Bike riding has so many physical health benefits but that’s not all! Cycling regularly can help to boost your mental health, improve your memory and enhance your brain power. Mental Health Benefits Bike riding can offer help in boosting your mental health. Unfortunately in Australia, 10-15% of seniors are thought to have anxiety or depression,…
Bicycle NSW’s newest team member, Sarah Bickford, is helping improve cycling through local government submissions. Most of the roads, parks and paths you need to travel on in NSW are controlled by local government. Until recently our team lacked the resources to respond to the many plans and proposals put forward at this level, reducing…
Most of the roads in NSW are controlled by Councils, but plans to accelerate development, whilst reducing their budgets, and pushing greater responsibility for road safety onto them, are bad news for bike riders. Council Resources Many NSW Councils have lots of roads to maintain, demands to increase active transport infrastructure, and modest budgets to…
COVID-19 controls have changed again in response to increased numbers of cases. On Saturday in response to increasing case numbers, restrictions were increased to control the impact of COVID-19. In the Greater Sydney Area including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Shellharbour: Construction must cease other than certain urgent works Retail has closed or moved…
The Blue Mountains Cycle Safety Forum has been hard at work, and thanks to this BUG, bike riders can look forward to a better ride. Fixing the Great Western Highway for riders Bicycle NSW lent a hand, and the Blue Mountains Cycle Safety Forum (BMCSF) campaign has led to Transport for NSW (TfNSW) securing $2M…
Hunters Hill Council have released the final report for their bike plan outlining some of the issues riders face in their area, including access to the Gladesville Bridge. Access Issue To The Gladesville Bridge Currently the junction between Victoria Road and Burns Bay Road that leads to the Gladesville Bridge is indirect and confusing. It…
The NSW Government has announced that Greater Sydney will remain in lockdown for at least another 2 weeks, until 11:59pm, 30 July 2021. Greater Sydney Restrictions Until Friday 30 July, the following additional restrictions will be in place for Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour: Outdoor public gatherings limited to…
We understand from Member calls that trying to follow the COVID-19 rules can be confusing, so we’ve tried to explain as clearly as we can. Greater Sydney Restrictions People in Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour are required to stay at home and may only leave for a limited number…
The NSW Government knows how to solve cycling safety issues and get more people riding, now it’s time for the back-pedalling to stop. Promises Aren’t The Same As A Final Product Bicycle NSW regularly shares announcements of funding, new infrastructure, and new government policy, anticipating positive change for riders in NSW. Unfortunately announcing pop-up cycleways…
Stage 1 of the New England Rail Trail is (almost) a go after recently receiving nearly $9 million in funding. Currently the major hold up is that an act of NSW parliament is required to close the rail corridor and transfer ownership from Transport NSW to Crown Lands. About the New England Rail Trail The…