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…
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…
We have seen a ‘safety in numbers’ argument that claims by getting more people cycling, bike rider safety will increase. This is often accompanied by the following OECD graph or similar: [OECD report p.114] The argument is simple, appealing and wrong – it makes two important mistakes. Firstly, it confuses correlation with causation. Did…
Bicycle NSW has advocated for ramp access to the Northern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to improve access for all bike riders. The 2017 proposed preferred ramp option involving an off-set cycleway and the retention of the steps would have been ideal. Unfortunately this was delayed in favour of a handful of local objectors.
In September, Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight, The Hon. Melinda Pavey MP, was able to answer some questions put to her, but others were supplementary or taken on notice. Question 1 In response to Cate Faehrmann MP’s questions on Minimum Passing Distance, Pavey referred her to the evaluation of the trial period on the…
The 34th annual Spring Financial Group Spring Cycle is right around the corner. With a new, fourth ride option, and plenty of people excited to Ride the Bridge, it’s a great opportunity to step back and see the bigger picture. The event has grown from a small ride event 33 years ago, to what now…