“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Did you see this article in the Wentworth Courier last week inferring that a cycle lane would “destroy” the Bondi Junction Village Markets and other small businesses? How do we get the truth out there? “While cyclists tend to spend less per shopping trip than drivers, they also tend to make more trips, pumping more […]
Some minor changes to the NSW Road Rules from 1 July 2016 clarify existing road rules and make them easier to understand. The main changes related to bicycles are: Rules 98, 99 – Bicycle paths and separated footpaths have been added to the list of places where bicycle riders do not have to ride in […]