Walking & Cycling
Strategy to Implementation
Mark Griffin
City of Marion, Adelaide
City of Marion – Overview
2013
1 Source: http://forecast2.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=321&pg=5000
Population
86, 721 projected 97,8641
in 2031
Area
55 square kilometres
Elected Members
13
Electors
60,172
Assets
$1.035 billion
Operating Expenditure
$68,351 million
Operating Budget
$71.1 million
Capital Works Budget
$34.5 million
Staff
360 FTE
Roads
480 kilometres
In the Past
What we have now
• Since the 1920’s we
have planned,
designed and built
Motordom
Walking & Cycling Strategy
Walking & Cycling Strategy
• Value of Walking &
Cycling
• Vision for Walking &
Cycling
• Setting the scene
• Existing Network
• Best Practice-Case
Studies
• Recommendations
Recommendations
Implementation - Action Plans & Priorities
Other Uses of the Walking & Cycling Strategy
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Provide policy and direction for Council
Identify priorities
Inform Council’s long term financial plan
A tool to seek funding (Federal & State)
Inform State Government projects and initiatives
Mike Turtur Bikeway - Tramway
Mike Turtur Bikeway - Tramway
Sturt Linear Path
• 5.7 kms of shared path
• From the Mike Turtur Bike to Waraparinga
Wetlands
• Following the Sturt River
Sturt Linear Path - upgrade
Sturt Linear Path
Ragamuffin Drive – shared space
Ragamuffin Drive - Plan
Ragamuffin Drive
Ragamuffin Drive
Railway Terrace - Greenway
Existing Situation
Railway Terrace – Greenway Proposal
Railway Terrace – Greenway Proposal
Interesting Quotes
• Pedestrian – Runs on fat and save money
• Car – Runs on money and makes you fat
• Arguments – are usually ‘face to face’, regardless of the
distance apart
• Relationship Building - walking together, in the same
direction, you can solve problems.
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Questions