Physically separate space for cyclists from both motor vehicle traffic and pedestrians, to provide a high-quality cycling link and increase safety for all users.
Benefits
- Minimises conflict and the risk of injury for all road users
- Improves the level of service for people cycling, maximising potential ridership
- Increases streetscape amenity
- Reduces delay, improves road safety (both at intersections and along road sections) and improves operations at intersections when compared to two-way bicycle paths
- Improves coherence, legibility and local access
Considerations
- To cater for expected growth in ridership and emerging forms of micromobility, bicycle paths should be designed with sufficient width and minimal horizontal deflections (i.e. straight alignment)
- A safe buffer between people cycling and parked cars should be established
Reference
TfNSW Guide
TS 01590 Cycleway Design Toolbox
Further information
The examples below were undertaken as part of the 'Streets as Shared Spaces Program'.
Examples
Hartley Street, Alexandria has had one-way bicycle paths installed in each direction, formed by narrowing existing travel lanes and areas for parking, turning it into a yield street.
Location:
Hartley Street, Alexandria between Mitchell Road and Euston Road
Agency responsible:
City of Sydney
The Strand at Dee Why has included a two-way bicycle path as part of a broader redevelopment of the beachfront shopping strip, which also included lower speed limits, wider footpaths and creation of one-way vehicle traffic. The changes were undertaken as a trial before becoming permanent.
Location:
The Strand, Dee Why between Dee Why Parade and Oaks Avenue
Agency responsible:
Northern Beaches Council
Application
| Local streets | Main streets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential lane |  | Destination high street |  |
| Residential way | | Transit street | |
| Yield street |  | Connector avenue | |
| Neighbourhood street | | Arterial high street | |
| Connector street | | Transit arterial | |
| Urban centre street | | ||
| Enterprise street | | ||
| Main roads | Civic spaces | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit only corridor | | Civic high street | |
| Rural link | | Transit mall | |
| Rural highway | | Civic lane | |
| Secondary arterial | | Service lane | |
| Principal arterial | | ||
| Motorway | | ||
Legend
| Appropriate treatment |
| Use with caution |
| Inappropriate treatment |
 | Not applicable |