FAQs

Safe active streets aim to increase opportunities for walking and cycling for people of all ages and abilities. They have a distinctive appearance and feature a maximum vehicle speed of 30km/h. Innovative design elements seek to create a safe and welcoming space, promoting an active transport alternative to short car trips.

Harris Road Busselton has been identified as possessing the ideal criteria for establishing a safe active street: generous road width, east-west access to the city centre, and connectivity to the existing path network.

The Department of Transport is working with local governments across WA to deliver a network of pedestrian and bike-friendly routes, of which safe active streets are included.

To view case studies across Western Australia, visit https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/activetransport/safe-active-streets-program.asp

If significant support for the concept to be applied to Harris Road is demonstrated via community consultation, a design will be developed in partnership with the community. Project co-funding of 50% would be sought from the Department of Transport via an application to the WA Regional Bike Network Grant funding.