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Australian governments at all levels are working together with our communities to change the road transport system to prevent deaths and serious injuries on our roads.

The National Road Safety Strategy represents all governments’ commitment to deliver significant reductions in road trauma, putting Australia on a path to achieve ‘Vision Zero’ or zero deaths and serious injuries on our roads by 2050.

The Speed Management Strategy provides a high level overview of the Northern Territory Government’s approach to the management of speed on the Northern Territory road network.

The NT Infrastructure Strategy 2022 to 2030 articulates a vision for infrastructure investment that enables the Territory economy and population to grow while supporting the wellbeing and quality of life for all Territorians, underpinned by sustainability and resilience.

The Strategy identifies three key elements that influence our ability to achieve the government’s vision – the industry sectors that will grow our economy, and subsequently our population, the enabling infrastructure ecosystems to support this growth and four cross cutting infrastructure investment objectives:

• invest in the right infrastructure, in the right place, at the right time
• support increased growth, productivity and innovation
• improve liveability
• embed sustainability and resilience.

The Strategy provides the foundation for the NT Infrastructure Plan and Pipeline as well as the NT Infrastructure Audit.

South Australia’s Net Zero Strategy will guide the state’s transition to a net zero emissions future. The strategy outlines the government's objectives, policy priorities and actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the economy while creating new jobs, developing new industries, supporting wellbeing, and enabling decarbonisation beyond our borders.

The Strategy sets out a statewide, long-term strategic direction and initial priorities for infrastructure development in South Australia, to be built upon in future iterations.

The first Strategy was framed around achieving five objectives:

• Sustained economic and jobs growth
• Planned population growth
• Connected and productive regions
• A vibrant, global Adelaide
• Enviable liveability.

South Australia’s Road Safety Strategy to 2031 includes:

• principles to underpin road safety decision-making and actions
• strategic priorities that are the focus areas for the strategy – informed by evidence and consultation. These priority areas are identified to collectively contribute to achieving our ten-year target.

The nine road safety strategic focus areas are:

• Road user behaviour: Supporting and enforcing safer road user behaviour
• Vehicles: Increasing the use and purchase of safer vehicles in South Australia
• Roads: Safer design, construction and maintenance of road infrastructure
• Regional and remote areas: Reducing the number of lives lost and serious injuries on regional and remote roads
• Workplaces: Developing a culture of road safety in South Australian workplaces
• Aboriginal road safety: Reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal people in road crashes
• Older road users: Greater focus on road users aged 70+
• Walking, cycling and public transport: Improving safety for people who walk and cycle and increasing public transport patronage
• Young drivers and riders with a focus on those living in regional or remote areas: Reducing the over-representation in road crashes.

The South Australian Walking Strategy 2022-2032 focuses on three priority areas, to realise the vision of more people walking, more often, of all ages and abilities:

• plan walkable neighbourhoods, towns and cities
• build connected, safe and pleasant walking environments for all
• create a South Australian walking culture.

Walking is considered the most equitable form of physical activity and human transportation, as it is inexpensive, can be done almost anywhere and can be easily incorporated into most people’s lives.

Scientific evidence shows walking as part of regular physical activity can help improve people’s physical, mental, and social wellbeing. We know that finding time in our busy lives to add more physical activity can be hard. So we are working collaboratively to provide solutions to make it easier to walk places, so everyone can add a short walk into their day.

The strategy is a 10 year blueprint to encourage people in South Australia to walk more. Developed in partnership with the Heart Foundation, the strategy involves cross sector and multi agency collaboration and commitment, with an aim to create long term and effective behaviour change and increase the number of South Australians who walk regularly. The strategy also includes a three year action plan, to strengthen policy, environments and programs that support increased walking for all people in South Australia.

Co-designed through community engagement and expert advice, the strategy provides a practical guide for what needs to be done to get more people walking. Preventive Health SA will oversee progress of the action plan, working closely with key departments and organisations.

Riding a bike is good for physical and mental health, the environment and the economy.

Riding has seen a surge in popularity in recent years. With world-class riding facilities and events such as the Tour Down Under and increased investment in our network, South Australia is well-placed to capitalise on the growth in riding.

Riding is a legitimate transport, sport and recreation option and people who choose to ride deserve to feel safe and be safe, just like those who choose to walk, use public transport or drive a car.

