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Bicycle NSW has greatly benefitted from the engineering expertise of Ray Rice OAM, as a consultant and previous CEO.  We have created ‘Ray’s Corner’ to celebrate his contribution, and help everyone advocate for better bike riding infrastructure.  

This page is a great place to find our recent content about policy, strategy and design guidelines.  There are links to important documents and deep dives into issues such as e-bike safety, street design, speed limits, parking policy and road space reallocation. 

Recent Policy and Design Articles

Bicycle parked near bollard
Rethinking Bollards on Bike Paths
Bicycle NSW is working with Bicycle User Group Bike North to stop the overuse of bollards on cycling infrastructure. Our story Read more
Children riding bicycles to school
One Simple Request for the 2025-26 NSW Budget
In the run up to the annual NSW Budget, advocacy organisations of all shapes and sizes submit proposals to the Read more
A couple riding e-bikes on the NSW coast
Bicycle NSW Responds to E-mobility Recommendations
Bicycle NSW welcomes the findings of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the use of e-scooters, e-bikes and related mobility options. The Read more
Delivery riders waiting for the next job on a busy and narrow footpath
Recommendations From a Food Delivery Rider...
… who is also an urban planning graduate! Food delivery riders work in tough conditions in NSW.  Like all bike Read more
The New Manual for Designing Roads and Streets
For 70 years, planners and engineers have prioritised the movement and storage of private vehicles when designing our roads and Read more
Some of the state’s councillors at the Local Government Conference in Tamworth, November 2024. Many were brand new to the job of representing their communities and full of enthusiasm! (Image: Jess Whittaker)
How to Influence Councils for Better Active Transport
Right NOW is a great time to get involved in local government advocacy!  Across New South Wales, our recently elected Read more
Reflections from Melbourne’s Bike Paths: Part Two
The Bicycle NSW tour of some of Melbourne’s best bike paths provided far too many insights for one article. This Read more
A very Melbourne intersection
Reflections from Melbourne’s Bike Paths: Part One
Bicycle NSW recently visited Melbourne for a long weekend and cycled far and wide across the city. It was fascinating Read more
Wagga tops 2024 City Ratings
Wagga Tops 2024 City Ratings
The 2024 City Ratings have been published for New South Wales. And the results show regional cities leaping ahead of Read more
Why are people calling for 30km/h?
Why are people calling for 30km/h?
In July 2024, the City of Sydney announced that speed limits on all city streets would be reduced to a Read more
Zetland Avenue and Geddes Avenue connect people and places in the new town centre
Green Square Signals Fail Active Transport
Zetland Avenue and Geddes Avenue are new tree-lined boulevards in Green Square, the much-praised regeneration area 3km south of Sydney’s city centre. Read more
Bicycle helmet standards change
Bicycle Helmet Standards Change
And New South Wales has jumped on board! A few months ago, the Assistant Treasurer accepted the Australian Consumer and Competition Read more

Policies and strategies for walking, cycling and place outcomes

Transport for NSW has published a range of new policies and guidelines to support planning, design and delivery of walking and cycling infrastructure. These build on the NSW Government’s Future Transport 2056 vision and the Movement and Place framework.

Road User Space Allocation Policy

This corporate policy requires Transport for NSW allocates physical and temporal road user space safely and equitably to support the movement of people and goods and place objectives.

Cycleway Design Toolbox

Guidance for practitioners on desired outcomes for cycling and other forms of micromobility in NSW. The design principles outlined aim to address both the movement function and place intensity of a location.

Providing for Walking & Cycling in Transport Projects

This corporate policy requires every transport project funded by Transport for NSW must include provision for walking and cycling, and must be delivered from the outset of every transport project.

Walking Space Guide

The Walking Space Guide provides a set of standards and tools to assist those responsible for the pedestrian environment to achieve comfortable environments which encourage people to walk.

Movement & Place Framework & Practitioners Guide

Movement and Place is a cross-government framework for planning and managing our roads and streets across NSW. The framework is realised through a series of Practitioners Guides and tools including the Walking Space Guide and Cycleway Design Toolbox.

We have drawn together guidelines and principles into one resource to help you. As we continue to work, this resource will grow. Please check back for updates.
Last update 15 September 2020