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

 E-bikes and e-scooters                                                                                        Short walking and bike riding trips
 The emergence of new technologies and devices make                                                            Our compact village centres make walking and cycling trips a
 active travel more attractive to a wider proportion of the                                                    viable choice. Cycling 5kms is an easy 20 minute ride, whilst
 community. E-bikes and e-scooters can address barriers such                                                   walking 400m to the local shop only takes five minutes. Our
 as topography, ability and distance. Share schemes have the                                                   hinterland townships are also at a scale suitable for walking
 potential to increase user participation of e-mobility modes,                                                 and riding bikes. Figure 4 illustrates the typically adopted active
 with improvements in technology now available to address                                                      transport catchments for walking and cycling trips.
 issues with dockless models and helmets.

 Tourism and events
 Many visitors already come to Noosa to enjoy its natural assets
 and participate in walk and cycle related events, as do the
 local residents. We can encourage more people to participate
 and encourage tourists to cycle and walk more from their
 accommodation.

 Climate
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Our warm temperate climate makes it comfortable for walking
and cycling in winter and at night. Providing shade and lighting
on our pathways can make it even more attractive. Provision
of appropriate native canopy trees along our paths and streets
can reduce the heat island effect linked to climate change.
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                                                                                                                    Figure 5: Active transport catchments for walking and bike riding trips



Source: (1) City of Ipswich 2016, iGO Active Transport Action Plan: Summary Report, City of Ipswich, Ipswich, Qld



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