We are always seeking new ideas and approaches for getting more Queenslanders to ride their bikes more often. In 2019, Transport and Main Roads delivered the BikeHack19 Innovation Challenge in Brisbane, bringing together more than 120 of Queensland’s brightest minds … Read more
Our research has provided a stronger understanding of how data sources can better work together to improve analysis of road crashes that result in serious injury, including for bicycle riders. Working with Queensland Health, Queensland Police Service, and Queensland Ambulance Service, we looked at how data about injuries and…
We are working to improve the way we share research, technical guidance and other data. We released research and resources online to provide access to the latest safety research, technical notes, infrastructure project evaluations and other resources. We published 18 infrastructure project…
We have investigated ways to help people riding bicycles to plan their journey. By researching journey planning tools and mapping data currently available, we now have a good understanding of the mapping data that is available for both state and locally controlled cycling infrastructure along the…
New research by the Department of Transport and Main Roads has evaluated the economic benefits of cycling infrastructure funding scenarios to help ensure the greatest economic return to the…
A new, easy-to-use online tool, developed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) can now analyse the economic costs and benefits of investment in active transport infrastructure. This is making it easier for planners and…
New bicycle counters and participation surveys on some of the main bicycle routes in Queensland are providing a stronger understanding of where and how many people ride. The Department of Transport and Main Roads has installed an additional…
BikeHack19 was held in Brisbane on 17-19 May 2019 and attracted more than 120 innovators, tech experts, students, entrepreneurs, and mentors. The event brought together some of Queensland’s brightest minds to create new ideas that would help grow bicycle riding in Queensland. From 79 participants, 13 teams formed and delivered…
Research is being conducted into new technologies and to better understand the opportunities and challenges for increasing bicycle riding in Queensland. We have partnered with the Queensland academic sector to complete research on how best to measure the impact of construction of cycling infrastructure projects on the broader network, the economic benefits of…
We are using cycling data from Strava, a smartphone application that tracks athletic activity via GPS, to analyse de-identified information on where and when people are riding. With more than 75,000 registered users of the app in Queensland in 2015, this data … Read more