[bikeqld] Greens cycling policies

[Peter McCallum]

The Queensland Greens transport policies contain quite a few measures  
for the benefit of cyclists this time around. With the state election  
looking quite close and the possibility that one or two Greens members  
being elected to the parliament it might be of interest what the  
Greens are proposing.

Here are the cycling related items:

Principles
Principle 5. Too many people are forced to rely on private car use  
simply for lack of viable alternatives such as public transport and  
safe walking and cycling facilities.

Measures
Measure 32. Review and amend planning regulations to encourage  
building owners and designers to provide facilities such as secure  
parking and end of trip facilities for cyclists and walkers.

Measure 33. Reduce urban speed limits to make roads safer for all  
users, particularly exposed users such as cyclists and pedestrians.

Measure 41. Create bike lane and bikeway networks to connect  
communities to their local train stations, bus interchanges and  
shopping centres. Provide adequate and safe facilities for bicycle,  
scooter and motorcycle storage at these locations.

Measure 42. Allocate a minimum of 5% of transport infrastructure  
funding for the provision and maintenance of cycling facilities in  
order to meet the usage goals in the Queensland Government's cycling  
plan.

Measure 43. Legislate to ensure that all new state road projects and  
upgrades conform with the Department of Main Roads' Cycling on State  
Controlled Roads policy.

Measure 44. Develop abandoned railway corridors as "rail trails" for  
cycling tourism.

Measure 45. Establish an auditing process to ensure all existing  
cycling facilities (both on and off-road) meet the needs and  
expectations of cyclists.

Measure 46. Establish a $100 million Regional Queensland Cycling Fund  
to facilitate the construction of cycling infrastructure in regional  
towns, pursuant to the adoption of cycling policies in line with the  
Department of Main Roads' Cycling on State Controlled Roads policy.

The full transport policy is available at http://qld.greens.org.au/election/policy/transport/transport-policy

Peter