After years of declining bike riding participation numbers, 2021 has proven to be a year of change with an increase of 9% across Australia. About The Survey The Cycling Participation Survey is a bi-annual report that shows cycling trends across Australia. In 2021, they added walking into the survey in order to gather more…
Today’s announcement provided more time to exercise for people living in the LGA’s of concern. We are still awaiting amendments to the regulatory framework to reflect the changes, but the Premier has announced that from tomorrow, 3 September, people from the LGA’s of concern will no longer be limited to one hour of exercise per…
The City of Sydney has released the results from their 2021 active transport survey with some exciting results for bike riders. New Infrastructure Since the COVID-19 Pandemic, the City of Sydney has opened a number of pop-up cycleways along with a new two-way cycleway along Saunders and Miller Streets in Pyrmont, completing a safe bike…
Bayside Council has recently opened new bike lanes connecting Rocky Point Road in Sans Souci to Dolls Point Beach. This comes just one year after elected councillors decided to reject excellent plans by council staff, and Transport for NSW funding for a pop-up cycleway in the same area. New Sans Souci Cycleway. Photo Credit: Bayside…
With COVID-19 numbers growing, the measures have changed again so we have an update and a challenge for riders. Lockdown Extension for Rural and Regional NSW For riders living outside Greater Sydney, the lockdown measures have been extended until Friday 10 September. In communities where case numbers are low, or cases have not been confirmed,…
All too often bike infrastructure planning in NSW focuses on cities and urban riders, but rural and regional cycling needs attention too. Issues For Regional Bike Riders The roads connecting many homes and towns may be relatively narrow, have unsealed shoulders, no lighting, potholes, be regularly littered with fallen branches or other debris, have higher…
A range of the COVID-19 measures have been amended, and we will do our best to explain them for bike riders in NSW. Bicycle NSW uses the latest published amendments to the health orders to develop advice and update our table. At times this has meant that Bicycle NSW information regarding restrictions has been ahead…
Across NSW we know the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped our lives, but we wanted to share some of the great work going on. Creating Safe Spaces For Bike Riding COVID-19 has been tough for everyone, but people across NSW have had the chance to ride their bikes more often. Councils and park managers have seen…
Alfred Street in Harris Park will soon be one of the first in NSW to provide bike priority crossings around roundabouts, if the proposed upgrade is approved. About The Project Identified in Transport for NSW’s Principle Bicycle Network and in the endorsed City of Parramatta Bike Plan, Alfred Street is a priority cycling route for…
Updated 18 August 2021 For at least the next week all of NSW has been placed under lockdown to combat COVID-19. Over the weekend several members reached out to us to explain the changes, but we needed access to all of the amendments first, in order to help you. The changes mean the rules are…