The Heath Street Cycleway is about as good as a cycleway gets. Heath Street is a crucial link in a six-part East-West regional cycleway that connects Canada Bay in Sydney’s inner west with the western suburbs. The Heath Street section was enabled by $7 million from the NSW Government. In addition, it is part of…
And businesses are begging for more The College Street Cycleway is back better than ever, which is great news for healthy, thriving streets. The cycleway was originally opened in 2010 and carried more than 2000 bike trips a day. But the previous NSW Roads Minister, Duncan Gay hated cycleways and ripped it out. Now, after…
Bicycle NSW is extremely pleased that a majority of councillors at North Sydney Council decided to give consent to Transport for NSW to progress the development of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycleway northern access ramp. The linear ramp will provide a safe and accessible alternative to hauling your bike up 55 steps to reach the…
Announcements and commitments are coming thick and fast about active transport as the NSW election looms. An exciting moment was the release of networks plans for Strategic Cycleway Corridors for the Central River and Western Parkland Cities. Bicycle NSW was consulted and we thank the wonderful Bicycle User Group advocates. They spent many hours compiling…
Congestion is a hassle draining our time, will to live and accelerating global warming. But for Transurban, it’s a licence to print money. In the last financial half year, Transurban recorded monster profits on the back of record traffic and inflation. Outgoing CEO Scott Charlton beamed, “We have seen record traffic in Brisbane, as well…
Hundreds more trees lost to the Warringah Freeway Upgrade Residents living close to the High Street interchange awoke to arbourgeddon in the week before Christmas. Like a bomb, hundreds of trees and countless animals and birds who depended upon them for habitat were destroyed overnight. For the locals, many in modest flats, the trees provided…
Stage One of the Parramatta Light Rail is getting close to the finish line. It has been a painful and disruptive process – including for bike riders – but installation of the 16 stops is underway, the first trams have arrived from the factory and passenger services are due to start in 2024. The plans…
But get your submissions in now! The Sydney Harbour Bridge northern access ramp Review of Environmental Factors (REF) is out. It’s overwhelmingly positive and marks an exciting step forward for a long-overdue project. As set out in the Bicycle NSW submission, the ramp will transform active transport in Australia’s most populous city. Your submissions will…
We’re talking 500%! That’s the base estimate from both the UK and Queensland Governments. Aideen and son on the Gong ride, photo courtesy of City of Sydney Both the Queensland and UK Governments agree that, at a minimum, every $1 invested in bicycle infrastructure returns a $5 net social benefit. The Value of Cycling, a…
The Bicycle NSW advocacy team joined up with Inner West bike advocates for a tour of the Rozelle Interchange project site. Guided by members of the John Holland project team, we explored the edges of the mammoth construction site and gained some interesting insights into the future active transport connections. The project to deliver the…