Next Steps For Rozelle
As the long-suffering residents of the Inner west are extremely aware, construction is well underway on the massive Rozelle Interchange project. The (mostly!) underground motorway junction will connect the M4-M5 Link tunnel with the Anzac Bridge, Iron Cove Bridge and the future Western Harbour Tunnel, bypassing the City West Link and Victoria Road. The construction…
BNSW Launch New Database
Bicycle NSW (BNSW) is pleased to announce that we are officially launching our NEW membership portal this month. We have been listening to our Members and recently customised the new BNSW member portal to include many of those requests. iMIS has been selected as it meets our Members’ unique needs and helps to support our…
Bike infrastructure myth-busting
We love busting myths about bike riding with data. You’ve all heard plenty of claims about bike riding that don’t ring true. We thought we’d crunch the numbers on 3 common myths. 1. There’s no need for cycleways that separate bike riders from motor vehicle traffic. The latest national walking and cycling survey report found…
Time’s Up For Unsafe Road Users
We’re not the only ones tired of waiting for safer roads. NSW Police aren’t impressed with people throwing things at bike riders, or on-line trolls encouraging them. In their words: Police are reminding the public it is an offence to throw an object from a moving vehicle. Police urge all road users to act in…
Join the Resistance For A Better Rozelle Interchange
We felt A New Hope when the Premier and Transport Minister supported what bike riders need to play their part in making our transport system COVID-Safe. But for many riders safe bike infrastructure still feels like something in a galaxy far, far away… Bicycle NSW has fought hard to make the Westconnex Rozelle Interchange project…
Can Fast-Track Construction Reduce Risk?
In response to the economic downturn of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NSW building boom will accelerate. Bicycle NSW will seek to ensure this ‘fast-track’ for construction doesn’t increase the risk to riders. NSW Laws To Increase Construction The NSW government has accelerated the assessment for 24 projects, including the Snowy Hydro 2.0 scheme, schools, commercial…
Safety and the Westconnex Rozelle Interchange project
People forced to interact with the Westconnex Rozelle Interchange Project in Sydney could be forgiven for asking whether new and much reduced ‘safety standards’ now apply when it comes to bike riding. In the Beginning The high levels of bike riding in the area were acknowledged by project managers, especially along Lilyfield Road. We were…
Bicycle NSW COVID19 Response Statement
Like any organisation Bicycle NSW has been called to respond to the challenges presented by COVID-19. We have been on the ‘front foot’ in responding to protect people by: Changing how we work: closing our office to visitors, practicing social distancing, deferring courses, communicating event changes and setting up measures and practices to ensure business…
Drivers Are Key
Safety in and around heavy vehicles starts from the ground up and relies on drivers to maintain a high level of knowledge and awareness. As recently discussed, SUEZ has a high safety priority within their company and implement additional technology for their trucks – but in the end, drivers are the key to it all…