Around 10,000 cyclist took over the streets of Sydney on Sunday, October 15. The riders came together to cycle over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, past the Opera House and through the City, in Sydney’s largest display of cycling advocacy. From Inner Sydney out to the West, riders rediscovered the joys of cycling in the Spring…
As part of improving connectivity and celebrating the Parramatta River, the City of Parramatta is designing a new world class pedestrian and cyclist bridge over the Parramatta River at Alfred Street, Rosehill. We are inviting you to provide feedback and comments on the concept design by Saturday 28 October 2017. Community support for the project…
The Parramatta Light Rail EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) has been released. It can be viewed here, and will be on exhibition until Monday 23 October 2017. There are thousands of pages within this document and not all of the proposals are going to benefit bike riders. Bicycle NSW Advocacy Manager, Ray Rice, has made a submission on…
The 34th annual Spring Financial Group Spring Cycle is right around the corner. With a new, fourth ride option, and plenty of people excited to Ride the Bridge, it’s a great opportunity to step back and see the bigger picture. The event has grown from a small ride event 33 years ago, to what now…
Our southern Bicycle User Groups alerted us last October to a tragedy on the Illawarra roads however it has taken some time for the legal system to bring the driver in question to trial. With great relief, last Wednesday the driver faced court and pleaded guilty to “a charge of negligent driving occasioning death”. Our…
Back in February this year, Bicycle NSW submitted to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Driver Education, Training and Road Safety, and we were one of three cycling advocacy bodies, alongside Australian Cycle Alliance and AGF, who presented evidence directly to the inquiry. The report from the inquiry is now available to read. It’s pleasing to see…
Sep 20, 2017 Bicycle NSW welcomes the news that the Sydney Harbour Bridge design consultation will soon be open for public feedback. Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight, The Hon. Melinda Pavey announced over the weekend that the consultation will open for public feedback in November. “The Sydney Harbour Bridge is an international icon and…
Announced this morning by the Australian Cycling Promotion Foundation (ACPF), bicycle sales are at decade low. Simultaneously, Australian children are at a peak of inactivity. Are Australian children in an inactivity crisis? The ACPF has called it so. Bike riding in NSW is also in a crisis being the lowest in the country. By encouraging children…
Last Tuesday, a small group of active transport advocates coordinated an independent time trial in Newcastle. Their aim was to access the differences between various modes of transport travelling between the Newcastle campuses of the University of Newcastle. Synchronising their watches at 8:30am they headed off in their different modes of transport – public bus,…
Every year, Bicycle NSW assesses and approves every day bike riders to become qualified Ride Leaders. These Ride Leaders are knowledgeable, experienced bike riders who love to show new and experienced riders alike, the great areas and routes in their local area to ride.
Fostered by our affiliated Bicycle User Groups (BUGs) and Riding Groups, we have hundreds of approved Ride Leaders across all of NSW to help get more people riding more often.
Ride Leaders can be trained and assessed in the field, or, twice a year candidates and volunteers take over the Bicycle NSW office in Sydney Olympic Park to conduct large group assessment and approval. Find out all about the course here.
On Sunday 6th August 2017, we were happy to welcome another 10 approved Ride Leaders to our ever growing network. …
