2021-07-06 S&O Agenda - Item 11 - Attachment 2 - Noosa Cycling and Walking Strategy and Implementation Plan

     Community engagement
     Council has undertaken considerable community                   Key survey findings
     engagement on bike riding and walking through the
     Noosa Transport Strategy and the Noosa Sport and Active
     Recreation Plan. Key stakeholders were also involved
     in Tourism Noosa’s development of the Noosa Trail
     Masterplan. The community feedback received through
     these processes were a starting point for the NCWSIP.

     Additional engagement with the community was important
     in establishing this strategy with representatives from
     sporting and bicycle groups, local businesses and the
     broader community invited to form a Project Reference           The top five barriers identified for bike riding and walking in
     Group (PRG). This group guided the direction of the             the Shire were:
     NCWSIP at key stages of the strategy development.
     The strategy was also guided by an internal Council
     Project Control Group consisting of Council officers and
                                                                     T   Bike riding barriers             Walking barriers
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     Councillors.                                                        •    I am concerned about
                                             Background
                                                                              being hit by a motor
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     The community were invited to provide    feedbackReview
                                                         on the                                          •   there are no suitable
                                                                              vehicle
     draft NCWSIP between 19 March and 16 April 2021,                                                        paths between the
     spanning a total of 28 days. Residents were given four              •    there are no suitable          places I would like to go
     options on how to submit feedback including an online                    paths between the
                                                                                                         •   I am concerned about
     survey or community feedback form through the Your Say                   places I would like to
                                                                                                             being hit by a motor
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     Noosa website, email and post.                                           go
                                                                                                             vehicle
                                                                         •    I do not feel safe
                                                                                                         •   I experience no barriers
     Overall, 260 people participated in the engagement via the               crossing roads
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     following channels:                                                                                 •   I do not feel safe
                                                                         •    the routes to where I
                                                                                                             crossing roads
                                                                              would like go are too
                                                                              hilly                      •   the car is more
                                                                                                             convenient.
                                                                         •    the car is more
                                                                              convenient.
                                                                     Table 2: Barriers to bike riding and walking


                                                                     Over 24% of respondents indicated that they experience
                                                                     no barriers that prevent or deter them from walking for
                                                                     transport and recreation around Noosa Shire.

     The information gathered from this process provided local       Respondents supported the direction of the NCWSIP.
     insights and helped to identify additional missing links        Actions identified by the community to encourage more bike
     and route refinements, which have been adopted in the           riding and walking across the Shire included:
     Implementation Plan. Feedback also defined barriers to
                                                                     •       more off-road paths and bike ways
     bike riding and walking, reiterating those already identified
     in the NCWSIP. A summary of the 260 responses can be            •       more separated bike riding paths
     found on the NCWSIP page at yoursay.noosa.qld.gov.au            •       better connections between paths and shops.


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