Union Street Cycleway
The Union Street separated cycleway is now operating.
The Union Street separated cycleway, stretches from Union Square to Pyrmont Bridge, and is now in use.
This cycleway section is part of an important link for the completed 3.2 km Bridge to Bridge route connecting the ANZAC Bridge to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Bike count figures at key intersections (compares counts in March 2010 and March 2011) show bike trips have increased in areas where we have built our bike network.
Already more than 1,000 bike commuters use the Union Street route in the morning and evening peak travel times.
More bike riders mean faster travel for short trips, fewer cars on the road, less overcrowding on public transport, better air quality and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Useful tips
- Bike riders should take particular care when crossing the shared path environment on Pyrmont Bridge;
- Bike riders on Pyrmont Bridge must give way to pedestrians and should travel within the 10 km/h speed limit;
- At intersections, bike riders on the cycleway should cross within the designated bike crossing on the green bike signal;
- Riders should watch out for cars, particularly when cars are turning left;
- Riders must always give way to pedestrians and are not allowed to ride bikes on pedestrian crossings;
- The cycleway should not be blocked or used for storage (garbage bins, skip bins, construction materials, removalists etc). Garbage bins are to be left on the footpath near the gutter. Bins will be collected from the footpath and returned to the footpath;
- People should not walk on the bicycle path unless they are crossing by the shortest route, or they are in a wheelchair or helping someone using a wheelchair; and
- Remember to look left and right before crossing a cycleway.
Union St, Cycleway.
Contact Information
For more information on any of the City’s cycleway projects please contact:
Cycling Communications Co-ordinator
Tel: 02 9265 9333
Fax: 02 9265 9780
Email: prioritycycleways@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
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Last Updated: Friday 11 November, 2011
