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

Action 3. Encourage increased participation

                                                                                             Short      Medium
                                                                                  In
  Task                                                                                       Term (by   Term (by   Ongoing
                                                                                  progress
                                                                                             2026)      2031)

 3.1 *Investigate and deliver best-practice travel behaviour change programs to
 key target markets.                                                               ✓                                ✓
 3.2 *Continue to deliver Walk and Ride to School programs (as per the Noosa
 Transport Strategy) to help foster a bike riding and walking culture.             ✓                                ✓
 3.3 *Leverage existing events such as National Walk2School Day, Ride2School
 Day, Bike Week and 10,000 Steps program to deliver semi-structured
 promotion to all schools. This could also include targeted provision of secure
 bicycle parking and/or end-of-trip facilities.
                                                                                   ✓                                ✓
 3.4 *Work with Noosa Tourism to promote:



                                                                                   ✓                                ✓
 •     Bike riding and walking as the preferred mode of travel around Noosa for


 •
       visitors.


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       Nature based and adventure tourism on the trail network (in conjunction
                                                       AF
       with the Bushland Trail Network Development Plan).

 3.5 *Work with local groups (eg weekend recreational bike riding groups,


                                                                                   ✓                                ✓
 women’s groups, Heart Foundation Walking Groups, parkrun, bike retailers) to
 promote and encourage walking and bike riding including developing a program
 of events with activities such as bike buddy programs, cycle recycle days or
                                        R

 bike swaps, community challenges, e-bike/e-scooter trials.




                                                                                   ✓                                ✓
 3.6 *Leverage existing bike riding and walking events, and attract additional
 ones to promote increased participation. Engage with state, national and
                         D


 international events which will help promote nature-based tourism in Noosa.



                                                                                              ✓                     ✓
 3.7 *Implement a Ride to Work program for Council staff and encourage other
 employers or business associations to implement their own programs, such as,
 bike buddies.

 3.8 *Promote and market new infrastructure projects to ensure the benefits of
 investments are realised and become popular travel choices for the community.                ✓                     ✓
                                                                                   ✓                                ✓
 3.9 *Deliver training workshops to encourage people to ride a bike (eg bike
 maintenance workshops, women over 50 rides, women only riding workshops,
 community rides, introduction to e-bikes and e-scooters programs).

 3.10 *Promote the importance of bike riding and walking in reducing transport
 greenhouse gas emissions.                                                                    ✓                     ✓
*Tasks to be delivered in conjunction with the Noosa Transport Strategy
Table 9: Action 3. Encourage increased participation




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