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Breathing life into Parramatta Road

Breathing Life into Parramatta Road

Parramatta Road is no longer a road. It’s a stroad! What’s a stroad? A stroad is best described by what it isn’t. Neither a street nor a road.  Roads convey people and goods from one place to another, and the primary goal is efficiency of movement. Streets are places to be – to live, to…

How to Get Safer Cycling

Lane Cove Council wants to develop bike paths to improve rider safety and provide connections to enable people to complete their journeys by bike. Investing in developing these connections responds to community concerns about the safety of riding a bike in the area.  Key routes, such as the one proposed along the Pacific Highway offer…

A cyclist getting doored

The Door Zone

Dooring occurs when a bike rider is struck by an opening motor vehicle door, usually resulting in injury to the rider. Unfortunately, many bike lanes in NSW, sit within the door zone area of parked cars putting the bike rider at risk. The law states that  “A person must not cause a hazard to any…