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

    Economic benefits

                            Events contributing                                       Supporting our local economy
                            to the local                                              Over the next 10 years construction of new and
                                                                                      upgraded walking and bike riding infrastructure projects
                            economy
                                                                                      are estimated at




                                                                                            $22.68m
                            Noosa's cycling events
                            including major events such
                            as the Noosa Triathlon,
                            contribute over $22m per year
                            to the local economy. 1



                                                                                           40%
                                                                                           of visitors to Noosa




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                                                                                           engaged and spent over $1.5m
                                                                                           since 2018 in outdoor/nature based
                                                                                           activities. 2
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                                                              Cost-effective
                                                                                                                                You can make a
                                                              Riding a bike or walking around
                                                              town is a great way to save                                       difference
                                                              money.
                                                                                                                                If bikes and e-bikes became
                                                              The cost of buying and maintaining
                                                                                                                                22% of all transport trips in all
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                                                              a bike is around 1% of the cost of
                                                                                            3                                   cities worldwide, greenhouse
                                                              buying and maintaining a car!
                                                                                                                                gas emissions and energy use
                                                                                                                                would be reduced to 47% by
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                                                                                                                                2050.
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                            Riding your bike 10km to and from work each day, will

                            save
                            approximately                       $1,700
                            per year in transport costs (including running costs and
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                            depreciation).




                                On average, every $1 spent on cycling
                               infrastructure returns almost $5 to
                               Queensland in health benefits, reduced
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                               traffic congestion and other benefits.




Source: (1, 2) Tourism Noosa visitation data (Sept 2020)
(3, 4) Department of Transport and Main Roads, 2016, Queensland Cycle Infrastructure Investment Strategy 2016-26 and Business Case, Queensland Government, Brisbane, QLD, viewed 8
February 2021, < https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/public/bicycle-riding/benefits-of-riding>.
(5) Mason, J, Fulton, L & McDonald, Z 2015, A Global High Shift Cycling Scenario, Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, U.S.A,, viewed 8 February 2021, <https://itdpdotorg.wpengine.
com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/A-Global-High-Shift-Cycling-Scenario_Nov-2015.pdf>.
(6) Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Cycling Strategy, Infographics, Queensland Government, Brisbane, Qld, viewed 8 February 2021, <https://blog.tmr.qld.gov.au/cycling/
infographics/>.

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