Active Transport Strategy - Working Group Nominees

Active Transport Strategy - Working Group Nominees

Published on 11 March 2025

 

This project is funded by the Tasmanian Government, through the Better Active Transport Program

 

Active Transport Working Group

Burnie City Council is calling for nominees who wish to play an important role in connecting Burnie’s path networks by being part of the Active Transport Working Group.

To submit a nomination, please click on the link below:

Nominations for the Active Transport Working Group

Submissions close on Wednesday 26 March 2025.

What is the Active Transport Strategy?

Councils Active Transport Strategy will provide a blueprint in guiding investment to make walking and cycling a more convenient choice for short to medium trips in and around Burnie.

We estimate that 80% of work trips under 5km are taken by car. While the car is the dominant mode of transport in Burnie, Council will be focused on creating a strategy in which more people are attracted to making short trips by foot and bicycle. 

Encouraging more people to walk and bike ride in Burnie

Walking and bike riding is the most sustainable form of transport, contributing to great places, cleaner local environments, healthier lifestyles, and providing economic benefits to local neighbourhoods.

By encouraging more people to choose walking or bike riding for everyday journeys, we will improve neighbourhoods and the environment, reduce car use and traffic congestion, support local businesses, and improve the general health of our communities.

What does the Active Transport Strategy address? 

Our strategy focuses on: 

connected cycling network infrastructure across Burnie to enable more people to safely ride their bikes as part of their everyday travel active transport network planning to identify both small and large changes to enhance active transport opportunities designs to improve the safety and attractiveness of proposed active links promoting walking and cycling to encourage behaviour change across the municipality  facilitating children’s and young people’s independent mobility by improving safe walking and bike riding options for travel to and from school incorporating all ability access across the transport network for those with limited mobility.