Posts Tagged ‘City of Sydney’
Awards News: Fiona Campbell & Cycling Luminaries Nominations Extended
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
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
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
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
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, 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
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.…
Bike Businesses Sought for Green Square Cycling Incentives
e-Bike suppliers are invited to participate in a City of Sydney pilot program to make electric bikes more readily accessible to residents in the municipality’s Green Square area. “The City of Sydney is seeking to trial a panel of businesses who can provide e-bikes for Green Square residents to experience riding,” the council’s Manager Cycling…
Separated Cycleway for Sydney’s Busiest Route
Sydney, NSW One of Sydney’s busiest cycling routes will gain a separated cycleway, following a City of Sydney decision this month to build the 1.7km link along Oxford Street. A council meeting on 21 February approved cycleways for both Oxford Street and King Street. A City of Sydney statement says more than 2,000 bike trips…
More Pop-Up Cycleways Announced for NSW
Further to the first six pop-up cycleways already constructed that we wrote about here, on 23rd November 2020 Transport for NSW announce plans for a further 14 projects across Sydney and regional NSW. These include the local government areas of North Sydney, Randwick, Inner West, Parramatta, Woollahra, Newcastle, Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, Goulburn and Wollongong. You can…