Better Streets welcomes the Transport for NSW Implementation review of the TfNSW Road User Space Allocation policy. In January 2021, when the Road User Space Allocation (RUSA) policy was released, it marked a monumental step in the organisation’s growth in strategic planning. The two-page policy was short, but achieved its purpose in allowing the organisation to have real conversations about Road Space Allocation. The principles of the policy are:
The review found, there have been enormous challenges with actually implementing the policy or holding anyone accountable and seeing changes in projects provisioning for more space for people walking, riding to improve sustainable transport options on our roads. Some of the findings were:
Better Streets encourages Transport for NSW to adopt these recommendations as soon as possible and ensure the transition process is adequately funded and well resourced. This is a massive change management exercise that will require a strong team and committed leadership. We can’t afford to build more road space for private motor vehicle use if we want to live in healthy, sustainable, liveable places. Stronger policies like this RUSA policy (with measurable targets) are required to ensure we build safer, more enjoyable places for people to walk and ride a bicycle, and operate businesses.
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robert moore
10/5/2024 03:08:20 pm
Our council certainly unaware of or ignoring RUSA.
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Ed
11/5/2024 08:46:43 am
This is much needed. My local council, Inner West, is incredibly reluctant to ever take even one metre of road space away from cars despite the NSW Government and the Council's own policies clearly putting cars at the bottom of the hierarchy. Almost every street is currently dominated by cars yet there is no urgency at all from government to improve active transport infrastructure or make changes that might make streets safer and more appealing for other transport modes.
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