Where possible, provide dedicated paths that separate walking and cycling from motor vehicles.
Benefits and considerations
- Locates walking and cycling in better settings such as in parks and along quieter streets
- Separates walking and riding from noise and traffic
- May require cooperation between agencies to deliver
- More distant routes may lack passive surveillance
- More distant routes may be less direct and have less favourable topography making through movements less desirable
- A contemporary approach compared to that in the example would provide separate space instead of a shared path.
Example
Along the Gore Hill Freeway, separate paths for walking and cycling deviate more or less from the motor vehicle lanes depending on the topography. Where space is constrained walking and cycling is closer to vehicle lanes, but where space is available, the routes diverge so walkers and riders can take advantage of adjacent bushland, shade and better air quality.
Details
Location:
Gore Hill Freeway, Naremburn at Ruth Street
Agency responsible:
TfNSW
Application
| Main roads | Main streets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway |  | Transit boulevard |  |
| Principal arterial | | High-activity high street | |
| Rural highway |  | High-activity mall |  |
| Rural link | | Transit street | |
| Connector avenue | | ||
| Transit way | | ||
| Local streets | Civic space | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Connector street | | Destination high street | |
| Neighbourhood street | | Mall | |
| Yield street | | Civic lane | |
| Residential way | | Service lane | |
| Residential lane | | ||
| Street park | | ||
| Enterprise street | | ||
Legend
| Appropriate treatment |
| Use with caution |
| Inappropriate treatment |
| Not applicable |