The City of Melbourne is working to ensure Melbourne can reach its full potential as a vibrant cycling city. The Melbourne Bicycle Account will keep an annual check on the city’s cycling resurgence.
What is a Bicycle Account?
The Bicycle Account reports the progress of the City of Melbourne’s Bicycle Plan 2007–2011.
It has been modelled on the Copenhagen Bicycle Account, but adapted to suit the cycling culture of Melbourne. It is hoped that other cities continue the trend and develop their own annual Bicycle Accounts, resulting in data on bike use around the world.
2008 Melbourne Bicycle Account
A variety of economic, social and environmental factors are influencing peoples' transport choices, and cycling is proving an attractive option for an increasing amount of people.
Some key statistics from the 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Account include:
- 6,806 cyclists ride into the city between 7am–10am, an increase of 43 per cent since 2007
- All on- and off-road cycling ‘arterials’ leading into the CBD have recorded growth in cyclist numbers since 2007
- A considerable number of cyclists would like to see improvements to CBD bike routes and other major arterials such as St Kilda Road
Download the Melbourne Bicycle Account here:
Melbourne Bicycle Account: Cycling Census 2008 (PDF, 4MB)
Melbourne Bicycle Account: Cycling Census 2007 (PDF, 2.6MB)
Photos in the 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Account
The City of Melbourne ran a competition in early 2008, asking cycling and photography enthusists to send in images that represented the true character of cycling in Melbourne. The winning entries appeared in the 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Account.
Creative input from the Melbourne community is a very important element of the Melbourne Bicycle Account. Visit again soon for details of future competitions and promotions that will be featured on this page.