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Victorian Cycling Strategy March 2009 Victorian Cycling Strategy Victorian Cycling Strategy March 2009 Victorian Cycling Strategy Outline of Report Contents PREMIER’S AND MINISTER’S FOREWORD 2 1 INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 2 OVERARCHING FRAMEWORK 8 3 ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE 10 4 CYCLING AS A TRANSPORT MODE – TRENDS AND PATTERNS 16 5 THE BENEFITS OF CYCLING AND THE BARRIERS TO CYCLING 21 6 STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS 24 7 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VICTORIAN CYCLING STRATEGY 37 Premier’s and Minister’s Foreword 2 The Victorian Victoria has seen a massive growth in cycling over the past fi ve years. The recently released Victorian Transport Plan (The VTP) commits Government is $115 million in improvements to cycling infrastructure. This includes new bicycle lanes and shared walking and cycling paths on priority taking action on bicycle routes, a public bicycle hire program for Melbourne’s CBD, and transport, so that the Provincial Pathways Program, which includes rail trails and walking paths in regional areas. Victorians can have Our Government’s ongoing investment in cycling goes well beyond this $115 million. Funding in The VTP is on top of funding for new bike paths the best transport to be built alongside new road projects and upgrades and $4 million network in Australia each year for cycling and walking in the VicRoads annual budget. These investments represent the largest commitment to cycling in the – and the most State’s history with at least $18 million a year allocated towards cycling sustainable. infrastructure over the next several years. We are investing in cycling because we want to give Victorians more transport options, and help build a cleaner, more sustainable future for Victorians. This Victorian Cycling Strategy complements The VTP, which responded to a clear call from Victorians for greener transport choices. It sets out a blueprint to develop cycling as a safe and appealing transport mode for Victorians of all ages, genders, levels of fi tness, cycling experience and location. The Strategy is based on fi ve strategic directions: • Build networks to connect communities John Brumby MP Premier • Promote and encourage a culture of cycling • Reduce confl icts and risks for cyclists • Better integrate cycling with public transport • Integrate cycling into land use planning. A number of priority actions are included in the Strategy and over the next 12 months Victorians will see 12 metropolitan bike projects well Tim Pallas MP underway or commenced, along with 11 bike projects in regional Victoria. Minister for Roads and Ports These priorities will be bolstered over the medium and long term with a range of additional initiatives, to support a state-wide growth in cycling. We look forward to building a more cycle-friendly, liveable and sustainable Victoria through this critical and coordinated investment. VICTORIAN CYCLING STRATEGY 3 1 Introduction and Executive Summary 4 INTRODUCTION including the inner 10 km of continued growth of cycling • Health and fi tness. Cycling Melbourne, Central Activities into a major form of personal improves fi tness, short and The Victorian Government Districts (CADs), and regional transport. The aim is to increase long-term health, and reduces recognises that cycling is an centres, while focusing on the number of cycling and stress2 increasingly important and improving network connectivity walking trips in inner Melbourne • Affordability. With low initial rapidly growing part of Victoria’s across Victoria. by 15,000 and grow cycling in cost and negligible running transport solution. Cycling the rest of the State by 2020. provides an effective and healthy It is important that infrastructure costs, cycling is cheaper than a means of personal transport improvements are complemented RATIONALE car or even public transport without adverse environmental by a range of other measures to We want to promote growth in • Social inclusion. Cycling gives impacts, and more and more promote and support increased cycling because cycling leads to: mobility and independence to Victorians are choosing to cycle cycling. those without cars, which can for more of their travel. • Reduced congestion. The Strategy will be reviewed in include children, teenagers, More cyclists means less road While the Strategy focuses on line with The VTP. older people and people with congestion and fewer crowds cycling as a form of transport, disabilities3 VISION on public transport, particularly the Government recognises in inner metropolitan areas • Extended access. When the importance of cycling to The Victorian Cycling Strategy used in conjunction with other recreation, health and leisure. has a vision for cycling as • Low energy and modes of transport, like trains, It also acknowledges that the a safe, readily