Identification of problems This section looks at identifying the problems which relate to cycling in Tarneit by drawing on the community input received from Stage 1 and field observations. The assessment of the input and site visit findings against Forsyth and Krizek’s (2010) matrix on the efficacy of different strategies at increasing cycling in a neighbourhood (Table 3) identifies the performance of Tarneit overall in its strategies of community design, infrastructure availability and quality, programs, pricing and convenience and combined strategies as ‘low’ or poor.
Strategy
Community design
Ability to increase cycling Medium
Overall performance
Land use: limited mix- limited local destinations, long distances to shops/activities (Nanayakkara et al., 2018ab)
Low
Urban design: limited consideration of the human scale experience (Figure 2)
overall design or layout of the neighbourhood
Infrastructure availability
Performance of Tarneit đ&#x;˜Šđ&#x;˜Š High, medium and low ☚
Street network: disconnected cycling network (Figure 3), long and winding routes and presence of cul-de-sacs. Need direct and short routes especially to the station (City of Wyndham 2017d; Figure 3)
High
such as the availability of cycling and pedestrian paths
Disconnected cycle network (Figure 3) and absence of bicycle lanes at roundabouts
Low
Need toilets and drinking fountains along major routes and well-lit routes (City of Wyndham, 2017d) Need secure bike parking (City of Wyndham, 2017bd) Need greater connectivity – a connected bicycle network (City of Wyndham, 2017bd)
Infrastructure of high quality
Medium
design and attractiveness of the infrastructure
Programs
activities such as education and marketing
Basic infrastructure provided such as bicycle lanes demarcated by paint and no real separation from motorised traffic lanes.
Low
Improve shared paths – wider path, clearly identifying that path is shared (City of Wyndham, 2017d) Need safe routes to destinations and work (City of Wyndham, 2017d)
Insufficient robust evaluations
Ride2School initiative and Active Travel Schools Program aim to encourage children to use active transport to commute to and from school (City of Wyndham, 2017b)
Low
Maps for cycling and walking are available (City of Wyndham, 2016a) Need programs on how to cycle safely and courteously (City of Wyndham, 2017d) “Enforcing bike lanes are NOT for parking� (City of Wyndham, 2017d p14) “Education program for cyclists, pedestrians, vehicles to understand each other and encourage sharing� (City of Wyndham, 2017d p14)
Tarneit Cycling for Transport Strategy
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