This week Bicycle NSW President and GM Advocacy & Public Affairs had the chance to meet with Rob Stokes MP, the new Transport Minister for NSW. Photo courtesy of City Of Sydney. Henderson Rd Pop-Up Cycleway. A change of Minister can bring new ideas, perspectives and priorities to their portfolio. In this case there was…
Travel to your local polling place can become an opportunity at the Council elections this week, to show candidates how important bike riding is to you. A third of Australians don’t get enough exercise to stay healthy, and incorporating a 15 minute bike commute could alleviate this problem. What better way to try this out…
Bicycle NSW is launching the Bike Promise 2021 campaign to help show the people standing for election how important bike riding issues are to the community. Sadly, we have seen that even when Transport for NSW funding is provided for safe cycling infrastructure, one Councillor or a few loud opponents in the community, can prevent…
We are pleased to share the response received by the Hon. Alex Greenwich MP when he stood up for bike riders. Alex has a long history of advocacy for bike riders. From infrastructure funding and bike racks to legislative change to improve rider safety, Alex has spoken up consistently for positive change. Bicycle NSW has…
The budget estimates process is one of the important ways a government can be held to account for the way it works and spends taxpayer funds. We’ve summarised the issues that matter most to you. On page 31 of the transcript the Hon. Cate Faehrmann MLC questioned the Transport Minister on: rider safety, expenditure on…
For bicycle tourism to work well, riders need to be able to reach destinations with their bike. A new independent campaign called Bikes on NSW TrainLink is calling for your support. We encourage contacting your MP by letter, email or social media message and ask them to support roll-on roll-off bike storage on trains. You…
It is always important to learn from injury data to help reduce future trauma. However, only considering one aspect of the issue can paint an inaccurate picture. A recent story reported a doubling of injuries in children related to bike riding during the NSW lockdown. What it failed to mention is the increase in the…
There has been more good news for rail trails in NSW. Photo courtesy of Rosie Kew @northernriversrailtrailsupporters. Earlier this month Federal Member for Page, the Hon. Kevin Hogan MP, announced a further $9.9 million worth of funding for the Northern Rivers Rail Trail. These funds are for the construction of the 16.3km section between Bentley…
There has never been a better time to speak up about transport. Did you know that Transport for NSW is reviewing the Future Transport 2056 Plan and asking for your thoughts? We can see from the focus topics that many issues you care about may have been forgotten. You can ensure that what you…
October is National Safe Work Month and new regulation has been proposed for the food delivery industry. But, sadly, it is evident that a lot is missing. Over the past two years we have worked with MP’s, SafeWork and the Joint Taskforce: Food Delivery Rider Safety on safety issues, because food delivery riders face the…