‘youtubing’ about people in his city who are reducing their ecological footprint
Tag: active transport
Sustaining the sparkle: connection is everything
Guests in The Sustainable Hour on 23 January 2018 where we celebrate our 250th show are Sue Constable, teacher co-organiser of Earthfest in Ocean Grove, and Caroline Danaher, Geelong’s ‘persistent pensioner’ advocating for climate action
Better conversations a prerequisite for bike connections
Why is it either a ‘Big Yes!’ or ‘Hell No!’ to new bike lanes? Could there be a middle ground? If we want better bike connections in our city, there are a number of myths to be dispelled and frustrations
Bike safety first
More and more Australians would like to harness the tremendous benefits of biking, such as physical and mental well-being, clean air and climate safety. As the photo above shows, which is from Geelong in the 1950s, Australians actually were used
Safe cycle paths make a happier city
The Danes are not the happiest people on the planet because they cycle as much as they do, and on a daily basis. What makes them so satisfied with their lives is that they live in a society which values
What’s Geelong’s future? Here’s inspiration from Denmark
Mik Aidt’s presentation at the Geelong Green Drinks on 24 August 2016 » Suggestion: Start the player and listen while you take your time to browse through the photos below An audio recording of a ten-minute group workshop at the end
In a Danish cyclist’s perspective: What is wrong in Geelong
Listen to Bethany, Heather and Maria in The Bicycle Show on 14 November 2015 on 94.7 The Pulse as they interview Mik Aidt, 53 – a cycling Viking, or an exiled ‘Biking’, as he moved from Copenhagen to Geelong, Australia
Forum about active transport and walkability in Geelong
What’s happening with regard to public transport, cycling infrastructure and walking activities in the Geelong region? A forum with the title ‘Active Transport: Past, Present & Future’ was held on 22 April 2015 at Beav’s Bar in Geelong to provide
Speaking of sustainability: Geelong Cycling Forum
On this page you can listen to each of the speakers as well as the public debate at the Geelong Cycling Forum which was held at Beav’s Bar in Geelong in southern Australia on 15 June 2013. • Introduction by
Call for more cyclists in the streets
We should cycle for better health, for faster and cheaper commuting, for less noise and pollution of the air, and to support our city in its ambition to become a more liveable and sustainable place. Authorities need to lower speed