BIKEast has joined Cycling Without Age!

Photo by John Slaytor. Great news, BIKEast is now an official Sydney affiliate of Cycling Without Age! We are looking forward to supporting, participating and celebrating this wonderful program! What is Cycling Without Age? Cycling Without Age is a movement started in 2012 by Ole Kassow. Ole wanted to help the elderly get back on […]

BIKEast Project: Safe-Street Neighbourhoods

“Neighbourhood streets play a vital role in making places liveable. Rather than seeing them as simply transport corridors for cars, they are important places for walking, cycling, social interactions and even playful exploration by local children. Safe Street Neighbourhoods argues that neighbourhood streets provide a valuable focus for a road safety intervention that is low […]

Wentworth Courier: Community divided over proposal for eastern suburbs cycle path

Original Article: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/wentworth-courier/community-divided-over-proposal-for-eastern-suburbs-cycle-path/news-story/25dc5f2f7634b4917dbd2b6aa2026543 Kate Bastians, Wentworth Courier February 6, 2017 4:11pm THE community is divided over a proposal to introduce a shared walking and cycling path on New South Head Rd between William St in Double Bay and Norwich Rd in Rose Bay. Public feedback is being sought until next Tuesday on the proposal which […]

Welcome to our BIKEast Executive Committee for 2017

Our 2016-2017 Executive Committee was elected in the recent November AGM. The Committee is as follows – President: Mark Worthington Vice President: Jim Hope Secretary: Yvonne Poon Treasurer: Suzanne Schamschula Public Officer: Rob Alford Adrian Boss Edna Udovich Frank Dreyer Blanka Golebiowski (Committee to co-opt a 5th committee member at a later date) The next AGM […]

Wentworth Courier: On the right track: One bicycle parking space will have to be provided for every new residential dwelling under council plan

Original article: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/wentworth-courier/on-the-right-track-one-bicycle-parking-space-will-have-to-be-provided-for-every-new-residential-dwelling-under-council-plan/news-story/5e6ff9179ad5df87eec4a97f7a32fa4b Kate Bastians, Wentworth Courier December 12, 2016 8:26am ONE bicycle parking space will have to be provided for every new residential dwelling built in the Woollahra municipality, under a recommendation to be considered by the full council on Monday night. BIKEast committee member Adrian Boss said he was “extremely pleased” a council committee […]

Alex Greenwich – Reactivation of the Oxford Street Shopping Precinct

Alex Greenwich, Independent Member for Sydney recently spoke about the efforts of the City of Sydney, Woollahra Municipal Council, local businesses and residents working together to reactivate this important heritage street. “The Paddington Society and BIKEast established a proposal to redesign Oxford Street Paddington that would involve a 40 kilometre speed limit, footpath widening, wide pedestrian […]

BIKEast go to Waverley Council Bike Week event

On Sunday 18 September 2016, Waverley Council organised a Bike Week hub at their new activation space at Warners Ave / Campbell Parade.   Activities included trying electric bikes and bike-powered smoothies. BIKEast led a ride from Bondi Junction to the event. Despite the bad weather, there were many people interested in stopping by and chatting! See […]

NSW Bike Week 2016

NSW Bike Week 2016 starts tomorrow! Check out the Transport for NSW page to find an event near you: http://www.transportnsw.info/sites/en/travelling-with-us/bikeweek.page BIKEast will be at the Waverley Council event at Bondi Beach this Sunday 18 September.  Randwick Council will also be running an event at Heffron Park. Our BIKEast secretary who is relatively new to cycling had the […]

Eastern Suburbs Sustainable Schools Network (ESSSN)

Have you heard of the ESSSN? The Eastern Suburbs Sustainable Schools Network welcomes local parents,  teachers and early childhood educators wanting to network and share ideas about school sustainability. The Network is coordinated between Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick Councils, who plan the meetings, organise guest speakers and workshop activities. The Council’s work in a variety of ways to support […]