You are invited to participate in the survey – Characteristics of Road Safety Strategies in Australia. Dr Joao Canoquena, former Visiting Fellow and PhD graduate from the Queensland University of Technology, is conducting research to better understand Australian community attitudes towards the different measures that have been taken to improve road safety. We know in…
It has been great to see all parties take an unprecedented interest in bike riding, but what is the better deal? We’ve taken some of the hard work out of comparing funding commitments for walking and cycling for you. To make it clear we have recalculated each set of commitments over a 4 year period,…
The NSW Greens have announced their $1 billion pledge to get more people riding bikes. The Hon. Ms Cate Faherman MP has consistently supported safe cycling, cycling infrastructure and has questioned both The Hon Andrew Constance MP Minister for Transport, and The Hon Melinda Pavey MP Minister for Roads and Maritime Services on crucial issues for bike…
A person riding a bike has been demonized for obeying the law in a 7 News article. Yesterday, March 5, 7 News published a photograph of a person on their bike waiting at the front of a queue at a red traffic light, at a on-ramp to the Pacific Highway in NSW. Dylan Yasar, who…
Bicycle NSW is pleased to see the current government trying to compete with the opposition on budget promises for active transport infrastructure if elected. Transport Minister Andrew Constance MP promised to more than double active transport spending over five years to over $600 million. This is made up of $330 million for active transport, $285…
The Sydney Gateway project proposes cutting connections to the well-used, shared path along Alexandra Canal. This undermines an $80 million active transport investment by City of Sydney Council and Sydney Water. The Alexandra Canal cycleway connects Tempe and the southern suburbs to Sydney’s CBD and eastern suburbs, and connects to The Orbital – a critical…
Even as politicians promise more road building projects, we are falling out of love with driving. Almost every car advertisement shows a vehicle travelling rapidly on empty roads. Manufacturers and marketers try to sell us the idea that car ownership is synonymous with freedom. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Commuting by car involves…
On Sat 23/2/19 at around 6.20am a male and female were hit whilst riding bicycles north along Nelson Bay Road approximately 1km south of the intersection with Salamander Way. The riders allege they were struck from behind by a ute travelling northbound and knocked off their bikes. The driver did not stop. The riders were…
Labor has pledged to spend $412 million over the next four years on the infrastructure we need for cycling and walking, more than double the expenditure figure given by the current transport minister. This adds to the commitment of $7 million for programs to get more children walking and cycling to school, and it represents…
A man riding a bike on the Federal Highway near Sutton, near the NSW border with Canberra, was fatally hit by a pantech truck this morning. Police were called and attended around 8:15 but the man died at the scene. This is the first death of a cyclist in NSW this year, and brings the…