Bicycles

Pop-up Bike Lanes Program

We’re trialling up to 100 kilometres of new and improved pop-up bike routes across key inner-Melbourne suburbs to make it easier and safer for people to ride to and from the CBD.

In 2022 we installed temporary bike infrastructure along Marine Parade as part of the Pop-up Bike Lanes Program to improve safety and connectivity on one of Melbourne’s busiest commuter bike corridors.

We installed sections of separated bike lanes, green surface treatments, signage and line markings along Marine Parade to improve safety and raise awareness of people on bikes. 

We’re now consulting with the community to determine the next steps for Marine Parade. 

Visit the Engage Victoria website to provide your feedback.

 

The trial has now ended and evaluation is complete.

Here’s what we found

 

Graphic showing the statistics during the pop up bike lane trial

The numbers

Each week an average of 66,000 trips were made across 44 pop-up sites.

  • There were 30% more riders across the network.
  • Heidelberg Road recorded 600,000 trips between January 2021 and April 2023.
  • Sixty-five percent of drivers, bike riders and pedestrians surveyed said the routes improved safety.
  • Twenty-eight percent of riders were female, the average is 25% across the state.

What worked

 

Graphic showing what worked during the pop up bike lane trial

 

Separated bike lanes were a community favourite, they made bike riders and drivers feel safer sharing the road.

  • Reshaping roads to ensure safer journeys for pedestrians, bike riders and drivers.
  • Good wayfinding is a game changer for helping people navigate our streets and paths.
  • People appreciate green bike lanes which denote where to be extra careful around bikes.

Next steps

  • We're working with councils to make most of the pop-up infrastructure permanent.
  • We’ll update the community to confirm where and when these works will take place.
  • We plan to complete the transformation by mid-2025.
  • We'll consult with the community on the proposed designs for permanent infrastructure on Marine Parade (Port Phillip) in 2024.
  • We'll work with stakeholders on proposed designs for the Heidelberg Road (Yarra/Darebin) bike lane.

About the project

No matter where we live, it’s important for everyone in our community to access and enjoy our streets. That means joining up the missing links in our neighbourhood transport network with more paths, crossings, safer bike riding and walking options for everyone to enjoy.

We know that Victorians enjoy walking and bike riding in their neighbourhoods. In fact, 76% of Victorians tell us they want to walk and bike more, and would do so if they had more paths, crossings and calmer streets. 

That’s why we tested innovative and safer bike riding treatments to improve safety for all road-users, encourage more people to ride bikes and create better connections to the CBD and local activity centres.

Learn more about what we did and where in the drop-down menus below.