King St Upgrade
As most people are aware King St in the CBD will soon get a seperated cycleway. As such there is construction work about to start. Please see attached document about King St and detour.
Published by: AndrewD on July 16th, 2008 | Filed under City of Sydney | 1 Comment »
Celebrate the Tour with us
8:30pm The Triplets of Belleville
Picnic on the gallery floor. Bring blankets, baguettes, bottles of plonk, berets and bad accents. Free!
For those working in the city (or not for that matter) there will be a short ride to the gallery via a suitable grog shop to make the necessary procurements - meet at Martin Place at 5:45pm for a 6pm departure.
A big thank you to Empire Concepts and the National Film and Sound Archive for the films.
Brought to you by BIKESydney and the Bicycle Film Festival 2008 (Nov 14 + 15 Dendy Newtown).
A3, A4 and A5 posters and flyers are available - email elaena@gmail.com
Hope we see you there.
Published by: Elaena on July 2nd, 2008 | Filed under BikeSydney News, General Bike News | Comment now »
Now You See It; Now You Don’t - Park St
Remember this
These werre the bike lanes on Park St in the Sydney CBD, the only bike lanes in the city. They connect to the now disgointed William St bike lanes. But as of now they are no longer, as part of the papal visit this area becomes a bus lane.
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Now in a community consulataion meeting it has been stated that the bike lanes would be restored - what BikeSydney want to know is when? So in that we have sent a letter to Minister Watkins, who is responsible for this red stripe asking that question. Read our letter here.
Also the City of Sydney did have an idea for Park St, but obviously the government chose to ignore this.
Published by: AndrewD on June 29th, 2008 | Filed under Advocacy | Comment now »
BikeSydney Submission - Redfern Waterloo Authority
The Redfern Waterloo Authority has released its draft Concept Plan for the North Eveleigh Rail Yards, a large site that lies between the rail line at Redfern, and Wilson Street - often called Sydney’s “bicycle highway”. Being close to rail, bus and cycle routes, the site provides a very strong basis for sustainable transportation, and the Plan envisages approximately 1200 new dwellings (2400 residents) and 3270 jobs on the site, as well retail and cultural uses. Unfortunately, it also proposes almost 2000 car parking spaces - a figure that BikeSydney believes is excessive in such a location, and likely to have a huge impact on surrounding residential areas, as well as the movement of cyclists and pedestrians.
BikeSydney submitted our concerns to the RWA, and we will continue to monitor the progress of the Concept Plan.
Our full submission can be accessed here.
Published by: AndrewD on June 27th, 2008 | Filed under Advocacy | 3 Comments »
Biennale 08 + bikes
With the theme “Revolution - Forms that Turn”, it’s no great suprise that bicycles feature in the works for Sydney’s Biennale.
Shaun Gladwell’s Ghost Rider (2008) is a sculptural amalgam of mountain bicycles, sound and video.
Shaun’s work is one of many on Cockatoo Island. There’s a myriad of atistic works to have a look at on the island and free ferries from the MCA.
Published by: Elaena on June 20th, 2008 | Filed under General Bike News | Comment now »
World Environment Day free bike commuter breakfasts 12 June
***Due to the bad weather and the water logging of the park lands where the breakfast was due to be had this has now been postponed to next week - 12th June. Same venues and same times. Hope to see you there.
Yes it is that time of the year again and the City of Sydney are holding breakfast for everyone that rides their bike into the city.
For full details
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/WhatsOn/html/custom/2234-event-details.asp?EventID=24005
5th June
The City’s three breakfast sites will operate from 7.30 am to 9 am, serving coffee, tea and pastries and handing out free cycling accessories. Bike riders are encouraged to drop by either:
* Union Square, Pyrmont
* Observatory Hill
* Hyde Park South
BikeSydney members will be at Hyde park, drop by and say hi
Published by: AndrewD on June 3rd, 2008 | Filed under BikeSydney News, City of Sydney | 2 Comments »
Dreams on Wheels Exhibition
LOcation: University of Technology, Sydney
12th June - 22nd June
The Dreams on Wheels exhibition showcases the Danish culture of cycling and innovative Danish bicycle design. This exhibition marks the re-opening of the Royal Danish Embassy in Canberra and is a partnership between the Embassy and the City of Sydney.
