A cyclist rides side by side with a Melbourne tram on Swanston Street.One of the few so-called "Copenhagen" cycle lanes in Melbourne
Cycling in Melbourne is an important mode of transport, fitness, sport and recreation in many parts of the city. After a period of significant decline through the mid to late 20th century, additional infrastructure investment, changing transport preferences and increasing congestion has resulted in a resurgence in the popularity of cycling for transport.[1] This is assisted by Melbourne's natural characteristics of relatively flat topography and generally mild climate.
Despite an active cycling culture and an extensive network of off-road paths through some parts of the suburbs, Melbourne lacks the on-road cycling facilities that feature in many comparable cities in Europe and North America.[2][3] Cycling infrastructure expenditure remains low compared to other cities[4][5] and well below international recommendations.[6] The introduction of mandatory helmet legislation (MHL) in Victoria in the early 1990s, the first such legislation in the developed world, may have further exacerbated the decline in cycling's popularity.[7][8] Cycling's transport modal share accounts for less than 2% of all trips throughout the Melbourne metropolitan area,[9] though bicycles comprised 16% of all morning peak-hour commuter vehicles entering the CBD in March 2017 – up from 9% in March 2008.[10]
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^Colleen Hartland (7 July 2016). "Maribyrnong must lift its game on bike spending". Australian Greens Victoria. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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