Encouraging riding in your community

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• Bicycle riding encouragement guide: Making the most of riding infrastructure in your community
• Active Towns pilot program summary report

Bicycle riding encouragement guide: Making the most of riding infrastructure in your community

Download the Bicycle riding encouragement program guide (PDF, 1.39MB)

Using learnings from the Active Towns Program and TMR's Bicycle Encouragement Program research, this guide offers practical guidance for local governments, and non-for-profit groups on developing and evaluating bike riding encouragement programs to make the most of bike riding infrastructure.

Active Towns pilot program summary report

Download the Active Towns pilot program summary report (PDF, 1.65MB)

The Active Towns program was a Queensland Government pilot initiative from 2012-2015 delivered in partnership with local councils to combine active transport infrastructure with encouragement programs. The pilot program was conducted in communities of Gold Coast, Mackay and Cairns, and aimed to improve awareness, attitudes and behaviours in each of the 3 pilot locations.