available, environmental footprint. cycling extends the reach of recreational cyclist may in future convenient and preferred Cycling does not produce public transport take up cycling for commuting transport option for Victorians. greenhouse gases, other pollutants or noise and uses • Community safety. More and other trip purposes. OBJECTIVE little road and parking space1 cyclists and pedestrians This Strategy supports initiatives To achieve this vision, the mean more watchful eyes and that will have a state-wide impact, Victorian Cycling Strategy will therefore less crime.4 including promotional campaigns help guide policies, programs and safety programs. It prioritises and projects that address the network development in areas current and emerging needs of high demand and growth, of cyclists and support the 1 J Dodson and N Sipe, Oil Vulnerability 2 Cycling Promotion Fund, Economic in the Australian City, Griffi th University Benefi ts of Cycling for Australia, June Urban Research Program, Research 2008. Paper 6, December 2005. Cycling Promotion Fund, Economic Benefi ts of 3 The City of London Cycling Plan: Cycling for Australia, June 2008. Consultation Draft, 2003, p. 4. 4 Department of Sustainability and Environment, Safer Design Guidelines for Victoria, 2005. VICTORIAN CYCLING STRATEGY 5 1 INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Growth in cycling as a • Five Strategic Directions. Priority actions include: sustainable transport choice. Priority actions and future • Signifi cantly improving the on The Victorian Cycling Strategy Cycling levels have been directions for supporting and off-road cycling network covers: increasing in recent years cycling were drawn from within 10 kilometres of the CBD following a decrease in cycling Department of Transport (DOT) through priority investment in • Achievements to date over the mid to late twentieth stakeholder consultations cycling infrastructure in cycling. The Victorian century. Research shows that and research, including focus Cycling Strategy is the largest levels of cycling are highest groups on active transport, • Completing cycling networks in investment in cycling in the in inner Melbourne, among interviews with Local Council Central Activities Districts State’s history and represents males and among people offi cers, a survey of walking • Completing cycling links in an unprecedented commitment aged 25-345,6 and cycling infrastructure, regional centres to supporting cycling in analysis of travel data, and • Benefi ts and barriers to • Developing bicycle facilities as Victoria. The Strategy builds on a review of international cycling. Cycling has many part of major transport projects, a wide range of achievements literature. The actions fi t under benefi ts for both individuals and such as road and rail to date, and complements the following fi ve Strategic the community, but barriers to • Travel planning and safe cycling a number of Victorian Directions: Government policies, including: cycling include infrastructure programs in Victorian schools and attitudinal factors. – Build networks to connect • A range of promotional and – The Victorian Transport Plan, Understanding these barriers communities educational campaigns and 2008 and the benefi ts of cycling are – Promote and encourage a tools to encourage cycling – Melbourne @ 5 Million, 2008 key to supporting cycling’s culture of cycling • A review of cycling accident – Keeping Melbourne Moving, growth – Reduce confl icts and risks for patterns and creation of 2008 cyclists appropriate counter-measures – arrive alive 2008-2017, 2008 – Better integrate cycling with • Launching a ‘look out for – The Victorian Planning public transport cyclists’ campaign to educate Provisions – Integrate cycling into land use about road rules and cyclist – The Transport Integration Bill, planning. safety to be introduced in 2009 • Establishing a public bike hire system for Melbourne • Installing 33 bike cages at train stations by the end of 2009 • Creating a ‘cycleability’ toolkit for local government to help assess and guide the planning and development of cycling facilities in new developments. 5 Dr. Kevin J. Krizek, Dr. Ann Forsyth, and Laura Baum. Walking and Cycling Literature Review: Final Report. For Department of Infrastructure, State of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, January 14, 2008; John Pucher and Ralph Buehler, ‘At the Frontiers of Cycling: Policy Innovations in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany’, World Transport Policy and Practice, December 2007; A. Bauman, C. Rissel, J. Garrard, I. Ker, R. Speidel, and E. Fishman, 2008, Cycling: Getting Australia Moving: Barriers, facilitators and interventions to get more Australians physically active through cycling, Cycling Promotion Fund, Melbourne. 6 K. J. Krizek, P.J. Johnson, and N. Tilahun, ‘Gender Differences in Bicycling Behavior and
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