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$50 m to improve the principle shared path network

Community Access

Case Study

Encouraging Sustainable Transport and Improving Local Access

A total of $50 million has been committed to the improvement of the Principal Shared Path (PSP) network in the Perth metropolitan area. This fund will allow us to design and construct critical missing sections and existing substandard sections of the PSP network identified in the Draft Western Australian Bicycle Network Plan 2012-21.

This project will make massive improvements enabling more people to ride more often as a result of this work.

The PSP network is a system of interlinked, high quality shared paths; generally located along freeways, highways and rail reserves. The network allows bicycle riders to travel significant distances quickly, directly and with minimal interruptions. PSPs located in rail reserves also improve pedestrian accessibility to suburban railway stations and encourage people to ride rather than drive to their local station.

This State-funded Program will deliver significant improvements to the level of service enjoyed by bicycle riders travelling for transport purposes into the Perth CBD from suburban areas. Since the introduction of bicycle infrastructure, traffic counters located at strategic locations on the PSP network have shown an annual growth of almost 10% in the number of bicycle movements.

The network improvements are expected to result in an increasing growth rate as it will encourage more people to ride. This will have numerous benefits such as reducing road congestion, improving public health and relieving pressure on public transport infrastructure.

We have made considerable progress on the design of many of the substandard or missing sections of PSP identified in the Western Australian Bicycle Network Plan. We are working to roll out the construction of these new sections of PSP as soon as possible.