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Bicycle NSW greatly benefitted from the engineering expertise of the late Ray Rice OAM.  Ray was our CEO from 2015-16 and an invaluable Advocacy Consultant between 2017 and 2020.

Ray Rice (left) was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia shortly before his early death in 2021. Ray and his wife Sue (right, riding the Spring Cycle) were lifelong cyclists who supported bicycle events and initiatives over many decades.

 

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

Bicycle helmet standards change

Bicycle helmet standards change

And New South Wales has jumped on board! A few months ago, the Assistant Treasurer accepted...
Bicycle NSW Uncovers Hidden Toll Rebate

Bicycle NSW Uncovers Hidden Toll Rebate

Did you know that if you carry your bicycles on a roof rack then you...
MAKING LOCAL STREETS SAFE FOR BIKES

Making local streets safe for bikes

Protected cycleways that separate bike riders from both vehicles and pedestrians are gold standard facilities...
Should we ban e-bikes in apartments?

Should we ban e-bikes in apartments?

Stories of spectacular fires caused by lithium-ion batteries have sparked fears about the safety of...
Do great places need parking?

Do great places need parking?

Not according to urban planning experts! Australian cities have an abundance of affordable, subsidised and...

Active transport for a healthy economy

Bike paths and pedestrian-friendly streets have much more to do with improving our economy than many...
Police tape across NSW road

NSW Road Safety Forum misses vital ingredient

Road trauma statistics have trended in the wrong direction over the last few years. 370...
Three Roads to affordable housing and better transport

Three Roads to affordable housing and better transport

There's a golden opportunity along three of Australia’s oldest roads  Parramatta Road is Australia’s ugliest...
Western Distributor

Strategic modelling: Helpful or harmful?

A transport model is a tool for assessing the likely impacts on travel demand caused...


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. Updated in July 2024.

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 and 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.

Design of Roads and Streets

DORAS aims to be a really practical ‘how to’ guide for practitioners delivering new and re-imagined streetscapes that strongly embed the Movement and Place framework. Bicycle NSW has written an article exploring this New Manual for Designing Roads and Streets

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