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The Queensland Principal Cycle Network ('the network') replaces the former regional Principal Cycle Network Plans, except where council endorsement of the network has not yet been received. In these local government areas, please refer to the former regional plans until the updated network map is available.
We are currently reviewing all priority route maps in consultation with Queensland councils to align with updated network. Updated priority route maps for the network in each local government area will be made available following council endorsement.
About the network
Following a recent review of the former regional Principal Cycle Network Plans, we developed an updated and consolidated Queensland Principal Cycle Network ('the network') in consultation with Queensland councils.
The network shows the core routes needed across the state to enable and encourage people to ride bikes for transport, recreation and wellbeing.
It includes 3 types of routes on both state-controlled roads and local government roads, as well as open space corridors, reflecting a 'one network' approach to planning for bike riding routes across the state.
The network is supplemented with priority route maps, which show the delivery priority assigned to principal routes in each local government area.
Queensland councils formally endorse the network and priority route maps for their local government area.
Purpose of the network
Together, the network and priority route maps are intended to guide the planning, design and construction of a connected and cohesive cycle network in Queensland.
Routes in the network are indicative only. While some routes may already have bike riding facilities on the ground, the network:
- does not distinguish between existing and future cycling facilities
- is not intended to map or represent existing bike riding infrastructure or designated riding routes
- should not be used for trip planning or navigation purposes.
In addition, the network does not identify specific infrastructure solutions as this requires consideration of a range of factors beyond the scope of network planning, such as available space, mix and volumes of users, surrounding land uses, traffic and crash data, and constraints and hazards.
Rather, the network flags the demand for, location and function of each route in general terms, and leaves the precise alignment of routes and design of bike riding facilities to be determined as part of the detailed planning and design stages of delivering the network.
Types of routes
The network includes 3 types of cycle routes.
Principal routes
Principal routes represent key desire lines for bike riding and known missing links for riding in a region, as agreed between the department and the relevant council according to the principles for planning the network. They are considered the most important routes and form the spine from which local cycling networks are built.
Locally, these routes typically connect residential areas to major trip attractors such as public transport nodes, schools and universities, shopping and commercial centres, recreational facilities and industrial areas. At a regional level, these routes provide key connections between activity centres or towns.
Each principal route in the network is assigned a delivery priority. These delivery priorities are identified in priority route maps, which are available for each local government area as a supplement to the network maps.
Tourism routes
Tourism routes represent bike riding routes that are significant to regional tourism in scenic coastal and hinterland locations.
Future principal routes
Future principal routes identify expansion opportunities for the network in areas where significant urban growth has been identified, but where land use planning has not yet been undertaken or finalised.