Investment in safer riding environments in South Australia will encourage more interested, but concerned people, to ride and will assist in improving attitudes towards riding.

Our Cycling Plan outlines the vision, objectives, initiatives and actions along with six priority projects to increase participation, improve physical and mental wellbeing and improve community outcomes.

Priority projects address the following key themes:

• Information and Promotion
• Greenways
• Bicycle Boulevards
• Intergrating Cycling into Major Projects
• Major Events and Programs
• Trails and Elite Sport

Bicycle parking at public transport: A strategy for South East Queensland sets the vision and priorities for the future planning, design and delivery of appropriate bicycle parking at public transport across the region.

It identifies what is needed to help make bike parking at public transport in South East Queensland more consistent, convenient and safe, to encourage more people to ride to public transport, more often.

The strategy will be implemented through targeted actions in future Queensland Cycling Action Plans.

City of Sydney strategy that creates a framework to achieve the walking outcomes aligned with Sustainable Sydney 2030–2050 Continuing the Vision. The action plan sets out 12 actions to be carried out over the next 10 years to improve walking.

Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031 is a plan to make life better for people with disability. The Australian Government wrote this plan with people with disability. It talks about what can be done to make Australia more inclusive. If Australia is inclusive, people with disability can take part in everything that happens in Australia.

The Transport Access Strategy sets out the Tasmanian Government’s approach to providing better integrated and coordinated land-based passenger transport services for all Tasmanians, particularly those disadvantaged through economic circumstances, age or disability.

The strategy aims to improve social connectivity and access to employment (paid and voluntary), training and education, services and recreational opportunities by focusing on progressing the following priority areas:

1. Living closer: improving opportunities for people to live closer to employment, education, services, recreational opportunities and key transport corridors.
2. Working together: fostering stronger collaboration and partnership between governments, key service providers, and public, private and not-for-profit transport providers.
3. Connected transport system: focusing on frequent, efficient, accessible, affordable and reliable transport services.
4. Better integration: ensuring public transport is easier to use through better coordination and integration of services.
5. Closing transport gaps: developing innovative approaches to enable transport-disadvantaged members of the community to overcome transport barriers.
6. Innovative pricing: developing innovative pricing mechanisms to support the greater use of public transport in order to make it more viable.
7. Improved infrastructure: providing more opportunities for people to walk, cycle and use public transport by making sure infrastructure is safe, accessible and attractive to use.

The Northern Territory (NT) Disability Strategy 2022-2032 and the 3-year action plan 2022-2025 is the first of its kind for the Territory.

It demonstrates the NT Government’s responsibility and accountability to all Territorians with disability.

People with disability have guided the development of the strategy, and their voices, experiences and choices are reflected throughout.

The Queensland Cycling Action Plan 2023-2025 lists the practical actions the Queensland Government needs to do right now to grow cycling, to be updated every 2 years.

This is the third action plan under the Queensland Cycling Strategy, which is helping achieve the Queensland Government's objectives for the community. The Queensland Cycling Action Plan 2020-2022 and Queensland Cycling Action Plan 2017-2019 are also available.

The Queensland Cycling Strategy 2017-2027 and Queensland State of Cycling Report 2022 are also available.

The Movement Strategy aims to make it easier for all people to move around our suburbs and city by improving streetscapes, infrastructure and connectivity while reducing the impact of transport on the environment. The Movement Strategy creates a framework and direction to align investment and policy decisions with the aspirations of the community. 

The Victorian Government is working to ensure our public transport network is inclusive and accessible for all Victorians.

In Victoria, 1.1 million people have either a physical or non-physical disability. Our ageing population and those with other mobility barriers also need accessibility support on the transport network.  

We’re developing a Transport Accessibility Strategy to improve accessibility for everyone across the transport network. 

In developing the strategy, we’ve taken a user-centred approach, drawing on the experiences and views of a wide range of people with disability from across Victoria. 

We’re also taking a whole-of-system view to identify opportunities to improve the experiences of people with disability. 

The Strategy will help us set priorities for addressing issues across all elements of the transport system, including public transport, roads, parking, bike lanes and shared paths. 

The strategy is expected to be completed in 2024.

TMR commits to lead the delivery of accessible and inclusive transport products, services, information and infrastructure, and TMR workplaces and work practices. 

The Accessibility and Inclusion Strategy (AIS) will ensure that TMR's approach to accessibility and inclusion aligns with the Queensland Government's Advancing Queensland's Priorities.

