#OPEN ROADS BIKE PROGRAM DRIVERS#
#OPEN ROADS BIKE PROGRAM TRIAL#

As COVID-19 restrictions ease, we are seeing an increase in the amount of vehicle traffic, and it is expected that in some areas traffic will eventually be higher than pre-COVID with fewer people using public transport. This has a number of benefits for the individual and community, including reduced traffic congestion, less pollution and carbon emissions, and helping people get more exercise in their daily lives.ĬOVID-19 is having significant impacts on the way we get around. How will sustainable transport improve our city?Īctive travel generally refers to walking (including the use of wheelchairs and other mobility aids) and cycling (including e-bikes).

#OPEN ROADS BIKE PROGRAM DRIVERS#

Shared zones are designed to provide cues to drivers to slow down and give way to pedestrians to ensure good safety outcomes. Shared zones are ways to improve priority and safety for pedestrians, and reducing through-traffic on local residential streets, while still allowing vehicle access. Greater separation between cyclists and traffic helps encourage more people to ride, including cyclists with lower levels of confidence, and under-represented groups such as women, children and the elderly. This provides a better outcome than only having painted lanes on the road, particularly when cyclists don’t have to ride where a car door could open.

Providing physical separation between cyclists and traffic by installing separated bicycle lanes improves cyclist safety and encourages more people to cycle. Separated bicycle lanes and improved access to low-stress routes and better route connections makes travel safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. Road safety is constant issue in Moreland with 5000 road crashes being reported since 2006, and almost one-in-five crashes involving a cyclist and 15 per cent involving a pedestrian ( Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy 2019).Ĭouncil’s role is to manage local roads (including footpaths and bike lanes, and bike paths), ensure cyclists and pedestrian environments are safe and accessible and in advocating on behalf of our community to the state government for better public transport and road safety outcomes. How are we making walking and cycling safer in Moreland?.

#OPEN ROADS BIKE PROGRAM TRIAL#

The trial bike lanes and shared zones are part of Council's COVID-19 Transport Response Package, which also includes installing new zebra crossings, pedestrian thresholds, reduced speed limits on residential streets and turn bans at key intersection on tram corridors. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Council has allocated an additional $1.68 million in the 2020/21 budget to improve walking and cycling in Moreland. What projects are being delivered and how are they funded?.

Open roads bike program