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Enhancing Urban Mobility: Walking and Cycling Routes and Streets

This guide covers creating legible, permeable, safe, and convenient walking and cycling routes for better urban mobility. It focuses on connectivity, access to destinations, and enhancing streets for all users. Learn about case studies and challenges in creating healthy urban environments.

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Enhancing Urban Mobility: Walking and Cycling Routes and Streets

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  1. Active Transport Walking and cycling routes and streets: • legible and permeable • safe and convenient • with a high level of amenity • And link to destinations

  2. Cycling • Cycle lanes on busy streets • Slower vehicles speeds on local streets • Dedicated cycleways • Shared paths where appropriate • End of trip facilities including parking, lockers, showers

  3. Walking • Walking is free and has great health benefits - especially walking to school and local services • Walkways may be shared: walking, cycling, prams, scooters, wheelchairs • Walking routes should be safe – road crossings, pavement surface

  4. Walking and cycling routes • Provide accessible & integrated network • Connectivity within and between neighbourhoods • Design details important –width, surface etc • Create direct and leisurely paths

  5. Streets • Primary movement network • Needs to work for all users, vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, public transport and other modes • Permeable, legible, convenient, safe • Linked to destinations • Amenity

  6. Local streets • Network design to encourage walking and cycling • connectivity • Encourage attractive frontages • Slow the traffic • Safe and easy access and crossings • Wayfinding signage

  7. Public realm enhancement New public spaces Signage “Walk Bendigo” Child friendly city status Priority pedestrian areas in centre identified and enhanced Case study - Bendigo

  8. Provides guidance on walking amenity for subdivisions 3 step process: assess extent of walkable catchment, assess contents and assess quality Series of checklists assist Outcomes – more walkable subdivisions, better connections, more people walking, healthier people Case study – Geelong Walkability Toolkit

  9. Understanding issues Better integration More research Better dissemination of information Retrofitting existing areas Challenges

  10. Summary- Healthy urban environments • Choice of housing and mixed uses • Places to meet and mix • Conviviality - attractive local environment, sense of place, art • Streets for people as well as vehicles • Choice of transport that works • And integrated planning

  11. Further Information • Healthy Spaces and Places Discussion Draft is available from PIA website www.planning.org.au

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