Join us at Bicycle NSW Spring Cycle on Sunday 11th October The excitement is palpable! Join thousands of riders for a celebration of cycling that starts in North Sydney and continues across the Sydney Harbour Bridge main deck and on to the festival-style atmosphere at the finish sites. The Spring Cycle provides a unique opportunity…
Transport for NSW is developing a new Road Safety Action Plan to guide efforts to reduce death and injuries on NSW roads over the next 5 years. Bicycle NSW has been involved with early engagement on the new strategy. We met the project team at a stakeholder workshop in late 2025, submitted feedback and ideas,…
For the full-time team at Bicycle NSW and the volunteer Board Members, every office-based work day begins and ends with a commute, riding along the very infrastructure that we’ve campaigned for. We have the chance to enjoy the rewards of 50 years of Bicycle NSW advocacy, and watch as Sydney continues to become a safer…
Cycling is often talked about in terms of movement – speed, efficiency, congestion relief, carbon reduction. But for many people, the decision to ride — or not — has very little to do with kilometres or commute times. It comes down to something much more fundamental: Do I feel safe? Alice Vincent is an Associate…
Celebrate our 50th anniversary and make a tax-deductible donation this End of Financial Year This year Bicycle NSW is proud to celebrate an important milestone: 50 years of creating a better environment for all bicycle riders in NSW. We hope that one day New South Wales will be a cycling utopia. But, as the only…
Mountain bike trails near meNew South Wales has plenty of surrounding natural landscape that is suitable for mountain biking. Explore the varied list of resources to find that flow. Before you pedal offJoin Bicycle NSW and be part of a movement dedicated to better infrastructure and a safer environment for all bicycle riders. Not only…
Our latest Bicycle User Group (BUG) forum took place in October, creating a platform for some of the most passionate cycling advocates in NSW to share their ideas. One of the highlights of the forum was the opportunity to hear from Orange BUG. From running regular rides to local campaigns, Orange BUG is at the…
Recommendations and next steps As reported in the recent article Pushing back: E-bike ban on NSW trains, Bicycle NSW was alerted to a quiet proposal to implement a blanket ban e-bikes and other electric mobility devices from public transport a few weeks ago. CEO Peter McLean swiftly relayed our Members’ concerns to the Transport Minister,…
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…
The M6 Stage 1 project is delivering an underground motorway connection from the major Westconnex interchange at St Peters to President Avenue in Kogarah. There is great bicycle infrastructure! An Active Transport Corridor (ATC) connecting fragmented existing open spaces with approximately 4.1 km of new walking and cycling pathways *** opened in December 2025 *** …