With exponential growth in the community planned over the coming decade, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is planning for its future. The 54km of road connecting Port Macquarie to neighbouring towns along the coast, and then further inland to Kew and Kendall, is undergoing review. This road is also an alternative to the Pacific Highway and provides…
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…
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…
This week we received a copy of the budget submission prepared by Rail Trails for NSW. Bicycle NSW supports the efforts to transform disused railway tracks into rail trails, because it enables more people to ride, walk and access areas with prams, mobility scooters and wheelchairs. Rail trails also preserve transport corridors for the future,…
Nearly 12 months ago, Tamworth Regional Council announced they’d secured $3.284 million in State Government cycle path funding. So, how have they spent the money over the last year? Completed Work In Tamworth Warral Road – $39,000 – To divert cyclists away from traffic when crossing the Stewart Avenue bridge – 30 metres in length…
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…
Bicycle NSW and riders across the state can ask for change, but questions from MPs are impossible to ignore. A crucial part of the democratic process is that when MPs ask questions in Parliament they need to be answered, usually within 21 days. We have seen MPs raise issues and questions for bike riders in…