This is the season for bike infrastructure development, and Councils need you to support their work. Bicycle NSW has shared a range of opportunities to ‘Have your say’ and provide feedback on Council plans for bike infrastructure. In post election season and nearing the end of the financial year, councils are keen to spend the…
Proposed F6 Extension Motorway – You need to act now! The proposed F6 Extension Stage 1 presents the NSW Government with an excellent opportunity to provide high quality Active Transport (AT) infrastructure in the Kogarah to Arncliffe area. While we doubt the overall long term effectiveness of more and more motorways, we must take advantage…
Bicycle NSW is pleased to see the current government trying to compete with the opposition on budget promises for active transport infrastructure if elected. Transport Minister Andrew Constance MP promised to more than double active transport spending over five years to over $600 million. This is made up of $330 million for active transport, $285…
Labor has pledged to spend $412 million over the next four years on the infrastructure we need for cycling and walking, more than double the expenditure figure given by the current transport minister. This adds to the commitment of $7 million for programs to get more children walking and cycling to school, and it represents…
Opposition leader Michael Daley MP has promised Labor will spend $7 million on bike paths, building bike storage areas, and supporting road safety programs to make it easier for kids to walk and ride their bikes to school. BIKEast and Bicycle NSW joined NSW Labor Leader Michael DaleyMP, Shadow Transport Minister Jodi McKay and Labor’s candidate…
Shared Paths Shared paths are for pedestrian, bike rider, skateboard, scooter etc. use. The idea is to share the space equally and provide mutual respect to others using the path. On a shared path bike riders are advised to: Keep left, unless overtaking (similar to road use) When overtaking try and provide one metre of…
Today we are able to deliver our members and friends news from the NSW State Government’s recent budget announcement. Following our advocacy work and relationship we have built liaising both directly with the NSW State Government and with its agencies Transport for NSW and RMS on a number of key projects and developments, Minister Constance has announced…