The NSW Government wants walking and bike riding, known as active transport, to be the preferred way to make short trips and a viable, safe and efficient option for longer trips.  We estimate that more than 1.5 billion walking and bike riding trips are taken per year across New South Wales. We want to double this number in 20 years.

NSW Government’s Future Transport Strategy sets the vision for safe, healthy, sustainable, accessible and integrated journeys in NSW.

This Active Transport Strategy draws on the Future Transport Strategy and its vision for walking, bike riding and personal mobility. The Strategy provides a plan to guide planning, investment and priority actions for active transport across NSW. 

The State Infrastructure Strategy is a 20-year infrastructure investment plan for the NSW Government that places strategic fit and economic merit at the centre of investment decisions.

The strategy assesses infrastructure problems and solutions, and provides recommendations to best grow the State's economy, enhance productivity and improve living standards for our NSW community. It is updated every five years.

The Sydney City Centre Access Strategy gets our city centre moving, addresses growth and will lead to increased investment for our future.
It is a plan of action to put the right mode in the right place in the city centre, cut congestion and support a globally competitive Sydney.

The NSW Government’s goal is to get people in Sydney walking more through actions that make it a more convenient, better connected and safer mode of transport. The more people walk, the more socially engaged the community becomes and the safer people feel when walking for transport.
The actions set out in Sydney’s Walking Future will make walking the transport choice for quick trips under two kilometres and will help people access public transport. Increasing the number of people walking will help to reduce the burden of congestion on our roads and free up capacity on key public transport corridors.

Future Transport sets the direction for connecting people, communities and businesses in NSW to provide a successful and thriving future.

The NSW Government is committed to improving road safety for the community and plans to make NSW roads the safest in the country. In 2011, we worked with the NSW Road Safety Advisory Council and the heavy vehicle industry to develop the NSW Road Safety Strategy 2012-2021.
The strategy established the directions for road safety in NSW for the 10 years 2012-2021 and outlines 'Working Towards Vision Zero' as a key part of the strategy, which aims to reduce the likelihood of crashes and the severity of those that occur. The strategy also sets a target to reduce annual deaths and serious injuries by at least 30 per cent by 2021.

The Tasmanian Walking and Cycling for Active Transport Strategy is a key component of the Tasmanian Urban Passenger Transport Framework, which aims to promote walking and cycling as viable and desirable forms of transport through improved infrastructure, land use planning and behavioural change. The Strategy is intended to guide development of walking and cycling as transport options in our urban areas over the long-term by creating a more supportive transport system for pedestrians and cyclists.

In December 2016, the Government released the Towards Zero—Tasmanian Road Safety Strategy 2017-2026 (Towards Zero Strategy), Tasmania’s ten-year plan to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on our roads.
The Towards Zero Strategy identifies 13 key directions that guide the Government’s road safety efforts. The key directions are based on the best-practice Safe System approach to road safety and were informed by extensive community engagement, stakeholder consultations, and independent research and modelling.

The ACT Climate Change Strategy 2019–2025 outlines the next steps the community, business and Government will take to reduce emissions by 50–60% (below 1990 levels) by 2025 and establish a pathway for achieving net zero emissions by 2045.

The strategy for transport planning in the ACT to 2031

The Victorian Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 aims to halve deaths by 2030 and put us on a strong path to eliminate all road deaths by 2050.

The Victorian Cycling Strategy 2018-2028 is guiding planning and investment to get more people to cycle for transport – to work, school, public transport and shops – in Melbourne and the regions.

The Department of Transport’s Regional 2050 Cycling Strategies aim to realise the cycling potential of regional Western Australia.

Queensland’s first walking strategy recognises the critical role that walking plays as part of a single integrated transport system accessible to everyone and as part of a healthy, active lifestyle for all Queenslanders.

Includes Queensland Walking Strategy 2019-2029, Action Plan for Walking, Walking in Queensland Report.

The Queensland Cycling Strategy 2017-2027 sets the strategic direction for cycling in Queensland over the next 10 years. The strategy identifies 5 priorities to achieve the Queensland Government's vision for 'more cycling, more often':

• building and connecting infrastructure to grow participation.
• encouraging more people to ride.
• sharing our roads and public spaces.
• powering the economy.
• using research and data in decision making. 

The strategy includes a 2-year action plan and report on the state of cycling in Queensland.