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Sydney Harbour Bridge Northern Access Steps (Image: Wolter Peters)

Ramp to Sidestep 55 Steps is One Step Closer!

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

A Better Street has space for people to linger and participate in community life. (Source: Better Streets)

Get Involved in the Better Streets Weekend

Bicycle NSW is excited to announce two Better Streets events happening this weekend in Wollongong and Sydney. These events bring together communities, advocacy groups, and politicians to promote safe and healthy streets that are accessible to everyone. A Better Street has space for people to linger and participate in community life. Traffic is slow and

Daily life on Australia’s arterial roads (Image: The Fifth Estate)

Cycling Our Way Out of Transport Poverty

Do you spend 10% or more of your disposable income on transport? Living in the country, with pot-holed roads and long-distance travel, or locked into a car finance scheme may find you spending in excess of 20%. Daily life on Australia’s arterial roads.  Terrible for all roads users but particularly for anyone walking or cycling.

The view over Middle Harbour from Edgecliffe Esplanade in Seaforth (Image: Ed Forrester)

Why I Decided to Commute to Work On a E-Bike

And why I love it! Environmentalist, Bicycle NSW friend and Arup transport planner Ed Forrester first decided to try cycling from Manly to Sydney’s CBD on National Ride to Work day last October. Previously, he had thought that the ride was unachievable. Firstly due to a lack of safe infrastructure on congested roads, but also

The M4 cycleway near Parramatta. Photo credit: Brenden Wood

Strategic Cycleway Corridors Explained

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

WSYD Gear Up Girl Social Ride

WSYD Gear Up Girl Social Ride

Bicycle NSW, Western Sydney Cycling Network and CAMWEST are teaming together for the inaugural WSYD Gear Up Girl Social Ride on March 4th 2023 and we would love for you to join us. Our social ride is focused on encouraging and empowering women of all ages and abilities to get involved in cycling. Whether you

Bicycle NSW and HelloRide social ride Photo: HelloRide

Bicycle NSW and HelloRide Social Ride

Bicycle NSW was incredibly proud to announce the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with our new partner HelloRide recently, provider of the world’s largest and most advanced fleet of micromobility devices. This is our first bike share partnership and a big win for our Members and supporters as it will pioneer a way to

Trishaw with people from Yada, just one of many organisations WSCN work with to improve the health and wellbeing of their members

BUG Gives Western Sydney Residents New Lease on Life

Western Sydney’s bicycles are getting a new lease on life and so are the residents. Bicycle NSW bicycle user groups (BUGs) in every corner of NSW get together on social rides and help Bicycle NSW advocate for safer roads for all bike riders aged 8 to 80. One BUG is recycling bikes bound for the landfill

Katy Freeway in Texas

Transurban Reaps Congestion Bonanza

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

Members of the Sydney Cycle Sisters group participating in Heart Foundation Gear Up Girl event in 2016

Connecting Cycling and Women’s Safety

Safety means safe from gender and traffic-based violence  In 2015, Parramatta-based bicycle entrepreneur, Charlene Bordley, saw the need for an inclusive women’s bicycle group and found a way to combine her passion for bike riding and women’s safety. Starting with a core group of 10 mothers at Hilltop Road Public School, with support from Bicycle