BIKESydney Advocating Change
Bus Bike Survey
Last year BIKESydney worked with the Institute for Sustainable Futures at UTS to develop a grant application to investigate interactions between bike riders and bus drivers. City of Sydney awarded the grant and work is now underway. As a first step ISF is surveying riders and drivers. This survey has 12 questions and should take [...]
Legitimising safety
BIKESydney has been advocating for the repositioning of the on-road bike logos in the City of Sydney for about 18 months. Positioning the logos in the centre of the lane helps communicate to drivers that bike riders have a legitimate place in the lane and encourages riders out of the door danger zone. We’re really [...]
NSW Transport Plan
The NSW Govt will release the NSW Long Term Transport Masterplan at the end of 2012. A Discussion Paper has just been released with a view to encouraging your input. You can view it at: http://haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/article/nsw-long-term-transport-master-plan-discussion-paper BIKESydney will be making a submission (submissions close: 27 April 2012). Why not join our open Masterplan Brainstorming Session on Sat 10 [...]
Influencing the City Plan
In April 2011 BIKESydney submitted a response to the City of Sydney’s Draft City Plan. Overall BIKESydney was very supportive of the Draft City Plan which we saw as a progressive and ambitious planning instrument. We did have some concerns with elements of its constituent Draft Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2011 (LEP) and Draft Sydney Development Control [...]
Designing for People
In February 2012 BIKESydney submitted a response to the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure’s review of the State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 – Design Quality of Residential Flat Development and the Residential Flat Design Code.
BIKESydney Rides and Events
BIKESydney Social Lounge
On the the last Friday of the month we gather to bang on about bikes over beers and battered barramundi at the Alexandria Hotel. From 6:30-8:00pm we catch up after work with drinks and dinner. From 8:00pm people have 5 mins to pitch an idea to those gathered to either: just tell them about it; [...]
Cargo Bike Splash Hit
BikeSydney’s Cargo Bike Picnic, held at Sydney Park on 4 December was a damp but popular event. More than 60 cargo bike riders braved wintery temperatures and squally winds to celebrate load carrying bicycles in all their glory and variety. Bikewise brought along their popular bbq bike and Cheeky Transport their blender bike for fruity [...]
