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The City of Sydney is designing three key bike connections unanimously endorsed by the council.
Riders south of the CBD will be able to travel through Waterloo along the northern side of O'Dea Avenue and on separated bike lanes in Wellington Street. The third concept is a proposed route connecting Omnibus Lane in Ultimo with the extended Castlereagh Street cycleway in the CBD.
The unanimous endorsement of the concepts follows a period of public consultation earlier in the year, in which the community were invited to offer feedback on the designs.
The Waterloo project is an extension of the existing cycleway that aims to create better connections with the surrounding areas and help people get to and from the University of NSW in Randwick.
The project involves reallocating one eastbound lane of traffic, removing some time-restricted parking and relocating a bus stop. The council is exploring changes to the design to better facilitate right-turning vehicles onto Joynton Avenue.
The separated bike lanes on Wellington Street will run between Cope and George Streets and create better connections to the George Street cycleway and the under-construction Metro Station at Waterloo.
As part of these Metro Station works, the NSW Government will construct the next leg of the cycleway further along Wellington Street to the west.
The Ultimo project involves sections of dedicated cycleway, shared path and "quiet ways," where motor traffic is subjected to lower speed limits to encourage riding and walking.
“I’m so pleased that Sydney’s cycling options continue to expand. Having safe and dedicated infrastructure is exactly what our residents want, and we are delivering on that,” says Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore.
“These connections in Waterloo, Zetland and from Ultimo to Surry Hills will support those who are already riding, but crucially it will encourage others to get active in getting around."