Bike paths in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, vary widely, with the majority either shared cycle and pedestrian paths or on road paths; and a small number of separated cycleways. In 2009 the Sydney Morning Herald reported that "Sydney's cycleways are not so much an organised network as a fragmented collection of winding paths and half-finished ideas. Most were built or designed when cycling was viewed as a pleasant pastime rather than a practical form of travel and are now poorly suited to commuting."
In 2013 4,400 cyclists rode to or from Sydney central business district on an average day, via the Sydney Harbour Bridge (2,000), Anzac Bridge (1,400) and Anzac Parade (1,000) cycleways.
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The Sydney City Council is progressively building an increasing network of 220 kilometres (140 mi) separated cycleways, shared paths and other infrastructure in and adjacent to the central business district. As of December 2016[update], 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) of separated cycleways, 60 kilometres (37 mi) of shared paths and 40 kilometres (25 mi) of other infrastructure were complete.
As of December 2016[update], the Council listed the following popular rides:
A number of freeways and tollways have been constructed with dedicated separate bicycle paths built alongside.
The Gore Hill and Epping Road cycleways comprise two conjoined shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians with a total length of 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) from the east and west of the lower north shore. The cycleways are generally aligned with the Gore Hill Freeway and Epping Road respectively. The eastern terminus of the cycleways is in Naremburn, while the western terminus is in North Ryde. In the twelve months to February 2014, between 400 and 500 cyclists used the cycleway at Merrenburn Avenue on an average weekday.