| The Queensland Walking Strategy 2019-29 (QWS) and Queensland Cycling Strategy 2017-2027 (QCS) aim to make it easier to walk or ride to work, school, shops and other local attractions such as parks.
Both strategies reflect the Department of Transport and Main Roads' (TMR) sustainable transport hierarchy, which prioritises walking and bike riding. This will sometimes mean reallocating space that is currently used for private vehicles, which can be met with stakeholder resistance, including from governments.
The Cycling and Walking Team has established this project to pilot a well-tested approach to overcoming this resistance. The project will provide funding for two local government pilot projects to build temporary, or 'lighter quicker cheaper' (LQC), infrastructure in partnership with TMR.
Our understanding is that the legislative and guidance context is already sufficient for jurisdictions to utilise LQC interventions. For example, treatments will include those typically used at road works under a Traffic Management Plan. TMR's Chief Engineer supports the New Zealand Innovating Streets/Streets for People guidance and TMR has published previous information about LQC approaches.
The Queensland Road Safety Strategy 2022-2031 provides an enabling framework through its twin themes of movement and place, and health and behaviour, underpinned by a Safe Systems approach. TMR is also developing a Movement and Place framework for Queensland.
TMR is looking to take advantage of this supportive context to develop more examples of successful implementation of LQC in Queensland.
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