Transport strategies

The City of Moreland faces some considerable transport challenges, both now and in the future. Population growth, climate change, peak oil, congestion, health and increasing levels of obesity, economic development and social inclusion are factors that will have an escalating impact on the way we move around.

They present both significant challenges and real opportunities for all tiers of government and our community.

How we manage them will ultimately affect the way our city evolves.

Download the strategy

Moreland’s Integrated Transport Strategy 2010-19 (PDF 5Mb) establishes Council’s strategic direction for transport planning for the next ten years.

It identifies actions Council can implement to support sustainable communities and overcome some of these challenges.

Four key objectives have been developed to work towards this vision. They are:

• to achieve a mode shift towards more environmentally sustainable travel behaviour
• to support social equity and ensure viable transport options are available to all sectors of the community
• to improve safety of all modes of transport to support an active and healthy community, and
• to support economic activity by providing for multi modal transport links for all forms of commerce in the City.

Moreland Pedestrian Strategy

In many countries people are walking less and less. Many of us choose not to walk because we no longer have to. Walking has stopped being a necessity and has become a luxury. In essence, many of us take the ability to walk for granted.

Walking is a fundamental transport mode that is underrated or sometimes omitted from transport strategies. However the Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy identifies walking (and cycling) as the preferred mode of transport within the municipality. Walking is a component of every trip, connecting people to places, however much development over the past few decades has not supported walking.

Replacing short car trips with walking has significant environmental benefits.  Walking produces no direct greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution or noise and demands negligible urban space or energy. As we begin to understand the impacts of peak oil and climate change on our communities, the mode share of walking for transport is expected to increase. Higher volumes of pedestrians help to create a safer environment through passive surveillance, thereby encouraging more people to walk. 

The health implications of a sedentary lifestyle are well researched and documented. National physical activity guidelines recommend adults undertake at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity every day.  Walking is the easiest, cheapest and most accessible form of exercise available.

Moreland City Council’s Pedestrian Strategy aims to support and encourage walking within the community, and to encourage a greater proportion of short trips to be done on foot. The Pedestrian Strategy identifies actions that will contribute to improving pedestrian access, mobility, safety and priority in the City of Moreland

Moreland Bicycle Strategy

Moreland Council adopted a new bicycle strategy at the November 2011 Council Meeting.  The vision of the strategy is to:

Make the City of Moreland a great place to ride a bicycle - a place that is

• attractive and inviting for people riding for the first time, and
• offers a riding experience superior to driving a car.

 We will know we are achieving this vision when we see:

• More people riding
• A greater diversity of cyclists
• Improved cycling safety
• More people happy with Moreland's cycling facilities and
• A healthier, more sustainable city.
• We will achieve these goals through advocacy, community engagement and by forming partnerships to deliver an extensive capital works program. 

Files

• Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy (DOC 13Mb)
• Moreland Pedestrian Strategy (PDF 5Mb)
• Moreland Bicycle Strategy 2010 - 2021 (DOC 18Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 1 of 24 - Public Consultation (DOC 39Kb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 2 of 24 - Cycling Trends in Moreland (DOC 6Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 3 of 24 - Policy Context (DOC 33Kb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 4 of 24 - Ongoing Activities (DOC 1Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 5 of 24 - Small Capital Works (DOC 33Kb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 6 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Upfield Shared Path (DOC 30Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 7 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Sydney Road (DOC 3Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 8 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Moonee Ponds Creek Trail (DOC 17Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 9 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Craigieburn Express (DOC 2Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 10 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Western Ring Road Trail (DOC 11Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 11 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Glenroy to Coburg East-West Link (DOC 2Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 12 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - High Street to Puckle Street Route (DOC 2Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 13 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Broadmeadows to CBD Route (DOC 3Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 14 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - East Brunswick Shimmies (DOC 2Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 15 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Lygon Street (DOC 6Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 16 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Westbreen Creek (DOC 4Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 17 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Fawkner Loop (DOC 1Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 18 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Glenroy to Fawkner Route (DOC 4Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 19 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Merri Creek Trail (DOC 18Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 20 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Edgars Creek and Elizabeth Street Route (DOC 3Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 21 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Merlynston Creek (DOC 5Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 22 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Albion Street (DOC 6Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 23 of 24 - Advocacy and Capital Works - Boundary Road (DOC 4Mb)
• Bicycle Strategy Appendix pt 24 of 24 - Glossary (DOC 4Mb)

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