Sydney to get parking zones for shared ebikes in bid to stop ‘wild west scenes’ of blocked footpaths

Marked parking bays for shared ebikes at Barangaroo metro station in Sydney as part of a Transport NSW pilot. Photograph: Matt Horspool/NSW government/Transport for NSW

Shared ebikes cluttering Sydney footpaths will be kicked to the kerb in the coming months under funding to establish marked parking bays, the New South Wales government says.

On Tuesday, the state government announced $6.6m in funding for Sydney local councils to nominate and paint dedicated parking areas. Each council will be given up to $200,000.