Sydney
Labor Election Pledge to Double NSW Active Transport Funding
Sydney, NSW NSW Labor has declared it will double funding for active transport infrastructure if it wins the 25th March State election. NSW Labor Leader Chris Minns was joined by the Opposition spokesperson for transport, Jo Haylen, for an announcement in Sydney last month that the Party would allocate an additional $60 million over four…
Revolve Recycling Aims to Fill Important Gaps in the Bicycle Industry
Sydney, NSW Bicycle recycling specialist Revolve ReCYCLING officially launched its expanded facilities in Sydney last week, within the Bingo waste management depot at Alexandria in the city’s inner south. Speaking at the launch on Tuesday 14th February, general manager Guido Verbist gave an overview of Revolve’s operations and reason for being, using 10 numbers in…
Sydney Bike Clean-up Bringing Greater Legacy for Share Sector
Sydney, NSW Micromobility share service providers in Sydney have joined a recycling company’s campaign to remove abandoned Onyahbike share bikes from the city’s streets, with potential the collaboration could lead to more formal commitments by operators. Service providers Beam, HelloRide, Lime, Neuron, Airbike and Bird have all begun collecting the Onyahbike bikes as part of…
Cycleway Design Course Rescheduled to May
Sydney, NSW A cycleway design course run by the University of New South Wales has been rescheduled to begin in May, after registrations did not reach the minimum number for the original start date in February. The eight-week Active Transport: Cycleways Design course, the first of its kind in Australia, will now be held by…
New Separated Cycleway Earmarked for Removal by Council
Sydney, NSW Residents in Sydney’s Canada Bay district are being consulted about the proposed removal of a separated cycleway in Five Dock, just months after it was constructed. A City of Canada Bay website had originally stated the council was proposing to remove the Heath Street Cycleway, after receiving community concerns about “site concerns navigating…
Mass Ride to Promote Better Streets
Sydney, NSW A mass ride, walk and roll in the heart of Sydney will be held on Saturday 4th March as part of the Better Streets coalition to boost active transport in NSW. Organisers of the Better Streets Weekend Walk and Ride are anticipating hundreds of participants will join the walk and ride along cycleways…
WestInvest’s $33.7 Million for Active Transport Infrastructure
Sydney, NSW Plans for new walking and cycling tracks in western Sydney have been unveiled in a series of NSW Government announcements for its $5 billion WestInvest program. Blue Mountains City Council, Hills Shire Council and Hawkesbury City Council will benefit from new active transport infrastructure, announced by Premier Dominic Perrottet and Treasurer Matt Kean…
Manly Cycling Bridge to Improve Northern Beaches Connections
Sydney, NSW A new pedestrian and cycling bridge will be built over Sydney’s Manly Lagoon, with the NSW Government announcing on Monday it had allocated $3.95 million to the project. The four-metre -wide shared pedestrian and cycling bridge, alongside Pittwater Road in Queenscliff, is part of the government’s Strategic Cycleway Corridors plans. The Minister for…
Major Changes to Micromobility Conference & Expo for 2023
Sydney, NSW Major changes have been announced for the Micromobility Conference & Expo, after the inaugural event was held at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse last November. The 2022 event was a collaboration between Bicycle Lane P/L, which owned and ran the Micromobility Conference, and Interpoint Events P/L, which owned and ran the Micromobility Expo. Interpoint…
New Recycling Service for Sydney Bike Shops
Sydney, NSW A new recycling service for bicycle tyres, tubes, metal and e-waste was launched in Sydney last month, with 10 retailers signed up as its initial customers. Revolve ReCYCLE started rolling out its collection bins in mid-January and is inviting other Sydney businesses to sign up to its bike shop waste minimisation service. The…