In total the exhibition features 18 bicycles plus 10 City Bikes, bicycles that are identical to those used in the Danish free bicycle program currently being adopted in Paris and considered for introduction in Australia. The exhibition also has a film program with several documentaries including Jørgen Leth’s work about the Tour de France and Cities for People which discusses the ideas of Danish architect Jan Gehl.
The exhibition’s curator is Thomas Ermacora, a city planner and founder of Etikstudio in Paris. Motivated by how a ‘cyclocentric’ approach to urban development can stimulate sustainable civic behaviour, the exhibition promotes cycling in a broader cultural context, displaying Danish urban cityscapes alongside urban visions for Australia by Jan Gehl.
Weekday opening hours 9am-6pm
Weekend opening hours 10am-4pm
Admission is free.
Published by: AndrewD on June 3rd, 2008 | Filed under BikeSydney News | 1 Comment »
Bourke Street Bicycle Route - Extended Deadline 6 June
Due to a strong effort by residents in the vicinity of Bourke St - the deadline has been extended to the 6th of June. BikeSydney recommends if you have not placed your submission in, you do so. Also you should visit the City of Sydney website and read all the documentation on this.
Also the CoS have now produced some FAQ’s - you should read this so you know what is actually happening.
People are saying that all the trees in the street are being destroyed, infact 4 trees are slated for removal (out of 500). There are some other trees (16) that will be pruned and at a last resort removed.
The CoS are holding a series of consultation meetings. It woud be great to get large number of cyclists to these (It does clash with the Ride of Silence)
Wool’loo
Saturday 24 May, 9am to 10am
Venue: Mary McDonald Activity Centre 82 Bourke St (cnr Charles St) Woolloomooloo
Darlinghurst
Saturday 24 May, 10.30am to 11.30am
Venue: SCEGGS Great Hall, cnr St Peters St & Bourke St Darlinghurst
Redfern
Saturday 24 May, 12noon to 1.00pm
Venue: Redfern (Ron Williams) Activity Centre, 5-11 Kepos Street Redfern
Surry Hills
Saturday 24 May, 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Venue: Medina on Crown, 359 Crown St Surry Hills
I personally have taken a few calls from residents on this. The biggest issue that has been said to me is about the loss of car parking. Somehow these people seem to think that they own a 2 metre x 6 metre plot of land outside their house - bizarre.
Anyway please read all the documentation and also write to the council.
Published by: AndrewD on May 16th, 2008 | Filed under BikeSydney News | 1 Comment »
Ride of Silence - May 24
You should be aware that the Ride of Silence is Saturday week, May 24 from 10:00 at the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park. The route goes through the
CBD and then through the inner east and west, finishing at Parliament House for a wreath laying ceremony. Given recent events and the gain in
momentum, it is imperative that we all attend and bring as many of our mates along as humanely possible.
Volunteers Needed
We need some help from volunteers to act as marshals (sort of) on the day to keep the ride together. We need to keep the tail moving along and to
prevent the front from riding off into the distance. You’ll get to wear a pretty safety vest with a ROS logo.
We also need some “official” photographers. We have one (thanks Phuong) but we’d like a couple more.
We need wreaths, so either make one or have whip around and get one from local florist.
If you can help with either of the above, email me.
Flyers and posters can be downloaded from the NRCA’s site:
http://www.mynrca.com.au/ros.html
Print and distribute to all an sundry.
Spread the word! We want all cyclists there, including commuters, rec riders, weekend warriors, roadies and mountain bikers.
If you would like further information about the Ride of Silence visit - http://www.rideofsilence.org/
Published by: AndrewD on May 15th, 2008 | Filed under Rides | Comment now »
Another NSW State Govenment Disgrace
In case people have not heard. The NSW State Government are to remove the only bike lanes located in the City of Sydney. Yes, unbelievable. We have a local council (City of Sydney) who wants to increase cycling and a backwards looking state government.
The issue is that under the guise of the papal visit they want to place bus lanes down Park St, without effecting traffic. the only way that the state government believes they can do this is by removing the bike lanes, which of course is untrue. The State Government did not even have the nerve to inform the council till the last minute and then only gave them 48 hours to respond.
BikeSydney released a press release regarding this - Press Release Park St.
Also here is what the City of Sydney had proposed and obviously has been rejected by the NSW State Government.
Published by: AndrewD on May 8th, 2008 | Filed under Advocacy | 4 Comments »
