Cycling in Singapore

A National Cycling Plan was first outlined as part of the Urban Redevlopment Authority (URA) Draft Master Plan in 2013, as the government acknowledged the increasing use of cycling as a mode of transport.^[2] At that point, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) had rolled out the "Cycling Town" initiative, with 6.4 km dedicated cycling paths already completed in these towns. However, transport minister Lui Tuck Yew vetoed the suggestion of demarcating cycling lanes on roads, claiming that it would lead to more accidents.^[3] The National Cycling Plan was adopted into the LTA's 2013 Land Transport Master Plan.^[4]

In 2020, the LTA launched the Islandwide Cycling Network (ICN) which was launched as part of efforts to accelerate the development of cycling path networks and active mobility infrastructure.^[5]

The Park Connector Network (PCN) is a network of walking/running/cycling paths that connects the various parks and other green spaces in Singapore. Both the parks and the PCN are managed by National Parks Board (NParks).^[6]

The governing organisation for cycle sport in Singapore is the Singapore Cycling Federation. It is national governing body for the promotion and development of the sport of cycling (BikeTrial, BMX, MTB, Road and Track) in Singapore, and is affiliated to the Singapore National Olympic Council, the Asean Cycling Association, the Asian Cycling Confederation and Union Cycliste Internationale.

In April 2016, the LTA announced the establishment of a dedicated enforcement team, which would work with the Traffic Police and the National Parks Board, to address reckless behaviour by cyclists and Personal Mobility Device (PMD) users. Around the same time, the government-appointed Active Mobility Advisory Panel introduced a set of rules and a code of conduct to guide the safe and responsible use of bicycles and PMDs.^[8][9]

The Active Mobility Act was passed by the Singapore Parliament in January 2017, but enforcement only commenced in May 2018. According to the LTA, they had conducted "safe riding clinics" for users and engaged in dialogues with retailers to help prepare the public for the implementation of the new legislation. Under the Act, Power-assisted bicycles are not allowed on footpaths, while e-scooters are banned from public roads. Speed limits are capped at 15 km/h on footpaths and 25 km/h on park connectors and shared paths. The new law also imposes restrictions on the size and speed of devices permitted on public paths.^[10] In May 2019, the LTA reported 3,700 offences committed under the Active Mobility Act.^[11]

Under changes to the Active Mobility Act passed on 4 February 2020, stricter penalties were imposed on users of electric scooters, e-bikes, and other active mobility devices, including higher fines and longer jail terms. From April, all motorised PMDs will be prohibited on footpaths. Riders under 16 will also be barred from using e-scooters on public paths unless under adult supervision. Additionally, all e-scooter and e-bike users, including new riders, must pass an online theory test starting in the first half of 2021.^[12]

In August 2024, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that all bicycles and personal mobility devices (PMDs) will be banned from pedestrian-only paths from 1 July 2025.^[13] Offenders could be fined up to $2,000 or jailed for three months, or both while pedestrians who walked on cycling paths will not be penalised.^[13] The enforcement was due to the increased cycling lanes besides footpaths.^[13] Pedestrian logos and “pedestrians only” wordings would be printed on footpaths next to the cycling paths.^[13]

Bicycle-sharing in Singapore is regulated by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) through a licencing issuing regime. Around 2018, there were initially few regulations and the sector had grown rapidly to approximately 200,000 bicycles with seven different operators competing for market dominance in the industry. This resulted in widespread nuisance parking of shared bikes sprawled across public footpaths, leading to public unhappiness. To resolve the issue, the LTA announced in March 2018 to roll out new regulations to make operators adhere to stricter rules on fleet sizes and indiscriminate parking. As a result, a number of dockless bicycle operators, including ofo, GBikes, ShareBikeSG, and oBike, were forced to exit the market for failing regulations.^{[14][15][16][17]}

In the second half of 2018, LTA installed QR codes at all designated public bicycle-parking areas to help encourage shared-bicycle users to park their shared bikes correctly. According to the Singaporean authorities, these measures have been effective where it helped improved the rate of users parking properly at the designated parking areas to being over 90%. After SG Bike exited the market in April 2024 after enduring losses in income, there remained only two operators in Singapore's bike-sharing industry, which includes Anywheel and HelloRide. By July 2025, Singapore had a total shared bike fleet of 55,000 bicycles, an increase from 36,000 three years earlier. Of these, Anywheel has 35,000 bicycles and HelloRide has 20,000.^[16][17][15]

OCBC Bank organised the yearly OCBC Cycle is an annual mass-participation cycling event held on closed public roads since 2009. The event also hosts the Southeast Asia Speedway Championship which is sanctioned by the Singapore Cycling Federation.^[18]

• Tuas Lamp Post 1, a cycling attraction in Singapore