HITTING THE PAVEMENT WITH A NEW WALKING STRATEGY

Earlier this year, we asked our community to share some thoughts with us around walking - why they walked, how often they walked, and the reasons why they did not walk more or more often.

We heard from more than 800 residents – from families with children, dog walkers, and older residents – who told us they enjoyed walking both as a form of recreation and a way of getting to and from places, and that they tended to walk daily.

You also told us lack of canopy trees and vegetation, proximity to trucks and fast-moving traffic, poor lighting and perceptions of safety, as well as time and distance constraints – were among the main barriers to walking more and more often.

Respondents wanted safer pedestrian crossings, more urban greening, improved lighting, and better maintenance of existing paths, and also shared some site specific locations for us to investigate and improve.

We’re now using this feedback to help inform a new Walking Strategy to guide future improvements to our pedestrian network. We’ll be sharing a draft with the community for comment in the second half of this year.

For more information and to keep up to date, visit yourcityyourvoice.com.au/ walking.