A version of this article was originally published in Untapped Cities, a web magazine about urbanism and architecture. As with many urban infrastructure projects there is controversy. The Central Sydney Traffic and Transport Committee, consisting of four government and three council representatives, would coordinate continued development. In response, Moore noted that all current bike routes have already been approved by NSW government, with the city having limited power when it comes to transportation projects.
Of course there are many others that oppose the bike lanes, including car-centric citizens. But with new, comes change, and change can be an annoyance. Controversy is a familiar problem in new cycle-cities, like New York, where cars, pedestrians and cyclists are completely oblivious to one another. While these new bicycle interventions can create a bit of confusion and frustration I have nearly been bulldozed by a cyclist on more than one occasion and they can really disrupt car traffic , time will allow the unfamiliar to become familiar.
Sydney has sampled from bicycle-friendly cities around the world such as Copenhagen and Amsterdam, long famous for their biking culture; or New York and Paris who have only more recently incorporated the bike into the urban environment to create its own system. It should continue to evolve and grow as part of Sydney , a vision to make Sydney a more sustainable city. The lanes are already reducing congestion on roads and public transportation , cutting emissions while improving public health by making people more active.
The city has done a great job to help encourage the use of the network, providing free cycling courses, hosting cycling events throughout the city, and even providing route maps for inner city paths including the Foodies Ride, the Inner West Art Ride and more. So with questions brewing about the future of the bike lanes, I decided to take it upon myself to really see how it has transformed the neighbourhoods with which it intersects. Stretching 4. The newly paved cycleways provide riders with their own two-way dedicated lanes.
Climbing steep hills, passing through industrial, commercial and residential neighbourhoods, juxtaposing both garbage and glamour, the chic and seedy, the route stitches together snapshots of Sydney life.
