Bicycle Infrastructure Network
This dataset shows existing cycling infrastructure across Metropolitan Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo. The data has been extracted from OpenStreetMap (OSM) and simplified into high-level categories of cycling infrastructure (see Data Dictionary). The data has been enhanced by the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) to increase the coverage and detail of cycling infrastructure in these regions. Bus lanes, which typically do allow cycling, have not been included. Note: This dataset includes some informal cycling paths and lanes, and so may differ from documents showing strategic or official cycling networks. While measures have been taken to ensure accuracy of the dataset, errors may remain. *The dataset is released under the Open Database License (ODbL)
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Data Dictionary
| Field Name | Name | Type | Description | Fixed Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OsmID | OSM ID | INTEGER() | Unique OSM way ID | |
| InfraType | Cycling infrastructure type | Cycling infrastructure type | Protected bike lane (on-road): On-road lane that is separated from vehicular traffic by bollards, kerbs, parking or other physical separation – this separation may in some instances consist of low-profile bumps or bollards that aim to discourage but do not fully prevent accidental or intentional intrusion into the bike lane by other vehicles; Basic painted lane: On-road lane that is segregated from other traffic by paint only, typically marked by a solid painted line and accompanied by bicycle signage or painted surface pictograms; Buffered painted lane: On-road painted lane that is segregated from other traffic and/or parking by an additional painted buffer on the left, right or both sides; Shared bike/parking lane: On-road painted bike lane that also permits car parking for at least part of the day, typically either all day or outside of peak periods – these lanes may be extra wide and intended to accommodate both parked cars and people riding bikes at the same time (although with no solid or dashed painted line separating parked cars from bikes), or narrow and only reasonably permit either parking or bike riding but not both at the same time. The distinguishing feature from a parking-only lane is the presence of bicycle signage or painted surface pictograms; Intermittent/informal (on-road): These are non-exclusive or informal bicycle markings, typically represented by intermittent pictograms alongside several dashed painted lines, although sometimes they appear without dashed lines at all. These are usually painted against the kerb, minimising their footprint on the traffic lane; Shared lane (sharrows): Painted sharrows (or “shared arrows”) often prominently situated in the middle of the road or traffic lane to indicate that cars and bike riders share the road – these symbols may also in some cases indicate a designated local cycling or “shimmy” route; Shared use path (off-road): Off-road path fully shared with pedestrians – often explicitly designated using shared path surface markings or signage; Separated path (off-road): Off-road bike infrastructure that is separated from pedestrians, either physically or by a painted line or different colouration | Protected bike lane (on-road), Basic painted lane, Buffered painted lane, Shared bike/parking lane, Intermittent/informal (on-road), Shared street (sharrows), Shared use path (off-road), Separated path (off-road) | |
| Name | Road name | STRING() | OSM road or path name | |
| HwyType | Road category | STRING() | OSM road or path category | |
| Width | Infrastructure width | FLOAT() | Width of the bike lane/path (in metres) | |
| AdjFeatures | Adjacent features | Contextual traffic features adjacent to the cycling infrastructure | Parking: Car parking is adjacent to an on-road bike lane; Left-side traffic: There are adjacent vehicular traffic lanes on both sides of the bike lane – usually involving a left-turning lane and a crossing point for cars; Tram line: A tram line is adjacent to the on-road bike lane | Parking, Left-side traffic, Tram line | |
| DirRelToWay | Direction relative to way | STRING() | Direction of bicycle travel relative to OSM way direction | Forward, Reverse, Both |
| DirCardinal | Cardinal Direction | STRING() | Cardinal direction of bicycle travel | Northbound, Southbound, Eastbound, Westbound, North-Eastbound, North-Westbound, South-Eastbound, South-Westbound, North-South, East-West, NE-SW, NW-SE |
Additional information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Dataset Last Updated Date | 5 June 2025 |
| Last Updated Date | 5 June 2025 |
| Publication Date | 5 June 2025 |
| Format | PARQUET |
| License | Open Data Commons Open Database License 1.0 |
| Open Data Title | Bicycle Infrastructure Network |
| Dataset File Size | 7.3 MiB |
| Dataset Security Value | BIL1 OFFICIAL - Authorised Public Release |
| Geographic Coordinate System | WGS84 |
| Geographic Coverage | Victoria |