Transport & Traffic
Bridge Rd cycleway – updates
Posted on 17th December 2021
Access issues for residents and safety issues for cyclists remain unresolved. Lord Mayor Clover Moore’s statement about usage of the cycleway are challenged.
Glebe Island Bridge update, July 2021
Posted on 5th July 2021
The 2nd July 2021 marked 118 years since the opening of Glebe Island Bridge in 1903….
Glebe Island Bridge has a website!
New website highlights the past and potential of this wonderful asset, sadly now falling into greater and greater disrepair. The Society wants to see it restored and put into use as an attractive green pedestrian and cycleway linking Rozelle and Pyrmont.
370 bus route change – Have your say!
Posted on 4th June 2021
Transport NSW plans to shorten the 370 bus route meaning that Glebe residents will no longer be able to get a single bus to the eastern suburbs and Coogee. The 370 would end at Sydney University and a new bus route would run from Sydney University through Glebe, to and from Leichhardt.
Updates on Bridge Rd Pop-Up Cycleway
Posted on 17th April 2021
Transport for NSW’s survey about the Bridge Road cycleway left much to be desired.
A missing transport link – let’s protest!
Posted on 8th April 2021
City buses from Glebe do not stop at the existing bus stop that’s key to accessing important services and transport infrastructure. Instead, passengers must alight at stops nearly ½ km away. What needs to be done.
Fire in the Control Cabin on Glebe Island Bridge, 1983
Posted on 8th April 2021
According to NSW Transport’s archives (https://historicalarchive.transport.nsw.gov.au/), a fire irreparably damaged the control cabin of the Glebe Island Bridge, necessitating its complete rebuild and technology upgrade.
Update on Bridge Rd ‘pop-up’ cycleway
Posted on 27th February 2021
The COVID-19 legislation that enabled the introduction of a ‘pop-up’ cycleway on both sides of Bridge Rd Glebe/Forest Lodge terminates on 25 March 2021. A decision will be made within 8 weeks of this date to either remove it or establish it on a permanent basis.
More disappointment on Glebe-City bus routes
Posted on 1st January 2021
Bus route changes disadvantage people with mobility impairments trying to get into the city.
Update on Bridge Rd cycleway: Council and State Government drag their feet on serious safety concerns
Posted on 29th December 2020
The cycleway remains dangerous and neither the City nor the State Government has explained how and when the problems will be addressed.
Bridge Road pop-up cycleway
Posted on 15th October 2020
The Glebe Society is serious about cycling but serious safety risks with the cycleway have become apparent. A comprehensive article on the issues and what needs to happen.
Letter to the editor on the pop-up cycleway
Posted on 15th October 2020
From a family that has lived on Bridge Rd Glebe (near Clare St) for five generations
How the Blackwattle Bay Precinct and Fish Market Developments intend to deal with increased traffic and transport needs
Posted on 3rd September 2020
Infrastructure NSW has released the Traffic and Transport Strategy proposed for the new Fish Market and Blackwattle Bay Developments. This article summarises what is proposed and what it might mean for Glebe/Forest Lodge
Bridge Rd pop-up cycleway
Posted on 3rd September 2020
The City and Transport for NSW have installed new cycleways using barriers, line markings and lane dividers, with the first locations including Pyrmont Bridge Rd, Glebe. But there are serious questions about its implementation.
