BIKESydney

Bikes & Buses as Buddies

  “…If you want to go, wave hello and let me know”   Extending from our initiation of the investigation in early 2012, BIKESydney recently participated in a workshop aimed at improving road interactions between bikes and buses. The workshop was funded by the City of Sydney (CoS) and facilitated by the Institute for Sustainable [...]

NSW Staysafe Inquiry Submissions now public

The Staysafe Committee has now made public the submissions to their Inquiry into Vulnerable Road Users. Thank you to: – everyone who took time to do the BIKESydney safety survey – those of you who gave us feedback about the survey design – those of you who attended the BrainsTrust session and told us your [...]

Cycling and Transport Policy in NSW

The NSW Parliamentary Library has released a briefing paper summarising the transport issues facing NSW, presenting an account of the state of cycling in NSW and in Sydney in particular, and comparing cycling in Sydney with the other Australian capital cities and with selected international cities. It makes for an interesting read. BIKESydney will be [...]

Political parties urged to adopt Active Transport Vision

Major political parties have been urged to embrace active transport as part of the policy cure for the challenges of chronic disease, climate change, congestion and pollution. The call was made on August 12 by a unique partnership of organisations from the health, transport and local government sectors. The five groups – The Australian Local [...]