$112.8 million investment in cycling-related infrastructure, education and promotion in 2013/14

A newly published Australian Bicycle Council report shows that Australian states and territories invested $112.8 million in cycling-related infrastructure, education and promotion in 2013-14.

The report, National Cycling Strategy 2011-16: 2014 implementation report, showed the considerable progress made in 2014 on projects that redefine existing planning frameworks to enable the consideration of bicycles alongside other modes of transport.

The safety of vulnerable road users was again targeted with the launch of several campaigns aiming to improve the interactions between people driving motor vehicles, riding bicycles and walking, and through parliamentary enquiries, citizens' juries and the National Road Safety Strategy.

The National Cycling Strategy 2011-16 was approved by Ministers in November 2010 with the aim of doubling the number of people cycling in Australia by 2016.

In this, the fourth year of the National Cycling Strategy 2011-16, the report also found:

• Bicycles outsold cars for the 15th year running with over 1.3 million bicycles sold in the 2013-14 year.
• The National Road Safety Action Plan for 2015-17 focused heavily on the safety of vulnerable road users.
• Level of Service Metrics, National Guidelines for Transport Systems Management and other projects integrated bicycle transport considerations.
• The NSW Government released a Cycling Safety Action Plan for 2014-16.
• The Queensland Government announced measures that will be taken in response to its parliamentary inquiry.
• South Australia conducted a Citizen's Jury to ask how cars and bicycles can share the road safely.
• The Western Australian government released a ‘Share Our Roads’ campaign.
• Tasmania and Queensland launched campaigns to encourage motorists to stay wider of the rider.
• Northern Territory held an open day at Parap Road Safety Centre.
• The ACT conducted a Vulnerable Road User inquiry.

Click here to view the National Cycling Strategy - Implementation Report 2014.

Image courtesy of Sydney Olympic Park.

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