Links & Resources


South Australian Government

Other Australian State Government Initiatives

Design Guides 

    This folder contains 3 good references from 2024 on design guidelines for cycling and other active transport infrastructure.  These documents are from Austroads (Research Report AP-R724-25), South Australia’s DIT (Active Travel Design Guide) and the UN’s Economic Commission for Europe (Guide for designing cycle route networks).  

Overseas References

  • Comprehensive European study on the Economic Benefits of Active Transport     (...Cycling produces global benefits of 150 billion euros per year. More than 90 billion euros of these are positive externalities for the environment, public health and the mobility system. In comparison, a recent study by the European Commission estimated the negative externalities, i.e. the costs for the environment, health and mobility, of motorised road transport at 800 billion euros per year.)
  • Dutch Cycling: Quantifying the Health and Related Economic Benefits, by Fishman, 2015.   A short paper that illustrates the very significant health and economic benefits of Dutch cycling.  For example “.. these large population-level health benefits translate into economic benefits of €19 billion per year, which  represents more than 3% of the Dutch gross domestic product..”
  • Evaluating Active Transport Benefits and Costs …” by Todd Litman, updated in 2023.  A detailed Canadian analysis of the value of walking and cycling programs.

 

Australian Reports and Studies

  • The Heart of Road Use” by the National Heart Foundation of Australia, Aug. 2025. From the history of road use, through to many practical recommendations. “This review presents evidence to support health being considered as a core factor in street design and for planning decisions that support active travel.”
  • Active School Travel” by the National Heart Foundation of Australia, June 2025. Outlines the numerous advantages of active school travel. 
  • Submission to the Climate Change Authority from We Ride Australia, May 2024. Gives an excellent summary of how cycling and active transport can help mitigate Climate Change.
  • Urban Transport Systems“: A Transport Australia Society Discussion Paper, Engineers Australia, Dec 2021. Outlines the case for a new paradigm in Australian transport planning.
  •   “Cycling and walking are short-changed when it comes to transport funding in Australia”  A 2018 article in The Conversation that includes comparisons of funding for cycling in Australian states.
  • Creating Transport Choices: A Call to Action“: Transport Action Network, June 2022, Provides a set of principles to guide the development of transport planning in SA.

Local, National and International Cycling Organisations

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International