In the Netherlands, 28% of all trips are taken by bicycle, as are 53% of trips that are up to 5 km.11 In Denmark, 12% of all trips are taken by bicycle, and 81% of trips less than 2 km are taken by walking.12 In the Netherlands, cycling and walking are popular ‘first/last mile’ options too, with 40% of public train passengers cycling and 60% walking to and from public transport.13 These high level. [...] Copenhagen is aiming for a 50% bicycle mode share for all trips to and from work and education by 2025, and for cars to be a maximum of 25% mode share for all trips.15 Significantly more people cycle and take public transport to work in Denmark (17% and 7.4%, respectively) than in Australia (0.7% and 4.7%, respectively).16 Several European cities have much higher rates of active transport than Aus. [...] So how can the use of active and public transport be increased in Australia? Proactive investment: Policies to increase rates of active transportation 10 Policy solutions The Commonwealth Government’s Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Consultation Roadmap suggests that mode share and investment targets for active transport could be established to comple. [...] In the 2024–25 budget, the Australian Government announced a four-year, $100 million National Active Transport Fund to upgrade and build new bicycle and walking paths across the nation.100 However, the Australian Greens argue that this will not be enough to reach a target, set by the United Nations, of having active transport account for at least 20% of all transport.101 A 2022 policy from the Aus. [...] While some of these policies will require a substantial level of investment, the funding required to increase rates of active transportation pales in comparison to the $35 billion spent by governments around Australia on building and maintaining roads that facilitate the continued use of cars.
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Table of Contents
- As Australias cities continue to grow policies that 1
- Australia will continue to lack the infrastructure needed 1
- Alexia Adhikari Matthew Ryan Morgan Harrington October 2024 1
- The Australia Institute Research that matters 3
- Acknowledgement of Country 3
- Contents 4
- Summary 5
- Introduction 8
- The need for behavioural change 10
- Policy solutions 15
- Building and improving walking and cycling paths 16
- Restricting cars within city centres 17
- Incorporating active travel into transport building and land use legislation 18
- Paying people to ride to work 21
- Subsidise the cost of replacing old cars 24
- Subsidies for e-bikes 26
- E-bike libraries 30
- Funding Active Transportation 32
- Active transport and emissions 35
- Conclusion 39
- Appendix - Polling 40
- Method 40
- Detailed results 41