A tour of awesomeness!! Designers from Blacktown Council recently toured Sydney’s bike infrastructure with rave reviews. Blacktown City Council Designers gained valuable insights into how Sydney has planned its bicycle paths. They also learned about the challenges that accompany retrofitting existing infrastructure. The City of Sydney hosted Blacktown City Council designers to come and tour…
…and Louise is still campaigning for safer streets Note: This story may upset and distress some readers Five years ago Louise lost her husband of 40 years in the most unnecessary and tragic of circumstances In 2018, Louise and David Brand were doing what they loved best, cycling with friends along the quiet Mount Darragh…
Doctors for the Environment Australia demand a plan for Oxford Street that puts people first. Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) understand the vital link between a healthy environment and overall wellbeing. In order to emphasize their point and garner support, DEA have written a compelling letter to decision makers. DEA NSW, comprising doctors from…
Bicycle NSW has worked closely with Bicycle User Group Bike North to try and achieve better outcomes for walking and cycling along the Warringah Freeway corridor. Consultation on two key documents – the Place, Design and Landscape Plan and the Active Transport Network Review – recently closed. Our submissions are here and here. Read on…
Bicycle NSW has celebrated the opening of the new active transport link (ATL) shared user path alongside the Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 tracks. All the fences came down for a ‘soft launch’ on 31st May. The advocacy team enjoyed a ride along the full length of the ATL from Tramway Avenue in Parramatta to…
Parents across NSW are calling for safer roads around schools to enable active transport. Making walking and cycling a priority has many benefits. Residential streets in Australian towns and cities are blighted by narrow uneven footpaths (or no footpaths at all), dangerous intersections, steep kerb cuts (where they exist!), a lack of crossings and 50km/h…
Enter our GIVEAWAY for a chance to WIN ONE OF TEN DOUBLE PASS Movie Giveaways valued at $90.00 each*! Ritz Randwick and Dendy Newtown Cinemas from June 26th HOW TO ENTER: 1. Enter the required information 2. Write in 25 words or less why you like to ride your bicycle or your e-bike and…
Our free guided ride with Mike Tomalaris attracted a big group of eager participants! Transport Mutual Credit Union in partnership (TMCU) with Bicycle NSW got together for a family friendly social bike ride through the scenic Olympic Park precinct on Sunday 18th June. Tour de France broadcasting guru and bike advocate Mike Tomalaris entertained riders…
Bicycle NSW is excited to welcome two additional Better Streets Campaign Coordinators, Kat Hossen and Monique Ewen to the group. Better Streets Better Streets is a coalition of planners, advocates, community groups, pedestrian and bicycle groups that are working to support local and state governments roll back 70 years of car-centric planning. The group launched…
The Angry Bull-led recovery in Tenterfield Tenterfield, a small Northern NSW town, recently hosted Gravel n Granite, which attracted over 800 mountain bike riders. The event, organized by the local mountain bike club, was a springboard for announcing the development of a 174km trail. Possibly the largest of its kind in Australia! Angry Bull Trails,…