Bicycles

Pop-up bike lanes program

We’re making key routes permanent across five council areas to improve safety and strengthen connections to the CBD and local activity centres.
Project status:

Underway

Permanent treatment on Marine Parade

Work to make the pop-up bike lanes permanent on Marine Parade were completed in late May 2026.

The works included:

  • Removing kerb separators and bollards on Jacka Boulevard, Marine Parade and adjoining side streets
  • installing permanent kerb separators on Acland Street
  • Installing a shared left-turn lane and bike lane at Dickens Street and Cavell Street
  • Installing a separated left-turn lane and bike lane at the intersection of Marine Parade and Glen Huntly Road. The bike lane will be positioned to the right of the left-turn lane and include a bike box to give riders a safe head start.
  • Replacing temporary yellow line marking with permanent white line marking
  • Refreshing bike symbols and sections of green surface treatment.

Thanks for your patience during these works.


Image of map showing the pop up bike lanes along Marine Parade in St Kilda

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For more information on the community engagement that informed our final designs, please visit our Engage Victoria webpage.

Permanent treatment on local routes

We’ve also made changes to the pop-up bike routes in Darebin, Yarra, Moonee Valley and Maribyrnong to make key local routes permanent. 

The works were completed in May 2026.

We’re currently finalising designs for permanent bike lanes along Heidelberg Road.

We will keep the community updated on when works will take place.
 


Background

Everyone should be able to move safely and easily around their neighbourhood. To make this possible, we’re joining the missing links in our neighbourhood transport network with more paths, crossings, and safer bike riding and walking options.

Victorians want more ways to get around sustainably — 76 per cent tell us they would walk and bike more if there were better paths, crossings and calmer streets.

In 2022, we tested new bike lanes on popular routes through the pop-up bike lanes program. These temporary lanes trialled safer bike riding designs to improve safety for all road users, encourage more people to ride, and strengthen connections to the CBD and local activity centres.

The trial showed real benefits:

  • separated bike lanes helped riders and drivers share the road with confidence
  • road redesigns improved safety for pedestrians, bike riders and drivers
  • clear wayfinding signs made streets and paths easier to navigate
  • clearly defined bike lanes reminded drivers to take extra care around bikes.

Get in touch

Email: [email protected]

Call:   13 37 78