Providing for bike riders through the Cycling Infrastructure Policy

Overview

Action 1.27: Review and update the TMR Cycling Infrastructure Policy to ensure it continues to be implemented as intended.

Lead agency: Department of Transport and Main Roads

Status: Complete

Achievements

As part of our commitment under Action 4.1 in the Queensland Government's Action Plan for Walking 2022–2024, we are developing a new Active Transport Infrastructure Policy. The new policy will incorporate our existing Cycling Infrastructure Policy to create one policy encompassing both bicycle riding and walking. 

To help develop the new Active Transport Infrastructure Policy, we consulted with a broad cross-section of employees involved in the planning, design and construction of transport projects to gather feedback about the Cycling Infrastructure Policy. 

The information we gathered told us the Cycling Infrastructure Policy is being implemented as intended, but training and resources could be improved to help the policy be applied more effectively and consistently.

Recent case studies of the Cycling Infrastructure Policy developed through Action 1.18 of the Queensland Cycling Action Plan 2020–2022 show how our projects are providing for bicycle riders according to policy requirements. 

Next steps

Following approvals of the new Active Transport Infrastructure Policy, we will prepare comprehensive training and resources to support our staff to apply the provisions effectively and consistently at all stages of our transport project development and delivery.