Category: Community & Advocacy

Ride to Reopen Glebe Island Bridge

21/2/2026

There are many great reasons to ride, including reducing your carbon footprint! 🌞 Climate-Change-Balmain-Rozelle have been pushing for this as part of their vision for an active transport corridor connecting future high density areas at Bays West to the city.
Member for Balmain, Kobi Shetty, is hosting a free BBQ and a group ride to help demonstrate the strong public support to reopen the Glebe Island Bridge for walking and cycling 🚲 We'll help you get there!
📍Meet us at McNeilly Park in Marrickville
🕘 9am for a 9:30am start.
NOTE: this is a ONE WAY ride! We'll pause at Hearthe, opposite Stanmore Station for a coffee and a baked treat, before continuing at 10am, to arrive at the Rozelle Parklands in time for the 10:30am OFFICIAL bike bus to the BBQ at Waterfront Park, Pyrmont. Everyone is responsible for getting themselves home from Pyrmont.
📢 Register for the free BBQ here: https://www.kobishetty.org.au/reopen_glebe_island_bridge_bbq
📱 Bring a phone to make a submission on the Building our Community consultation while we wait: https://bikemarrickville.short.gy/build
✅ Sign the petition to reopen the bridge to walking and cycling: https://www.kobishetty.org.au/restore-glebe-island-bridge
🌉 See the full vision here: https://www.climatechangebr.org/campaigns/sustainable-transport/active-transport/bays-west-harbour-pathway
🚲 Another great write up by Bicycle NSW on the advocacy efforts: https://bicyclensw.org.au/a-new-future-for-glebe-island-bridge/

Ride to work day, Wednesday 16 October 2024

16/10/2024

Worried about the closedown of the T3 line? Interested in learning low stress routes from the inner west into the city? Join one of our ride to work day rides.

Ride 1: Lewisham to Town Hall

Departure: 8am from Lewisham station, south side - on Victoria Street near the corner with Hobbs Street
Destination: Town Hall House on Kent Street
Route: Shared path, cycleway and quiet streets the whole way, suitable for inexperienced riders, via Newtown, Chippendale and Darling Harbour
Contact: Fiona Campbell, 0401628742

Ride 2: Marrickville to Wynyard

Departure: 7.30am from McNeilly Park, Warburton St Marrickville
Destination: Wynyard Station, Kent St entrance
Route: Back streets and cycleways, some short stretches on busier roads, via St Peters, Erskineville, Alexandria and Redfern.
Contact: Natalie Ross, 0435117463

Ride 3: Rozelle Parklands to Museum station

Departure: 8am from Rozelle Parklands in the tunnel under Victoria Road
Destination: Museum Station on Liverpool and Castlereagh Sts
Route: Cycleways, shared paths and bridges, suitable for inexperienced riders, via Anzac Bridge, Pyrmont, Kent St Cycleway.
Contact: John McNeil, 0490768124

Ride to circular Quay to Join Better Streets Walk Ride

4/3/2023

1. Ride to the Circular Quay via paths and quiet roads.
2. Join the Better Streets ride/walk to Prince Alfred Park. Meet other people who care about making our neighbourhoods much better to get around in on foot or cycle
3. Ride back to Marrickville.

Date: Saturday 4th March
Time: 8.45am for 9am start return about 12 noon
Start and finish: Mackey Park, Marrickville near the end of Carrington Rd
Route: Cycle paths, some traffic, slow pace
Bring: Helmet, working bike sunscreen, water
More information: John 0418262706

Ride our potential Sunday 24 April 2022

24/4/2022

Pedal with us across the Inner West and see our enormous potential as a biking destination. We have waterways that can become bike flows, highways that can become bike byways, construction sites that can become parks, and coves already primed for pedalling along (but not yet pedalling to). Stop for coffee along the way and fortify your resolve to become an advocate for the biking haven that the Inner West can become.

