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E-bikes and e-scooters Short walking and bike riding trips

The emergence of new technologies and devices make Our compact village centres make walking and cycling trips a
active travel more attractive to a wider proportion of the viable choice. Cycling 5kms is an easy 20 minute ride, whilst
community. E-bikes and e-scooters can address barriers such walking 400m to the local shop only takes five minutes. Our
as topography, ability and distance. Share schemes have the hinterland townships are also at a scale suitable for walking
potential to increase user participation of e-mobility modes, and riding bikes. Figure 4 illustrates the typically adopted active
with improvements in technology now available to address transport catchments for walking and cycling trips.
issues with dockless models and helmets.

Tourism and events

Many visitors already come to Noosa to enjoy its natural assets
and participate in walk and cycle related events, as do the
local residents. We can encourage more people to participate
and encourage tourists to cycle and walk more from their
accommodation.

Climate

Our warm temperate climate makes it comfortable for walking
and cycling in winter and at night. Providing shade and lighting
on our pathways can make it even more attractive. Provision
of appropriate native canopy trees along our paths and streets
can reduce the heat island effect linked to climate change.

Figure 5: Active transport catchments for walking and bike riding trips 1

Source: (1) Department of Transport and Main Roads 2018, Bicycle riding encouragement guide, 2018, Queensland Government, Brisbane, QLD Source: (1) City of Ipswich 2016, iGO Active Transport Action Plan: Summary Report, City of Ipswich, Ipswich, Qld
(2) Gellar, R 2006, Four Types of Cyclists, Portland Bureau of Transportation, Portland, Oregon
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