Shared e-bike parking pilot
Poorly parked e-bikes from e-bike sharing schemes can impact pedestrian safety and create clutter in public spaces. This 6-month pilot aimed to address this by improving the way shared e-bikes are parked at key transport hubs.
About the pilot
Shared e-bikes play an important role in the transport network. They are great for short trips and help people access public transport services. However, poorly parked shared e-bikes can impact pedestrian safety on our streets and around Sydney train and Metro stations.
Transport for NSW installed dedicated parking bays at selected Sydney train and Metro stations. The parking bays make it easier for riders to identify and park shared e-bikes in appropriate places. It also encourages more riders to use public transport as part of their journey.
In mid-2025, we reviewed the effectiveness of the pilot and have used the insights to inform parking guidance for shared devices and the broader rollout of dedicated parking bays at transport hubs.
About the parking bays
The parking areas we professionally installed, using high-quality, anti-skid adhesive decals. Shared e-bike operators used geofencing technology as part of the pilot. This means that riders must be within the parking bay to end a trip on a shared e-bike.
Councils wanting to install parking bays on council assets can also use the decal artwork.
Contact the project team to request the artwork: e-micromobility@transport.nsw.gov.au
Locations of parking bays
There were 22 parking bays installed as part of the pilot, and each can fit up to 10 shared e-bikes. These parking bays can be found at 11 train and Metro stations around Sydney:
- Barangaroo
- Bondi Junction
- Central
- Circular Quay
- Gadigal
- Marrickville
- Newtown
- Redfern
- Sydenham
- Tempe
- Wynyard
Evaluation report
The pilot set out to assess whether providing marked parking bays:
- makes it easier for riders to park in ways that are compliant – leading to improved compliance
- are beneficial in addressing safety and amenity issues caused by poorly parked devices.
The monitoring and evaluation report:
- outlines the pilot methodology and monitoring and evaluation approach used to assess the effectiveness and impact of the dedicated shared bike parking pilot
- details key learnings
- makes recommendations for broader rollout.
Download the shared bike parking pilot monitoring and evaluation report (July 2026) (PDF 4.52MB).