In November 2021, BIKEast surveyed the candidates for the upcoming NSW Local Government Elections (4 Dec 2021) to gauge their attitudes and support for improving cycling conditions in Sydney Eastern Suburbs. Below are the results. Woollahra Download the full candidate answers. Waverley Download the full candidate answers. Randwick Download the full candidate answers. Bayside Download […]
Woollahra Council DA 477/2019 – White City Property Details: 30 Alma Street PADDINGTON NSW 2021 Type of Work: Club First stage of the development of White City for a multi-purpose sports centre and registered club facilities including site remediation Objection from BIKEast: Safe active transport management, facilities and related public access to, across and along […]
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 […]
Wentworth Courier – 28 Feb 2018 Kate Bastians CONSTRUCTION is set to start on the long-awaited Bondi Junction cycleway in the middle of this year. The separated cycle path along Oxford St will link Bondi Rd in the east to York Rd in the west at Centennial Park, which will eventually connect to the city […]
Cyclist Julien Trameaux, who was tragically killed when he was hit by a car at Double Bay on Monday, has been remembered as a hard-working and generous Frenchman. The 26-year-old was on a working visa in Australia and had two jobs – he worked six days a week as a labourer for Pimas Gale Construction […]
Local Government Elections for Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra and Bayside Councils will be held on Saturday 9 Sep 2017 BIKEast has written to candidates to gather information on policies that they and their parties will promote if they are successful in the upcoming local government elections. Candidate answers below. Randwick Detailed responses at Randwick candidate responses […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BIKEast are currently working on a systematic audit of key routes, highlighting network deficiencies that limit legal access for people on bicycles. We will be working to identify the lack of connectivity and amenity in the system – where bicycle facilities are provided, they should connect to other facilities so that cyclists are not required […]