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Australian Cycleway Stats now compares cycleway length per resident and per sq/km - comparing Australian councils with world-leading cities. This tool remains AGPLv3 open-source. The post Updates to Australian Cycleway Stats first appeared on Jake Coppinger .
I wrote this submission on behalf of Better Streets for the proposed Walking and Cycling Improvements between South Eveleigh and Waterloo Metro (Henderson Road). The post Better Streets Submission for Walking and Cycling Improvements between South Eveleigh and Waterloo Metro (Henderson Road) first appeared on Jake Coppinger .
I’m pleased to share the completion of a recent commercial engagement by UrbanSpectra in collaboration with the Cooks River Alliance: the Cooks River Catchment Map. The post Introducing the Cooks River Catchment Map for the Cooks River Alliance first appeared on Jake Coppinger .
Have you heard of the Southern Arterial Route in Sydney? I hadn't either - but you won't be able to unsee the scar through Ultimo, Chippendale, Redfern and Waterloo. Here's a ~12,000-word Wikipedia article with 153 references - with page numbers, for every sentence - to bring you and your search engine up to speed. The post Have you heard of the Southern Arterial Route? first appeared on Jake…
Yesterday, a man in his 30s riding a Lime e-bike, motor-limited to 25km/h, was struck by a 28-year-old man driving a garbage truck at Little Regent Street and Broadway, Ultimo – and died at the scene. This is a legal e-bike, and the man was just a few hundred metres from Sydney’s Central Station. The post Why Won’t the Media Report Accurately on Road Deaths? first appeared on Jake Coppinger .
This page is a list of pedestrian, cyclist and personal mobility device road deaths across New South Wales (Australia) in 2025, sourced from NSW Police press releases and daily government statistics. It is not guaranteed to be complete or up to date; BITRE monthly bulletins should be referenced for complete statistics (though preliminary and subject to revision). The post List of pedestrian,…
On the 7th of January 2018, Transport for NSW (TfNSW) pulled off something extraordinary - and I personally paid $441 to obtain the previously secret reports documenting it. With such impressive results, why doesn't TfNSW do it again? The post Green Lights More Often: The Secret 2018 Study of Sydney’s Traffic Signals first appeared on Jake Coppinger .
I’m pleased to share the completion of a recent commercial engagement with the Heart Foundation: the Community Walkability Map, a new interactive tool designed to help communities understand and advocate for more walkable, healthier neighbourhoods. The post Introducing the Heart Foundation’s Community Walkability Map first appeared on Jake Coppinger .
On the 20th of November 2024, Jenny Leong (the Green's MP for Newtown) asked the State Minister for Transport 21 detailed questions in NSW Parliament regarding the status and fate of the infamous TfNSW Sydney Park Junction project. The public received a response from the Minister for Transport on the 20th of December 2024, which only included answers for 3 of the 21 questions. The post Not enough…
This week is National Road Safety Week. Traffic injury is the biggest killer of Australian children under 15 and the second-biggest killer of all Australians aged between 15 and 24. 50 people walking are killed on NSW roads and streets every year and this figure is trending up. Many of these people are killed waiting at signals or taking risks to cross streets because signal wait times are too…