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Guess what? It's going to be hot - again - today, with the mercury tipped to reach 36 degrees.
There should be some cloud around with a chance of showers and a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
Here's what's making news in the capital this morning.
Canberra is on its way to be the cycling capital of Australia
![Ian Ross from Pedal Power ACT with the recently installed bike barometer in O'Connor. Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane have also adopted the technology. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong Ian Ross from Pedal Power ACT with the recently installed bike barometer in O'Connor. Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane have also adopted the technology. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-ct-migration/3cc6eef1-2662-4445-bb3a-37d1c2490206/r0_0_2000_1333_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
This won't come as much of a surprise to Canberrans but the ACT's first bike barometer is proving one thing - there are a lot of bikes in Canberra.
An electronic counter that measures cyclist numbers daily was installed in O'Connor in November last year on Sullivan's Creek Trail at Macarthur Avenue, one of the busiest cycle paths in the ACT.
A total of 56,738 cyclists were counted during the short period between November 23 last year and January 18, 2018. So far, the busiest day was on a Monday, January 15 with 2023 cyclists counted.
Han Nguyen has the story here.
9000 Tuggeranong residents now have green bins
![Calwell homeowner Stephen McDougall is happy to use one of the first green waste bins delivered to residents in Tuggeranong who have opted in for the service. Photo: karleen minney Calwell homeowner Stephen McDougall is happy to use one of the first green waste bins delivered to residents in Tuggeranong who have opted in for the service. Photo: karleen minney](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-ct-migration/9aaefe71-363d-4ae1-a877-198341cf818a/r0_0_2000_1330_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)