Date: Sunday 24 April 2022
Time: 8:45 for 9am start
Start and finish: Newtown station, near the bike racks
Route: Back roads, some cycle paths, some traffic, slow pace, approx 25km
Register: on the Bike Marrickville Meetup page https://www.meetup.com/Bike-Marrickville/
More information: Natalie 0435117463

Tour de Pop Up Sunday 11 October 2020

11/10/2020

Now that Richie Porte is safely on the podium in Paris, join Bike Marrickville for a Tour de Pop Up, exploring some of the pop up cycleways that have been installed around the city in the last few months.

Date: Sunday 11 October 2020
Time: 8:45 for 9am start
Start and finish: Newtown station near Cuckoo Callay cafe
Pace: Slow
Route: Back roads and bike paths, some traffic
More information: Natalie 0435117463

COVID commuter ride

20/6/2020

Worried about crowds on public transport? Thinking about cycling to work?

Learn how to ride to the city from Marrickville on back streets and bikepaths.

Join us for a commuter test ride on Saturday 20 June,

Start and finish: Marrickville Station, Station St Marrickville, near the bike racks

9.15am for a 9.30 start. Return by 12.30

Maximum of 10 participants to comply with public health orders.

To register please go to the Bike Marrickville Meet Up page https://www.meetup.com/Bike-Marrickville/

Enquiries: Natalie 0435 117 463

Ride to the Edge and bling your bike

30/3/2019

On Saturday 30 March 2019 you can ride with Bike Marrickville to the Edge Greenway event at Lilyfield. Edge will feature free bike maintenance checks, prizes for the best dressed or decorated bikes and artist-run bicycle bling workshop for all ages. Flyer is attached.

Meet us at Bedford Crescent Dulwich Hill, near the heavy and light rail stations, at 2.30pm to ride via the Greenway to Lilyfield, with a return ride at 5pm. Bring your bike already blinged or join the workshop at the event.

Enquiries Natalie 0435117463

For more information about Edge go to https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/live/living-arts/edge/edge-greenway-art-meets-nature

Inner West Bicycle Coalition Big Picnic Day

17/3/2019

Bike groups in the Inner West are getting together to hold a pre-election community ride, ending in a picnic in Jubilee Park, Glebe Point.

The main ride starts at 11 am at the Treillage Tower (google +code 532H+RJ ) in Bicentennial Park, Sydney Olympic Park, and will follow quiet roads and paths through Concord and Fivedock to Leichhardt and Glebe, distance 13 km.

Bike Marrickville will lead a shorter ride to the picnic, leaving from Marrickville station.

Date: Sunday 17 March 2019
Time: 10:45am for 11am start. Return approximately 2.30pm.
Start and finish: Marrickville Station, Station St Marrickville, near the bike racks
Route: back streets, some traffic, easy pace
Contact: Natalie 0435117463

Ride the Greenway to the Big Bike Day Sunday 23 September 2018

23/9/2018

Join us to celebrate Bike Week and ride to the Inner West Council Big Bike Day in Leichhardt

Free ice cream, bicycle-powered smoothies and coffee
Free bike skills workshops for people of all ages and experience
Free bicycle maintenance checks
Free try-a-bike with local bicycle stores
Free rock climbing, face painting, bicycle decorating and unicycle rides

Ride via the Greenway and find out about the "missing links" project to create a continuous cycleway.

Date: Sunday 23 September 2018
Time: 10.30am - 1.30pm
Start and finish: Dulwich Hill Station near the light rail entrance
Route: Easy pace, some cycle paths, some traffic
Enquiries: Natalie 0435117463

Bike Week ride Sunday 24 September 2017

24/9/2017

Celebrate Bike Week with us on this inner west back streets ride from Tempe to the Big Bike Day at Leichhardt via Addison Rd Markets and Rozelle Markets.

Date: Sunday 24 September 2017
Time: 9am
Start and finish: Tempe station carpark, Richardsons Cres Tempe
Route: Back streets, some traffic, easy pace. Breaks at Addison Rd markets, Rozelle markets and the Big Bike Day and return to Tempe approx. 2pm
Bring: Backpack or panniers for market shopping, sunscreen and water

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