Bicycle NSW has always been clear that the registration and licensing of compliant EN-15194 e-bikes is NOT the answer Unfortunately, there is an ongoing media muddle about the difference between legal and illegal e-mobility devices. And this has recently been compounded by calls from the Queensland Government and some NSW politicians for unnecessary licensing and…
Over the last 12 months, Bicycle NSW has supported the Western Sydney Health Alliance with a pilot Active Travel to Schools project. In a collective effort to better understand the barriers to walking and riding to school, the project team worked with kids, parents and staff at 6 primary schools in 6 Western Sydney council…
For many families, school drop-off time is stressful. The fifteen-to-thirty minute window is a familiar scene: parents are rushing to get away to work, and children are distracted by the excitement of greeting their class-mates. There is the usual line of queuing cars, engines running, creeping forwards, or making three-point turns in the same space…
Why the new regional transport plans won’t make NSW much better for bike riding and how to advocate for better outcomes The NSW Government is developing their Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plans (SRITPs) for 9 NSW regions. This major piece of work is hot on the heels of the former government’s incomplete set of Regional…
Chris and Melissa Bruntlett are influential urban mobility advocates and practitioners based in the Netherlands. They have now written three books together. The first, ‘Building the Cycling City: The Dutch blueprint for urban vitality’, was inspired by their first trip to the Netherlands in 2016 after a decade of bicycle advocacy in Vancouver. The second…
Many of our Members and the wider bicycle community have been worried about what the recent e-bike rule changes mean for them. Through our advocacy, both in the public realm and behind the scenes, Bicycle NSW has been able to positively influence government to ensure the changes continue to strike the right balance between safety…
Bicycle NSW CEO Peter McLean has a message for parents about to hit the shops with an e-bike at the top of the wishlist. “It is incredibly important that parents do the right thing and only purchase legal e-bikes,” says Peter. “This will help keep their children and the community safe, while enjoying all the…
It is 11 months since Bicycle NSW was finally able to share the detailed designs for the Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycleway northern access ramp. At the time, construction had just started. Now the ramp is ramping up to open this summer! Last week, the Bicycle NSW team was able to get up close for the…
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…
However, e-bike conversion kits have been derailed Following its proposal for a blanket ban in July, the NSW Government has announced that most e-bikes are still welcome on trains. Only DIY kits that convert regular bikes to e-bikes will be banned from Sydney Trains, NSW Trainlink and Metro services, starting from 1st November 2025. A very positive…