So far I have blogged four posts that mention Victorian premier John Brumby, and of those four all of them have been negative.
Today however I have something favourable to say about him. Why my change of heart? Because he has finally come to his senses and yesterday pledged to spend $115 million on a cycling strategy that declares VicRoads will now be required to consider bike lanes in every major road project.
Under the plan, 23 bike paths around Victoria will be completed in the next 18 months, and 33 bike cages built at train stations around Melbourne.
"For the first time in Australia, bike riding has been formally recognised as part of the core transport system," said Bicycle Victoria chief executive Harry Barber.
Pretty good stuff! But before I take out my quill to write Mr Brumby's name in my good book, he first has to do a little soul searching and weighing up of good and bad of his own.
The Australian Grand Prix is set to start on Thurdsay, which means there are still a couple of days to call it off.
What's it going to be, Mr Brumby?
2 comments:
He wont be able to hear you over all of the noisy halapaloo...Fucken prix
Can you believe it? Brumby released a statement in defence of the the Grand Prix, and in it, not a single mention of the environment or carbon emissions.
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