Shoalhaven Bike Plan 2013
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Shoal Shoalhaven City Council PO Box 42 NOWRA NSW 2541 telephone (02) 4429 3570 facsimile (02) 4429 3168 e-mail [email protected] internet www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au Disclaimer Every effort has been made to provide accurate and complete information. However, Shoalhaven City Council assumes no responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of information in this document. Copyright Notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or stored in a database or retrieval system, or transmitted or distributed in any form by any means electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording, or otherwise without written permission from Shoalhaven City Council. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2013, Shoalhaven City Council. Contents Executive summary ..................................................................................................................... 5 Glossary & abbreviation of terms ............................................................................................ 5 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 8 1.1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Vision .............................................................................................................................. 8 1.3 Goals .............................................................................................................................. 8 1.4 Outcomes ....................................................................................................................... 9 1.5 Strategic overview ........................................................................................................ 9 1.6 Community ownership ................................................................................................. 9 1.7 Plan development ....................................................................................................... 10 1.8 Bike Plan Working Group .......................................................................................... 10 2 Shoalhaven context and influence .................................................................................... 11 2.1 Topography, natural environment and settlement pattern ................................... 11 2.2 Planning influence ...................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Population statistics / future growth ......................................................................... 12 2.4 Benefits of cycling ....................................................................................................... 12 2.5 Bike usage statistics ................................................................................................... 13 2.6 Crash analysis ............................................................................................................. 14 2.7 Need for a new planning approach .......................................................................... 15 2.8 Partnerships opportunities ........................................................................................ 16 2.9 Popular bike rides ....................................................................................................... 16 2.10 SWOT Analysis ......................................................................................................... 17 3 Understanding cyclist needs ............................................................................................... 21 3.1 Why do we ride a bike? ............................................................................................. 21 3.2 Different types of cyclists ........................................................................................... 21 3.3 Cycling route requirements ....................................................................................... 22 3.4 Cycling route types ..................................................................................................... 23 3.5 Standards ..................................................................................................................... 24 3.6 Supporting bike facilities ............................................................................................ 28 3.7 New development areas ............................................................................................ 28 4 Outcome guiding principles, objectives and actions .................................................... 29 4.1 Bike friendly streets and roads ................................................................................. 29 4.2 Safety and education ................................................................................................. 31 4.3 Connecting to public transport .................................................................................. 32 4.4 Start, on-route and destination facilities .................................................................. 33 4.5 Promotion to residents and visitors.......................................................................... 34 4.6 Leadership and advocacy ......................................................................................... 35 5 Current and future bike route network maps .................................................................. 36 6 Bike route network challenges ............................................................................................ 36 6.1 Priority projects ........................................................................................................... 37 6.2 Assessment and costing............................................................................................ 38 6.3 Funding and implementation .................................................................................... 39 7 Monitor & review ..................................................................................................................... 39 Appendices................................................................................................................................... 40 Appendix 1 – Towns and villages located in each Planning Area ............................. 40 Appendix 2 – Popular bike rides ..................................................................................... 42 Appendix 3 – Examples of both off-road and on-road infrastructure ........................ 44 Appendix 4 – Priority projects.......................................................................................... 46 Executive summary The Shoalhaven Bike Plan (Plan) identifies priority projects and infrastructure needs to guide Shoalhaven City Council to develop an integrated cycling network spread across a unique geographical and natural environment. This environment has heavily influenced settlement patterns and infrastructure provision such as transport corridors. The cycle network also builds on this environment and consists of on- road, off-road and mountain bike trail routes. The Plan’s vision is: To create a safe and accessible bike route network that builds on existing assets and works towards connecting key cycling destinations and encourages people of all ages to use their bikes for everyday transportation and recreation. The Plan is based on six key outcome areas, being: Bike friendly streets and roads; Safety and education; Connecting to public transport; Start, on-route and destination facilities; Promotion to residents and visitors; and, Leadership and advocacy. Each of these outcomes are supported by guiding principles, objectives and actions to assist its implementation by Council, other government agencies and where possible assistance from community groups to meet the Plan’s goals. The integration and connection of a Shoalhaven cycling network will lead to the creation of safe and accessible travel routes that will improve the liveability, sustainability and tourist potential of the area while in turn encourage people of all ages to use bikes for everyday transport and enjoyment. The bike route network proposed in this Plan will be challenging for Council to deliver due to its extensive coverage and requirement for a long term funding commitment. To meet this challenge, actions and priority projects identified in the Plan will be implemented as funding sources are identified (including grant funding) and/or relevant in-kind assistance is provided by community groups. To successfully implement the Plan, will also rely on it being flexible to meet changing priorities over time and which changes to the Plan are overseen and by a dedicated community cycling committee which includes Council, RMS and community representatives. To guide the decisions of such a Committee, key actions and priority projects are detailed in Sections 4 and Appendix 4 of the Plan. The bike route network which consists of existing and proposed components can be viewed by clicking on the internet link below: http://shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/DiscoverShoalhaven/Walksandcycling.aspx Shoalhaven Bike Plan – December 2013 5 Glossary & abbreviation of terms The following is a glossary of terms and abbreviations detailed in this plan. Bicycle contra-flow lane - Some streets permit motorised vehicles to travel in one direction only. Bicycles are permitted in the opposite direction