Using research and data actions from 2020-2022

Action area: Understanding cycling through research

5.1 Partner with the Queensland academic sector to research into opportunities and challenges for bicycle riding, including:

• current and future uses of electric bicycles
• short-term infrastructure changes to encourage riding
• economic and community benefits of the North Brisbane Bikeway.

Read Action 5.1 summary - New research helps identify challenges and opportunities to grow bike riding

5.2 Research negative attitudes and behaviour towards bicycle riders to help understand how to influence the portrayal of bicycle riding in the media.

Read Action 5.2 summary - Changing attitudes and behaviour towards bike riders through traditional and social media

Action area: Collecting and sharing data

5.3 Install more bicycle counters and undertake surveys to monitor, evaluate and report on changes in use and behaviour following investments in the principal cycle network.

Read Action 5.3 summary -More new counters to monitor cycle network use

5.4 Promote use of active transport cost-benefit analysis methodologies and tools in transport project assessment and prioritisation to capture the economic benefits of cycling infrastructure.

Read Action 5.4 summary - Improving cost-benefit analyses to achieve best value for money

5.5 Test improvements to link bicycle injury and incident data sources to enhance analysis of serious injury road crash data.

Read Action 5.5 summary - Gaining new insights through linking serious injury road crash data

5.6 Publish interactive dashboard to share bicycle riding participation and behaviour data with the public.

Read Action 5.6 summary - Expanding access to bike riding and walking data