Newcastle City Council is in the process of reviewing their Cycling Strategy and Action Plan in order to set priorities, clear directions and specific actions to be achieved over the next four to five years. Earlier this year, they reached out to their community to better understand the needs and wants for cycling. 2383 online…
The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment have released the successful applicants of the Streets as Shared Spaces Grant Program, including some extra money for bikes across NSW. Overall more than $3 million will be divided between NSW Councils enabling them to create a better environment for bike riders within their area. There were 2…
Our latest road safety campaign launched recently and the waste disposal trucks are now active. Have you seen them in your area yet? Working with SUEZ and NSW Police, Bicycle NSW launched this campaign to help create more awareness for bike rider safety. There are 2 SUEZ trucks wrapped with 4 different images. Each image…
After reaching out to SUEZ over a year ago, Bicycle NSW was blown away by their level of commitment to safety. SUEZ trucks such as these are fitted with reverse sensors, forward and rear facing camera systems, smart brake technology, drive cam, dead man operator controls, 175 engine hour services as per SUEZ standard operating…
Last Saturday, Affliated Bicycle User Group, BIKEast headed up a Tour-de-Pop-up to show the impact safe cycling provisions can have. Benefits Of Pop-Up Cycleway In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Transport for NSW has developed pop-up cycleways to help people travel safely and reduce the spread of infection. The focus has been on connecting journeys…
For riders who live in or travel through Rozelle in Sydney’s Inner West, there are more changes to come. One of the challenges we have faced is the complexity of the Westconnex Rozelle Interchange Project and its impacts. Changes are being made to the detours for riders, but there is some good news. Thanks to…
Last Friday was a big day for bike riders across NSW with two big events happening. These events saw us deliver on our safe home policy pillar to make riding better across the state. Bicycle NSW safety campaign on SUEZ trucks. SUEZ Safety Campaign In the morning Bicycle NSW CEO, Alistair Ferguson, Communications Manager, Kim…
Bicycle NSW takes the safety of all bike riders seriously, and lessons learned in Newcastle and central Sydney need to be applied to light rail in Parramatta. You’ve seen in our content ‘how we roll’. We invest in attending meetings, making submissions, developing resources and campaigning to improve infrastructure and safety standards. We ask for…
We’re feeling like the apprentice sent to the hardware store to ask for a ‘long wait’. Fourteen years ago Bicycle NSW asked for the flooding issues at Jedda Road on the M7 Cycleway to be corrected. This was long before some of the current Bicycle NSW staff had reached working age. “Since this all started…
On Monday night, City of Wollongong Councillors unanimously supported a bright bike riding future for Wollongong by approving a $4 million budget and agreeing to exhibit the draft Cycling Plan 2030. Photo Credit Matt Loft Increase in Cycling Budget Over the next three years, the council will spend $1.8 million (including $875,000 from a government…