Tessa Fluence and her son Leo ride along Sydney Road in Brunswick. Credit:Joe Armao

Twenty per cent of cyclists have either been hit by a car or witnessed a crash on Sydney Road in Melbourne's inner-north, prompting urgent calls to fast-track plans for physically protected bicycle lanes.

In a survey of more than 800 cyclists conducted by the Victorian Greens, 60 per cent of cyclists using Sydney Road between Brunswick and Coburg also say they have been abused by either a driver or pedestrian.

Forty per cent of cyclists have either seen or experienced car "dooring" on Sydney Road while more than four out of five riders say the road makes them feel "unsafe" or "very unsafe".

VicRoads has released five designs for new cycling lanes set to be built on Sydney Road between Park Street in Brunswick and Bell Street in Coburg.