Newcastle Cycling Strategy and Action Plan Consultation Report August 2020 Prepared by: Major Events and Corporate Affairs, City of Newcastle Enquiries: [email protected] or (02) 4974 2000 Contents Tables .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Figures ................................................................................................................................................. 3 1 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 5 2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Consultation activities ..................................................................................................................... 7 Consultation aims ............................................................................................................................... 7 4 Communication and promotion...................................................................................................... 8 Online (internal platforms) ................................................................................................................. 8 Online (external platforms)................................................................................................................. 8 Social Media ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Print media ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Printed materials ............................................................................................................................... 10 5 Online consultation ....................................................................................................................... 10 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Quantitative Survey findings ............................................................................................................. 13 Qualitative survey findings ............................................................................................................... 29 6 Other consultation ........................................................................................................................ 36 7 Next steps ..................................................................................................................................... 36 8 Appendix ....................................................................................................................................... 37 Appendix 1: Communication and promotion ................................................................................... 37 Appendix 2: Responses by suburb .................................................................................................... 41 Appendix 3: Survey format ............................................................................................................... 43 Appendix 4: Number of collisions by suburb .................................................................................... 59 Appendix 5: Infrequent cyclist collision data .................................................................................... 60 Appendix 6: Additional comments you have regarding cycling in Newcastle .................................. 62 Appendix 7: Improvements noticed in the last 24 months .............................................................. 63 Appendix 8: Cycle routes that need maintenance / upgrades ......................................................... 67 Appendix 9: Connectivity .................................................................................................................. 73 Appendix 10: Actions that would make riding safer in Newcastle ................................................... 81 Appendix 11: Formal written submissions ........................................................................................ 84 Newcastle Cycling Strategy and Action Plan: Consultation Report, August 2020 2 Tables Table 1: What is your age? .................................................................................................................... 11 Table 2: What is your gender? .............................................................................................................. 12 Table 3: Response by suburb ................................................................................................................ 12 Table 4: Sample qualitative data – additional comments you have regarding cycling in Newcastle. .. 29 Table 5: Sample qualitative data – what improvements have you noticed in the last 24 months? .... 31 Table 6: Sample qualitative data - is there a specific route you believe needs maintenance or upgrading? ............................................................................................................................................ 32 Table 7: Sample qualitative data - do you have suggestions for improving connectivity of cycling routes? .................................................................................................................................................. 34 Table 8: Sample qualitative data - what would make cycling safer in Newcastle LGA? ....................... 36 Figures Figure 1: Comparative results: Frequent cyclists – % of responses ...................................................... 14 Figure 2: COVID-19 impact on frequent cyclists’ behaviours ............................................................... 15 Figure 3: COVID-19 impact on daily cyclists’ behaviours ...................................................................... 15 Figure 4: Frequent cyclists - what factors would encourage you to ride more in the future? ............. 16 Figure 5: Comparative results - Frequent cyclists’ perception of cycling in Newcastle LGA ................ 17 Figure 6: Frequent cyclists - How safe do you feel when riding on the following? .............................. 17 Figure 7: Comparative results - where frequent cyclists feel safest ..................................................... 18 Figure 8: Frequent cyclists - have cycling conditions become better or worse? .................................. 18 Figure 9: Comparative results - frequent cyclist collisions ................................................................... 19 Figure 10: Comparative results - Frequent cyclists: what did you collide with? .................................. 19 Figure 11: Comparative results - Frequent cyclists: where did the collision take place? ..................... 20 Figure 12: Comparative results - Frequent cyclists: what was the primary cause of the collision? ..... 20 Figure 13: Frequent cyclist collisions – geographical heat map ........................................................... 21 Figure 14: Frequent cyclists - satisfaction with footpaths .................................................................... 21 Figure 15: Comparative results: Infrequent cyclists – % of responses ................................................. 22 Figure 16: COVID-19 impact on infrequent cyclists’ behaviours .......................................................... 23 Figure 17: Comparative results: Infrequent cyclists - what is the main reason you do not ride or ride regularly? .............................................................................................................................................. 23 Figure 18: Comparative results: Infrequent cyclists - what factors would encourage you to ride more in the future? ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Figure 19: Comparative results - Infrequent cyclists’ perception of cycling in Newcastle LGA ............ 25 Newcastle Cycling Strategy and Action Plan: Consultation Report, August 2020 3 Figure 20: Infrequent cyclists - How safe do you feel when riding on the following? .......................... 26 Figure 21: Infrequent cyclists – have cycling conditions become better or worse? ............................. 26 Figure 22: Infrequent cyclist collisions .................................................................................................. 27 Figure 23: Infrequent cyclists - satisfaction with footpaths ................................................................. 27 Figure 24: Additional comments about cycling in Newcastle ............................................................... 29 Figure 25: Qualitative feedback on cycling improvements noticed ..................................................... 30 Figure 26: Map view – areas where specific improvements were noticed in the last 24 months ....... 30 Figure 27: Is there a specific route that needs maintenance or upgrading? ........................................ 31 Figure 28: Map view - cycle routes identified as needing maintenance or upgrades .......................... 32 Figure 29: Feedback on connectivity of cycle routes ............................................................................ 33 Figure