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

 Implementing the strategy
 Based on the project prioritisation criteria of “Getting more       Available funding estimates
 people riding a bike or walking” and “achieving value for
 money”, most of the projects which scored highly in the             The available funding for bike riding and walking projects
 prioritisation process were located in the coastal areas            was estimated as $1.45 million per annum (pa) over the next
 where population densities are higher and there are more            10 years. This total equates to what has been forecast by
 destinations such as centres, schools, sport and recreation         Council in the 2023 to 2030 annual expenditure on pathway
 facilities and activity centres. This outcome is reflected in the   and boardwalk upgrades and expansions.
 proposed 5 and 10-year implementation plans.
                                                                     There may be opportunities to seek additional funding
 In addition to the projects selected through the prioritisation     from various sources to complete future projects in the
 process, the PRG saw the opportunity to deliver low cost,           implementation plan sooner. For example, Noosa Council
 high impact infrastructure, such as temporary bike lanes and        has been successful in attracting Cycle Network Local
 short length missing link projects to achieve our vision. A         Government Grants from the State Government in the past.
 funding stream dedicated to the delivery of low cost/missing
 link projects (under $100k) throughout the Shire has been
 included in the proposed 5 and 10 year implementation plans
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                                                                     Such funds would supplement the $1.45 million pa assumed
                                                                     to be available and allow for future projects to be delivered
                                                                     sooner. It's Council’s intention to prioritise the delivery of
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 at a value of $250k per year. A total of 22 low cost projects       active transport projects when it considers the annual budget.
 have been identified as local and hinterland links.                 This will include investigation into alternative funding streams.

 In line with objective 8, deliver value for money outcomes,
 Council will strive to reduce the cost of walking and bike riding
 infrastructure projects by further investigating cost- effective
 options during design.
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 By implementing cost effective projects, such as pop up bike
 lanes, Noosa will see the vision for more people walking and
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 riding a bike realised more quickly.




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