We are BIKEast

A community group representing people on bicycles in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. We are affiliated with Bicycle NSW.

Programs

Our programs include Cycling Without Age, Bike Parking and Cycling with children.

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Campaigns

BIKEast regularly coordinates advocacy campaigns to engage the community.

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Rides

Our members organise regular social rides in the eastern suburbs and beyond.

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Advocacy

BIKEast advocates to government and other land owners for safe conditions for people on bicycles. We want a high-quality connected network to easily get around.

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Latest news

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Austroads: Road Safety – Using Hospital Non-Fatal Crash Data

Austroads recently released a report around a pilot project to improve the measurement and reporting of serious injury crashes by matching crash and hospital data. It is known that neither crash data nor hospital data alone is adequate for reporting progress against the National Road Safety Strategy’s target of reducing serious injuries by 30 per […]

Wolli Creek One Way Circuit (Improvements for Walking & Cycling)

Recently, Bayside Council went to community consultation for their proposed Wolli Creek One Way Circuit (Improvements for Walking & Cycling). The results of the consultation were as follows: This was finalised through council in late 2018. BIKEast also suggested that the surrounding roads should be reduced to 40km/hr to support the concept of Safe Street […]

Local Strategic Planning – Community Consultation on now

The Local Strategic Planning Statements (LSPS) are currently out for community consultation. The Local Strategic Planning Statement will provide guidance on: where future housing, jobs and services will go type of development that will occur what the character of the Local Government Area is and will be in the future. Have your say and help […]

Botany Foreshore – the search for better bike routes

In March 2019, BIKEast organised a ride to investigate existing and future cycling connections to the Botany foreshore and around the Botany / Banksmeadow area. This is the route we took: Link to Strava route Note: BIKEast do not recommend crossing Foreshore Rd North at Hale St – this was a intentional investigation to identify […]

BIKEAST SPECIAL MEMBERS

BIKEast thanks all its members for their generous support of our aims and activities. We would like to especially thank our Gold and Lifetime members.

Life Members

Derek Nelson

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