QLD | Annual Cycling and Walking Technical Seminar Industry Update | In-person | 2 Mar 2023

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About this event

Walking, cycling and personal mobility devices have all enjoyed a resurgence as we adapt to post-pandemic life in 2023. This seminar brings together speakers involved in the planning, delivery and data side of active transport infrastructure, to get insight into their work.

Hear from engineers and planners currently working on developing the future active transport networks for our state:

Presentations:

#1: Cyclist and pedestrian safety at roadworks, presented by Michael Langdon and Daniel Innis

The Queensland Government has committed to improving road safety across the Queensland road network. Roadworks, and the changes to the road (and roadside) environment, can raise safety and accessibility issues for people walking and riding bicycles. Roadworks can create an unsafe environment for these users if safe and appropriate alternative paths of travel and crossings are not provided. In recognition of this, as part of the delivery of the Queensland Cycling Action Plan, TMR has developed an online course about provision of safe travel path for bicycle riders and pedestrian at roadworks for local government decision makers and traffic management professionals. The ‘Cyclist and pedestrian safety at roadworks’ Accelerate course is now available for staff involved in roadworks and the creation of traffic management plans, or anyone interested in learning more about how to create safe environments for people walking and riding through roadworks. The course provides an overview of the current guidance available to practitioners, the principles behind providing a safe roadworks environment, and present effective treatments for resolving common issues experienced by people walking and riding bicycles.

#2. Infrastructure for Cycling & Walking Technical Training – pandemics, lockdowns, walking and e-scooters: an Industry Update, presented by Michael Langdon and Jerryn Zwart

Since 2008 the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) has been delivering Technical Training courses on the planning and design of infrastructure for walking and cycling. Over that time there have been many changes in both the industry and how the infrastructure is being used. While the pandemic and associated lockdowns put a halt to many in-person, field-based training courses, the demand for this has remained and as restrictions have been lifted there has been a resurgence in interest. In addition, the recent TMR Walking Strategy has brought a focus on infrastructure for walking and the Personal Mobility Device (PMD) reforms have put safe infrastructure for e-scooter users in the spotlight. This presentation will give an Industry Update on the TMR Cycling & Walking Technical Training program and a brief retrospective on the recent training content developments and the surge in demand. https://learn.accelerate.tmr.qld.gov.au/blocks/androgogic_catalogue/index.php?c1=pedestrian%20and%20cyclist&c2=short%20courses&view=tiles

#3. Road safety frontiers in the suburbs - Learnings from active transport infrastructure planning to schools in the Sunshine Coast, presented by Prue Oswin – Sidelines Traffic

Road safety and active transport are very good friends. In this friendship, road safety supports people to walk and ride in safe environments. Active transport, makes roads safer by eliminating high-risk trips from the network. This presentation looks more closely at high-risk versus low-risk trips. It also considers how focussing on children’s trips, provides an opportunity, to improve road safety and active transport, outside city centres. Case study findings from active transport planning projects in the Sunshine Coast will be presented as part of this presentation.

#4. The rise of Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) both public/shared and private in Queensland and the Infrastructure Management & Delivery implications for path user management, presented by Michael Langdon

Footpaths in Queensland, as well as enabling travel for people who walk of all ages and abilities also need to provide for:

• Wheeled recreation device - such as rollerblades, skateboards, roller skates and foot scooters,
• Personal mobility device - such as a rideable (for example, e-scooters, Segway, e-skateboards, hoverboards),
• Motorised mobility device - such as wheelchairs, motorised (shopping) mobility scooters and electric wheelchairs, and
• Bicycles.

With this variety of path users in Queensland and the introduction of new public/shared e-scooter schemes in 2018 and updated road rules for ‘personal mobility devices’ (PMD) in November 2022, Queensland has had to make a variety of both transport system and infrastructure responses over the years. This presentation will provide an overview of path user conflict and management, as well as results from recent PMD Traffic Surveys.  

This event is kindly sponsored by: SMEC

For any enquiries, please contact Alexandra Kelly

Government Health Guidelines

This event will be run in compliance with the Government’s health orders applicable to our venue. These may impose mask wearing, density limits and other COVID safe requirements including being fully vaccinated.

If you are no longer able to attend because of vaccination or other requirements, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss available options.

If the event is cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, you are entitled to a full refund of your ticket price in accordance with the cancellation policy.

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