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    The Number of Cyclists in the City of Sydney Have Increased by 2-4 Times Since 2010
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    The Number of Cyclists in the City of Sydney Have Increased by 2-4 Times Since 2010

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    2. spudddly on

      The properly isolated cycle lanes have def made it easy, safe and fast. Cycling in Sydney before them was basically suicidal.

    3. yuckyucky on

      The bicycle counts in the City of Sydney council area have increased exponentially in the past 16 years since the council adopted it’s Cycle Strategy and Action plan in 2007 and updated it in 2018. This lead to a great increase in the number and quality of cycleways in the city. The popularity of private and shared ebikes no doubt also helped.

      For reference, the average cycle count in March 2010 was 258.7.
      In March 2026 it was 964.2, a nearly fourfold increase.
      There was a strong increase in the recent data probably due to the opening of the cycle ramp at the northern end of the Harbour Bridge and the Oxford street cycleway.

      Source: [https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/9e2564aba06f4cbe88baa600b06188b1](https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/9e2564aba06f4cbe88baa600b06188b1)

    4. FaithlessnessLess442 on

      Nothing to do with their initiatives and cycle lanes and everything to do with food delivery services.

    5. Repulsive_Two8451 on

      Proliferation of shared eBikes and more bike lanes have definitely helped. I still think that mandatory helmet laws need to be scrapped within the City of Sydney council limits if they want bikes to truly take off as a “quick zipping around the city” option. Cops go after people not wearing helmets far too aggressively around here.

    6. smileedude on

      I wrote my motorcycle off about 18 months ago and replaced it with an ebike for my commute. It’s 24kms with a lot of hills so an acoustic bike was never an option. They are just so convenient and handy. While Sydney has always been hard to cycle due to the topography, ebikes have effectively made the city as rideable as Amsterdam.

      Hopefully the hysteria about them dies down as their positives are huge.

    9. Wooden-Consequence81 on

      I think it’s a mindset shift with drivers. People who are frequent drivers in the city are now (FINALLY) getting used to cyclists being on the road and sharing the tarmac.

    10. squat_bench_press on

      I used to fill my car up at least once every couple weeks, now its once every couple of months since I’ve got my bike.
      Im fitter, see more of my city, save money and made friends just from riding a bike more.

    11. Various-Effective831 on

      I’ve also anecdotally been seeing a lot more primary school kids (and some high school kids) riding bikes in the city of Ryde area.

    12. Manfromsnives on

      I bought an e-bike 6 months ago and I am using my car at least 50% less. I’d much rather ride to the shops now than take the car. Just bought a gravel bike for some off road exploration and road cycling too. Riding a bike is so much fun and with the right gearing the hills aren’t much of a problem. Get some good lights, install a pannier rack and they are a great means of transport! I don’t mind riding signposted commuter routes and on back streets, but not keen to ride on roads faster than 60km/h without separated cycling infrastructure. Hopefully the government will start investing in safe infrastructure as more cyclists take to the streets..

    13. yuckyucky on

      The mayhem in the Straight of Hormuz and increased petrol prices probably also pushed up cyclist numbers towards the end of the period.