The very active Bike Leichhardt Touring Group has just completed a 6-day tour of the Northern Rivers for the second time in two years. To encourage more Bicycle NSW friends and Members to make the trip north, Ride Leader Tim Coen has shared his notes about the scenic rides the group did on and around…
As discussed in our 2023 article The problem with Local Traffic Committees, active transport advocates have long been frustrated by the process for approving changes to streets in NSW. Even small projects to improve conditions for walking and cycling have faced red tape. So Bicycle NSW is delighted that Transport for NSW has finally delivered significant…
Trips grow 7% in a year as more people discover the best way to get around town Bicycle NSW was very excited to join the celebrations for the opening of the Oxford Street West Cycleway in August 2025. City of Sydney has delivered a safe place to ride for the hundreds of bike riders who…
On 22nd July, with no warning or consultation, Bicycle NSW learned that the NSW Government was proposing to ban all e-bikes on NSW trains and Sydney Metro from 1st September. An update from Bicycle NSW CEO Peter McLean “Bicycle NSW quickly swung into action with strong advocacy against a blanket ban,” said Peter. “We strongly…
Bicycle NSW and Bicycle User Group Bike North are working to bust bollards on cycling infrastructure. These pesky steel posts regularly injure bike riders – but they are too often wholly unnecessary. Our article Rethinking bollards on bike paths sets out what the Bicycle NSW and Bike North campaign hopes to achieve. And in the last couple…
With implications for active transport everywhere in NSW Bicycle NSW was pleased to receive a notification from contractors Fulton Hogan that work was due to commence to install two signalised pedestrian crossings at new intersections on Memorial Avenue, Kellyville. However, this news is not all positive. Tax payers have been saddled with expensive retrospective work,…
Have you been incorrectly fined for not riding in a bicycle lane? Some Members and friends of Bicycle NSW got in touch after they were fined for ‘not riding in bicycle lane’. “We naturally looked into this issue,” said Bicycle NSW CEO Peter McLean. “After speaking with the riders, we were able to help get…
At Bicycle NSW, our work benefits from listening to all our Members’ experiences – from those that have supported advocacy efforts for multiple decades, to those who have only recently begun to cycle. And fresh perspectives are always helpful. In this piece we hear from Ali Macleod, a passionate cyclist who is new to Sydney.…
In our latest blog post we have a guest entry from Scott Shirbin, who has recently returned to Sydney after several years overseas. His work with institutions, communities and movements navigating transition ‘moves between systems thinking, public design, and storytelling’. Inspired by a formative period in Mexico, Scott shares his vision for a Sydney with…
Make your donation go further this End of Financial Year Once again, we have been busy. Our small team continues to work tirelessly to make NSW better for bicycle riding. Meeting with governments, organising community campaigns, writing detailed submissions, keeping track of major infrastructure projects – the work of Bicycle NSW never stops. It is…