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Active Transport Planner's Toolkit

State planning framework

State Plan
- www.nsw.gov.au/stateplan
Sydney's Metropolitan Strategy (DoP, 2005) and subregional strategies
- www.metrostrategy.nsw.gov.au/dev/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=28&languageId=1&contentId=-1
Regional strategies (outside the Sydney metropolitan area)
- www.planning.nsw.gov.au/PlansforAction/Regionalplanning/tabid/161/Default.aspx
Integrating Land Use and Transport Policy Package
- www.transport.nsw.gov.au/abouttrans/planners-land-use.html (NSWTI)
- www.planning.nsw.gov.au/programservices/pdf/prg_transport.pdf (DoP)
Local planning directions under section 117 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (see Direction 3.4)
- www.planning.nsw.gov.au/LocalEnvironmentalPlans/LocalPlanningDirections/tabid/248/Default.aspx

National

2005-10 National Cycling Strategy (Australian Bicycle Council)
- www.austroads.com.au/documents/TheAustralianNationalCyclingStrategy2005-2010.pdf
TravelSmart
- www.travelsmart.gov.au
Pedestrian Council of Australia
- www.walk.com.au/pedestriancouncil/page.asp

Technical guidelines

Planning Guidelines for Walking and Cycling (NSW Government, 2004)
- www.planning.nsw.gov.au/plansforaction/pdf/guide_pages.pdf
Planning and design guidelines on designing places for active living and Why Active Living statement. Premier's Council for Active Living (PCAL)
- www.pcal.nsw.gov.au
Draft NSW Bikeplan
- www.pcal.nsw.gov.au/new_nsw_bikeplan_-_whats_happening
Healthy Spaces and Places: A National Guide
- www.healthyplaces.org.au/site/
Planning for Healthy Urban Environments
- www.heartfoundation.org.au/active_by_design
Promoting Active Transport: An Intervention Portfolio to Increase Physical Activity as a means of Transport. The National Public Health Partnership
- www.nphp.gov.au/publications/sigpah/active.pdf
NSW Bicycle Guidelines (RTA, 2003)
- www.rta.nsw.gov.au/doingbusinesswithus/downloads/technicalmanuals/nswbicyclev12_i.pdf
How to Prepare A Bikeplan (RTA 2002)
- www.rta.nsw.gov.au/doingbusinesswithus/downloads/technicalmanuals/bikeplanv1-0.pdf
How to Prepare a Pedestrian Access & Mobility Plan (RTA 2002)
- www.rta.nsw.gov.au/doingbusinesswithus/downloads/technicalmanuals/mobility-plan_how-to.pdf
Producing and Using Transport and Access Guides (RTA, SEDA)
- www.transport.nsw.gov.au/publications/transport-access-guide.pdf
TravelSmart Bikeability Toolkit
- www.travelsmart.gov.au/bikeability
Guide to Traffic Engineering Practice
- Part 13, Pedestrians (Austroads 1995): www.austroads.com.au
- Part 14, Bicycles (Austroads 1999): www.austroads.com.au

Research

Transport Data Centre, NSW Transport and Infrastructure
- www.transport.nsw.gov.au/tdc/
Regional Transport Profiles
- www.transport.nsw.gov.au/abouttrans/planners.html

Additional cycling resources

The Bicycle Federation of Australia
- www.bfa.asn.au/resources/?IntCatId=28&IntContId=7563
Cycling Resource Centre
- www.cyclingresourcecentre.org.au
Bicycle New South Wales (Local Bicycle User Groups)
- www.bicyclensw.org.au
- www.pushon.com.au/Admin/listBUGs.asp
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Transport Institute of Australasia
- www.pedbiketrans.asn.au
Bike Buses
- www.bikebus.org.au
Bikely
- www.bikely.com
Map My Ride
- www.mapmyride.com
Cycling Promotion Fund
- www.cyclingpromotion.com.au

For more information contact NSW Transport and Infrastructure:
Transport Planning Division (02) 9268 2800