BICYCLE FRIENDLY CITY . NATIONAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE; TRANSPORT FOR THE USERS; MELBOURNE, 23-25 MAY 1989; PREPRINT OF PAPERS

Until recently few local authorities had considered the need for cycling network plans covering entire regional areas. Even fewer had implemented and evaluated such plans. The fremantle city council from 1980 to 1987 set about establishing fremantle as a 'bicycle friendly city'. Using detailed field monitoring and evaluation data gathered over those years, this report analyses the cost effectiveness of their bicycle planning, and the transport effectiveness of fremantles safer cycling routes. The analysis shows that the fremantle network bike plan was a worthwhile economic investment for the community. A 12 per cent annual increase in the cycling population brought transport and health savings to that community of $420,000 per annum, compared to the implementation costs of the bike plan at $273,000 per annum. In addition to social and environmental benefits this meant a benefit to cost ratio, in economic terms alone, of 1.46 to 1. Some conclusions are also presented on the effectiveness of different cycling facilities, in particular the need to maintain route continuity and speed for cyclists as a priority issue, and the need for other councils to encourage cycling and promote their achievements (a). For the covering record of the conference, see IRRD no 814837.

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  11 National Circuit
  Barton, A.C.T.,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Campbell, R
• Publication Date: 1989-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 214-218
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Australian Road Research Board
  • Issue Number: 89/7
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 1445-4467

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Bicycles; Conferences; Costs; Crash rates; Energy conservation; Evaluation and assessment; Financing; Health; Highway safety; Itinerary; Local government agencies; Networks; Planning; Recreation; Roads; Towns; Traffic engineering; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks; Use
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00499494
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-85825-461-1
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM