Will the new ramp shift the demographic? If you cycled across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Thursday 23rd October, you might have seen two members of the Bicycle NSW team. Sarah, our Bike Planner, and Ali, our digital content support, were at the bottom of the infamous Milsons Point steps, scribbling away on sheets of…
Cycling advocates recently had their eyes on London. In an unlikely turn of events, a story about the chaos of industrial action across the city’s Tube network quickly turned into headlines about shared bikes. The strikes caused an unexpected critical mass of bike commuting and shared bikes offered an easy way to saddle up. Market-leader…
A lot of the work we do at Bicycle NSW involves an eye for detail. We’re constantly reading new documents and proposals that inspire us to write submissions and coordinate campaigns to make NSW better for bike riding. As a Member-funded organisation, we’re able to employ full-time staff to ensure that nothing is missed. And…
The very active Bike Leichhardt Touring Group has just completed a 6-day tour of the Northern Rivers for the second time in two years. To encourage more Bicycle NSW friends and Members to make the trip north, Ride Leader Tim Coen has shared his notes about the scenic rides the group did on and around…
Trips grow 7% in a year as more people discover the best way to get around town Bicycle NSW was very excited to join the celebrations for the opening of the Oxford Street West Cycleway in August 2025. City of Sydney has delivered a safe place to ride for the hundreds of bike riders who…
With implications for active transport everywhere in NSW Bicycle NSW was pleased to receive a notification from contractors Fulton Hogan that work was due to commence to install two signalised pedestrian crossings at new intersections on Memorial Avenue, Kellyville. However, this news is not all positive. Tax payers have been saddled with expensive retrospective work,…
The Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway northern access ramp project is under construction after many years of dedicated advocacy from Bicycle NSW, bicycle user groups and the cycling community. Work finally began in September 2024 and the new ramp will be ready to use at the beginning of 2026. And it is going to be very…
The M6 Stage 1 project is delivering an underground motorway connection from the major Westconnex interchange at St Peters to President Avenue in Kogarah. There will be great bicycle infrastructure! An Active Transport Corridor (ATC) will connect fragmented existing open spaces with approximately 4.1 km of new walking and cycling pathways. The ATC stretches from…
Three interrelated road expansion projects are underway to support the future Western Sydney Aerotropolis and surrounding growth areas. The M12 is a brand new 16km motorway to provide direct access to the new Western Sydney International Airport. The M7 Motorway is being widened, from 2 lanes each way to 3, by constructing additional lanes in…
Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport project Some sections are already finished, providing fast and efficient transport for Sydneysiders. Over the next 7 years, 26 more stations will open across Sydney’s west, south west and greater west. Sydney Metro North West opened in 2019 and extends south with the Sydney Metro City and Southwest…