Advocacy

Advocacy Wins

Pedal Power has been advocating for better active travel for 50 years. We’ve had lots of wins over that time, but here are some of our main victories in the past few years.

Active Travel Plan

We’ve pushed the Government to release its Active Travel Plan and Design Guide.

While the Active Travel Plan has its shortfalls, its release is a signal from that the Government is increasingly prioritising active travel infrastructure. The New Design Guide will also shape better infrastructure design in the future, in particular around intersections. We are already seeing this being implemented in some parts of Canberra, which is an excellent win.

Better Bike Paths

We are constantly pressuring the ACT Government to deliver better bike paths for Canberra. In recent years we’ve seen some progress on great projects, including:

  • The Belconnen Cycle Way

  • The Garden City Cycle Route

  • The Kingston Cycle Route

  • Gungahlin Town Centre Upgrades

  • Sulwood Drive Shared Path
    and many more.

This doesn’t mean we are resting. While these projects are good, many of them are being delivered too slowly. We will keep pushing the Government to do more, and better.

Advocating on Light Rail

The ACT Government made a mistake by not building a separated bike path during Stage One of the Light Rail construction. We have received a commitment from the ACT Government that this won’t happen with Stage Two. We have ensured that:

  • Stage 2a has separated cycling infrastructure, including two best-practiced designed intersections.

  • Stage 2b will include the construction of a separated bike path along the route from Woden to the City.

Our amazing campaigns

We regularly run advocacy campaigns, involving hundreds of our members. We put pressure on the Government to do more on active travel. In recent years this has included:

  • Submitting our petition to the Government for better cycling infrastructure, with over 1,200 signatures.

  • Launching a campaign to build a separated bike-only path along Northbourne Avenue

  • Running a petition to increase safety around Jamison Shops.