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

  Opportunities for our community
 There are many opportunities to grow the number of bike                                               Increasing participation
 riders and walkers in our community.
                                                                                                       Around 60% of the population is typically categorised as
 Behaviour change                                                                                      “interested but concerned” when it comes to bike riding (refer
                                                                                                       to Figure 3). There is a significant opportunity to increase the
 A holistic approach is required to get "more people riding a                                          number of people that may ride their bike if the issues that
 bike and walking for health, transport and tourism". Provision                                        concern them can be addressed. One of the primary concerns
 of infrastructure can be supported by interventions which                                             identified is fear of traffic and mixing with motor vehicles. The
 "nudge" people to change their behaviour. There is no single                                          NCWSIP aims to address the concerns of these potential bike
 solution that will shift bike riding behaviour or encourage                                           riders.
 people to walk, rather a series of targeted initiatives such as
 building bike riding skills and confidence, shifting the negative                                     Based on Queensland research, the most significant
 connotations surrounding Lycra-clad road cyclists, and                                                opportunity to encourage bike riding is to promote recreation
 investing in infrastructure and policy development.

 Programs which aim to nudge travel behaviour can provide
                                                                                               T       or commuting trips, and to provide safe and comfortable
                                                                                                       infrastructure which is separated from traffic.
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 high benefits compared to the cost of expensive infrastructure.
 Activities which encourage and promote people walking and
 riding a bike have been found to make a difference to mode
 shift away from the car in many locations. Non-infrastructure
 solutions targeting behaviour change and education can
 complement the proposed infrastructure solutions in Noosa.
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 Four essentials of an active travel friendly
 community                                                                                                                                    2
                                                                                                       Figure 4: Community attitudes to cycling
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 Encouraging more people to bike ride and walk across the
 Shire requires four key components to ensure lasting change.




                                                                                             Go Noosa, Top: Noosaville State School students participate in cycle skills sessions
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 Figure 3: Key criteria for lasting change                                                   Bottom: St Teresa's Catholic College students participate in bike maintenance
                                                                                             workshops
 Source: (1) Department of Transport and Main Roads 2018, Bicycle riding encouragement guide, 2018, Queensland Government, Brisbane, QLD
 (2) Gellar, R 2006, Four Types of Cyclists, Portland Bureau of Transportation, Portland, Oregon


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