Green and active transport

In 2026, Brisbane will have a network of greenways – safe laneways, walkways and bikeways for pedestrians, cyclists, wheelchairs, prams and micro-electric vehicles – linking neighbourhoods to key destinations throughout the city. Our public transport will excel in service, amenity, frequency, routing, information, affordability and safety.

Targets

• Brisbane’s estimated 1,700 kilometre bikeways network will have been completed
• 41% of travelling in morning peak period will be by walking, cycling or public transport
• 80% of residents, visitors and workers will walk, cycle or undertake daily physical activity for fitness and fun

What you can do 

Help us by:

• planning your bike trip on a Brisbane Bicycle Path
• planning your next journey using Brisbane’s public transport 

Draft Brisbane Active Transport Strategy 2012-2026

Brisbane City Council has released the Draft Brisbane Active Transport Strategy 2012-2026.

The Active Transport Strategy aims to create a high quality, connected, accessible pathway network which will attract people of all ages to walk and cycle.

Download the full Draft Brisbane Active Transport Strategy 2012 - 2026 (PDF - 9.9Mb)*.

Alternatively, you can download the strategy in parts:

• Draft Active Transport Strategy introduction (PDF - 1.7Mb)*
• Draft Active Transport Strategy priority one and two (PDF - 978kb)
• Draft Active Transport Strategy priority three and four (PDF - 1.1Mb)*
• Draft Active Transport Strategy priority five (PDF - 2.6Mb)*

If you wish to receive a copy of the draft strategy by mail, you can email the project team. Please state that you would like a copy of the Draft Brisbane Active Transport Strategy and provide details of your mail address.

You can also view the Brisbane Transport plan.

City's progress

Council's current achievements:

• over 1070km of the on and off-road bikeway network has been completed
• the CityCycle bike hire scheme is operating from over 100 locations in the inner city
• bus patronage was over 78 million trips in 2010-11
• 84% of Council’s bus fleet are wheel chair accessible
• 19 CityCats now operate across the ferry network increasing the frequency of services during peak hours
• Council has assisted 48% of primary schools develop an Active School Travel Plan to reduce congestion and promote walking, cycling, catching public transport and car-pooling. In 2010, a 35% reduction in family only trips to and from the 21 participating schools was achieved

Projects, programs and initiatives

• Clem Jones Tunnel (formerly known as the North South Bypass Tunnel)
• Transport Information Centre located in King George Square
• TransApex will encourage sustainable transport