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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

The M4 cycleway near Parramatta. Photo credit: Brenden Wood

Strategic Cycleway Corridors explained

27/02/2023
Announcements and commitments are coming thick and fast about active transport as the NSW election...
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Fabulous space for active transport on the Goods Line in Sydney

The First NSW Active Transport Strategy

01/01/2023
As any bike rider knows, the best way to connect with Country is by walking...
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A Better Street in inner Sydney has limited through traffic

Bring on Better Streets for New South Wales!

15/12/2022
The name says it all. Everyone wants Better Streets – streets that are safer, healthier...
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Life fills Macleay Street, Potts Point, during City of Sydney’s Summer Streets events in February 2022 (Image: Adam Hollingworth)

How Can Our Streets Be Healthier?

06/12/2022
How can we define a ‘healthy street’? One which is welcoming to everyone, young and...
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A key ambition of the new Strategy is to support multi-modal transport options

Future Transport Strategy 2061 is Out!

01/11/2022
The team at Bicycle NSW has taken a deep dive into the new Future Transport...
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The recently completed separated cycleway on Miller Street in Pyrmont Bicycle NSW

How active leadership supports active transport

01/11/2022
10 years ago, nobody thought of Sydney as a bike-friendly city.  Policy decisions ‘actively’ discouraged...
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Western Distributor proposal

Western Distributor proposal out of step with 21st century planning

27/10/2022
Bicycle NSW joins the City of Sydney and pedestrian advocacy group WalkSydney in objecting to...
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Another Call to Double Down On Cycleway Investment!

18/06/2022
Bicycle NSW attended the launch of the 2022 Sustainable Cities Index hosted by the Committee...
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Regional cycling safety

24/08/2021
The overlooked needs of rural and regional cyclists: Advocating for safer roads in NSW Bike...
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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. 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