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NSW Planning Guidelines for Walking and Cycling (Australia)

These guidelines, published in 2004, aim to assist land–use planners and related professionals to improve consideration of walking and cycling in their work.

It is anticipated that improving practice in planning for walking and cycling provide will create more opportunities for people to live in places with easy walking and cycling access to urban services and public transport. This will help reduce car use and create healthier neighbourhoods and cities.

There are a number of city-scale design principles that can assist the creation of walkable and cycleable cities and neighbourhoods. All emphasise urban renewal and the creation of compact mixed use accessible centres around public transport stops. Walking and cycling catchment mapping, accessibility zoning and integration of regional walking and cycling networks can assist this process.

At the neighbourhood-scale, city-scale design principles can be reinforced through the creation of local accessible centres and neighbourhoods with connected street patterns. The detailed design of road reserves, public transport stops, development sites and open space corridors aims to reinforce local walking and cycling networks and create a safe and comfortable walking and cycling environment.

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