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…
For riders who live in or travel through Rozelle in Sydney’s Inner West, there are more changes to come. One of the challenges we have faced is the complexity of the Westconnex Rozelle Interchange Project and its impacts. Changes are being made to the detours for riders, but there is some good news. Thanks to…
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…
Last Friday was a big day for bike riders across NSW with two big events happening. These events saw us deliver on our safe home policy pillar to make riding better across the state. Bicycle NSW safety campaign on SUEZ trucks. SUEZ Safety Campaign In the morning Bicycle NSW CEO, Alistair Ferguson, Communications Manager, Kim…
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…
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…
Next Monday (June 29) the future of bike riding in Wollongong will be voted on by the local council. COVID-19 Pandemic has created an unprecedented time and there have been calls across the state for more infrastructure and support for bike riding. Firstly, as a way to exercise when many gyms and sporting activities were…
As we see pop-up cycleways and lower speed zones established as part of COVID-19 measures, it’s important we share the love. Most bike riders know how strong objections can get to the removal of even one parking space to make riding safer. Campaigns can involve ‘creative’ claims. Suddenly a few lost car parks becomes hundreds,…