Bike Shed Usage in New South Wales from February 2020 Onwards

From February 2020 to January 2021 and then from January 2023 onwards, this dataset captures usage metrics for free, enclosed bicycle shelters in New South Wales, Australia. It is provided by Transport for NSW and documents activity at various shed locations. The data is available in XLSX format under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling demand for bicycle parking based on temporal usage patterns mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing the impact of free, shared shelter infrastructure on urban mobility.
• Evaluating first-come-first-served facility utilization based on the described access model.

Strengths

• Provides a multi-year time series from February 2020, with a gap from 2021 to 2023.
• Data is sourced from the authoritative transport agency, Transport for NSW.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Transport for NSW

Collection Method

Likely collected automatically from Opal card access systems at bike shed locations.

Time Range

February 2020 to January 2021, and January 2023 onwards.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 22:29:04.458647; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia (implied by the source organization and linked platform).