Active Transport Strategy
The Active Transport Strategy aims to help prioritise the delivery of new paths, pedestrian crossings and cycleway infrastructure across the city. It also updates and brings together the Pedestrian Mobility Access Plan (PAMP) and Bike Plan.
- Project StatusIn Progress
- Last reviewed
01 October 2024
The latest
The draft Active Transport Strategy has been prepared and is now on public exhibition for community feedback until 29 September.
About the project
The Active Transport Strategy aims to:
- Identify priorities for pedestrians and cyclists
- Continuously improve footpaths, shared paths, and pedestrian crossings
- Help the Council prioritise projects
- Show an integrated approach to planning these projects
- Help the Council and community get funding for future improvements and upkeep
Once Council reviews community feedback on the strategy and finalises the Active Transport Strategy (including the updated PAMP and Bike Plan), we will update this project page to provide links to all of the new criteria, maps, and strategy documents.
Progress so far
- From 2018-2023 an extensive internal review was undertaken to update the PAMP and Bike Plan maps and integrate them into a single document.
- In June 2021 the PAMP Interactive mapping tool was launched, making it easier for the community to review and provide feedback to Council on existing and proposed active transport infrastructure across the city.
- In April 2023, Council sent the updated maps and scoring criteria to community groups and business chambers for feedback. This was to ensure important projects and feedback regarding the criteria was captured properly in the plan.
- With the grant funding approved in December 2023 the new strategy documents were able to be prepared (including an update to the PAMP and Bike Plan).
- The draft strategies were provided to Council in June 2024.
- At the Council meeting on August 15, 2024, the Council reviewed the new draft Active Transport Strategy, (including the updated PAMP and Bike Plan) and made the decision that the updated strategies should be put on public exhibition to get feedback from the community ahead of finalising the strategy.
- The document was open for feedback from 26 August to 29 September, which has now concluded.
- Now that the exhibition period has concluded, Council will review the community feedback and make any necessary changes before the strategy is finalised.