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Bicycle NSW greatly benefitted from the engineering expertise of the late Ray Rice OAM, as a consultant and previous CEO. 

We have created ‘Ray’s Corner’ to celebrate his life and contribution, and enable everyone in the community to better advocate for improved bike riding infrastructure.  

This page is a great place to find our recent content about policy, strategy and design guidelines.  There are links to important documents and deep dives into issues such as e-bike safety, street design, speed limits, parking policy and road space reallocation. 

Recent policy and design articles

The day ended with a meaningful dinner discussion among advocacy leaders from NSW, ACT, and QLD.

More cycling for a better future

21/04/2025
Bicycle NSW was pleased to partner with Better Streets to host the talented and passionate...
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Peter Mclean on Oxford St

Excitement builds about the Roads Act review

02/04/2025
Bicycle NSW is thrilled that the NSW Minsters for Roads and Transport have launched a...
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Bicycle parked near bollard

Rethinking bollards on bike paths

04/03/2025
Bicycle NSW is working with Bicycle User Group Bike North to stop the overuse of bollards...
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Children riding bicycles to school

One simple request for the 2025-26 NSW Budget

24/02/2025
In the run up to the annual NSW Budget, advocacy organisations of all shapes and...
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A couple riding e-bikes on the NSW coast

Bicycle NSW responds to e-mobility recommendations

18/02/2025
Bicycle NSW welcomes the findings of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the use of e-scooters, e-bikes...
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Delivery riders waiting for the next job on a busy and narrow footpath

Recommendations from a food delivery rider…

03/02/2025
who is also an urban planning graduate! Food delivery riders work in tough conditions in...
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The new manual for Designing Roads and Streets

03/02/2025
For 70 years, planners and engineers have prioritised the movement and storage of private vehicles...
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Some of the state’s councillors at the Local Government Conference in Tamworth, November 2024. Many were brand new to the job of representing their communities and full of enthusiasm! (Image: Jess Whittaker)

How to Influence Councils for Better Active Transport

02/12/2024
Right NOW is a great time to get involved in local government advocacy!  Across New...
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Reflections from Melbourne’s Bike Paths: Part Two

06/11/2024
The Bicycle NSW tour of some of Melbourne’s best bike paths provided far too many...
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Policies and strategies for walking, cycling and place outcomes

Transport for NSW has published a range of new policies and guidelines to support planning, design and delivery of walking and cycling infrastructure. These build on the NSW Government’s Future Transport 2056 vision and the Movement and Place framework.

Road User Space Allocation Policy

This corporate policy requires Transport for NSW allocates physical and temporal road user space safely and equitably to support the movement of people and goods and place objectives.

Cycleway Design Toolbox

Guidance for practitioners on desired outcomes for cycling and other forms of micromobility in NSW. The design principles outlined aim to address both the movement function and place intensity of a location.

Providing for Walking & Cycling in Transport Projects

This corporate policy requires every transport project funded by Transport for NSW must include provision for walking and cycling, and must be delivered from the outset of every transport project.

Walking Space Guide

The Walking Space Guide provides a set of standards and tools to assist those responsible for the pedestrian environment to achieve comfortable environments which encourage people to walk.

Movement & Place Framework & Practitioners Guide

Movement and Place is a cross-government framework for planning and managing our roads and streets across NSW. The framework is realised through a series of Practitioners Guides and tools including the Walking Space Guide and Cycleway Design Toolbox.

We have drawn together guidelines and principles into one resource to help you. As we continue to work, this resource will grow. Please check back for updates.
Last update 15 September 2020