Infrastructure Briefs – From Sydney to Frankfurt and More

Person bike riding on protected bike lane under construction.

Missing Link Construction is Almost Complete As we’ve previously reported several times including here and here, the City of Sydney has been gradually overcoming all obstacles to build a major new protected cycleway along Oxford and Liverpool streets. This is a key missing link between the eastern suburbs of Sydney and the CBD and will…

City of Sydney Expands 40 kph Streets

40 speed zone street sign

Sydney, NSW Sydney’s streets will soon be even safer for everyone who walks, rides or drives, with the City of Sydney reducing speed limits to 40km/h across the local area. The changes will apply to the remaining regional and local roads that currently have a default speed limit of 50km/h within multiple suburbs. But on…

More Women and Children are Riding in Sydney

Man on e-cargo bike with two children seated in the back and backpack in the front.

Sydney NSW A detailed survey of 5,722 cyclists passing by seven precisely defined checkpoints within the City of Sydney has revealed some fascinating insights. Normally I don’t run press releases in full, in fact, perhaps one in a hundred of the releases I’ve been sent over the years. But I’m doing so at the end…

Awards News: Fiona Campbell & Cycling Luminaries Nominations Extended

People riding bicycles on city cycleway

Sydney, NSW Leading Sydney cycling advocate Fiona Campbell has received the Unsung Hero prize at last month’s Committee for Sydney annual awards. Fiona, the manager of cycling strategy at the City of Sydney council, has been central to a change in cycling culture in Sydney, which eight years ago was regarded as the nation’s worst…

Pilot Setting Framework for Australian Last Mile Sector

Portrait of a man

Sydney, NSW A large-scale trial to help entrench micromobility last-mile delivery services in Australian cities is on track to begin in Sydney in October. The three-month trial will aim to identify obstacles to widespread adoption of e-bike last-mile delivery services in Australia and set benchmarks that encourage the changes needed to foster the sector, according…

Cycleway News: Sydney & Adelaide

An aerial view of the proposed access ramp to the northern end of Sydney Harbour Bridge from Milsons Point.

Sydney, NSW & Adelaide, SA Prospects for improved bike access over Sydney Harbour Bridge took a major step forward last month, when the NSW Heritage Council approved designs for a project more than two decades in the making. The Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway project is set to bypass the 55 steps riders currently have to…

EOI Extension for Sydney End-Of-Trip Facilities

underground cycling facility

Sydney, NSW Expressions of interest for operators of two end-of-trip facilities for bike riders in central Sydney have been extended to 16th January. City of Sydney issued a call for operators to manage end-of-trip facilities in George Street and Barangaroo, with the deadline for EOIs originally set for last Monday. A new underground cycling facility…

Operators Sought for New Sydney End-of-Trip Facilities

cyclist walking with bike out of building

Sydney, NSW The City of Sydney is calling for operators to manage two end-of-trip facilities for bike riders in the city centre. A new underground cycling facility has been created within Lendlease’s 53-storey tower development near Circular Quay. The Salesforce Tower development at 180 George Street also includes new community infrastructure, a business innovation space,…

Two-Way Communication for Sydney Cycleway Network

Sydney street bike lane

Sydney, NSW Community input is invited on a City of Sydney proposal to allow two-way bike traffic on several one-way streets, to make it easier for people riding to avoid busy roads and choose quiet, low-traffic streets. A total of 159 streets have been identified in 24 suburbs, with submissions on the proposal open until…

Cycling Infrastructure is Good Business Says Influencer

Fiona Campbell cycling with dogs

Sydney, NSW Cycling infrastructure is becoming an economic imperative for businesses and districts, according to long-serving cycling advocate and the City of Sydney’s Manager of Cycling Strategy, Fiona Campbell. Good public cycling infrastructure is vital to attracting businesses to an area, and many businesses are recognising the economic benefits of providing their own end-of-trip facilities.…