Member for Monaro John Barilaro announced on Tuesday that $55,000 will be granted to Queanbeyan City Council to design improvements for cycling paths around town.

"The money will be used to create designs for on road cycle lanes to improve cyclist safety and amenity along Lanyon Drive," Mr Barilaro said.

Improvements are proposed for Lanyon Drive intersections at Tompsitt Drive roundabout, Hoover Road T-junction, Southbar Road roundabout, Gilmore Road T-junction and Canberra Avenue roundabout, as well as sections between Tompsitt Drive to Hoover Road and Southbar Road to Gilmore Road.

Mr Barilaro said the proposed work aimed to correct squeeze points, upgrade roundabouts to better accommodate cyclists and widen shoulders.

"If we want to encourage more people to leave the car at home and get active, we need to provide access to safe, convenient and connected walking and cycling networks," he said.

The funding comes from an investment of $39 million by the NSW government into cycling improvements across the state.

Queanbeyan Region Bicycle Users Group spokesman, Sean Clutterbuck welcomed the investment but said overall Queanbeyan cycleways were "fragmented."

"We've seen a lot of money coming in for design since 2010 but we've seen very little money come in for actual implementation," Mr Clutterbuck said.

"In some cases realistically how much design do you need if you're just going to paint a couple of stencils on the side of a road and put a couple of signs up?"

Queanbeyan resident and avid cyclist, Mark Jenkins, has cycled to and from work in Canberra for the past 21 years.

"Cyclists are just commuters like anyone else, like cars they want to get from A to B as fast as they can."

Mr Jenkins said local cyclists need to be consulted in the designs of improvements to maximise benefit for the community.