The Austroads Guidelines provide design guidance for the planning and construction of cycling facilities in Australia. The states and territories also have design guidelines that relate to their jurisdiction. Australian Standards provide requirements for signage, road markings and bicycle parking.
31st Aug 2012
In August 2012 the South Australian Active Living Coalition published 'Streets for People'. The Compendium of South Australian Practice aims to assist professionals and authorities grappling with the dilemmas of creating people-friendly streets whilst meeting the requirements of national standards and regulations applicable to streets and roads.
23rd Aug 2012
AS1742.9-2000 Bicycle Facilities specifies the requirements for the signs, pavement markings and other devices to be applied to bicycle facilities both on the road and on paths separate from the road, either for the exclusive use of bicycles or joint use with other users. Includes recommendations for guide signs and other navigational information for cyclists.
23rd Aug 2012
This Standard sets out the requirements for the layout, design and security of bicycle parking facilities. It applies to the design of parking facilities in any location, either on-street or off-street. The Standard was developed in 1993 and requires updating.
23rd Aug 2012
Austroads publishes guides which cover the design, construction, maintenance and operation of the road network for use by road agencies in Australia and New Zealand. They are a reference for road agencies and promote national consistency and harmonisation and are representative of the agreed approach to work road agencies undertake. All road agencies across Australasia have adopted the Austroads guides.
23rd Aug 2012
The Cycling Aspects of Austroads Guides were released by Austroads in 2011. The publication brings together cycling related information found in various Austroads guides, primarily the Guide to Road Design and the Guide to Traffic Management.
23rd Aug 2012
The Guide to Road Safety examines road crash costs and road agencies’ duty of care to provide safe travel. The advantages and disadvantages of different ways of measuring road safety are discussed, and these methods are used to illustrate progress in road safety in Austroads’ member jurisdictions in recent years.
23rd Aug 2012
The Guide to Traffic Management captures contemporary traffic management practice of road agencies, including emerging techniques and technologies, and relevant international experience. It provides valuable guidance to practitioners in the implementation of efficient, safe and economical management of road traffic.
23rd Aug 2012
The Guide to Road Design provides guidance in the production of safe, economical and efficient road designs. It is aimed primarily at practitioners with responsibilities for the design of roads. The guide contains a number of parts covering specific aspects of the design process, with each part providing guidelines underpinned by commentaries and resource materials. The guide deals with the geometric elements of the road, together with relevant drainage and roadside considerations.
23rd Aug 2012
Main Roads Western Australia has produced a series of guidelines and standards relating to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. This webpage includes links to guideline documents and drawings.
23rd Aug 2012
These documents are the NSW Roads and Maritime Services (formerly the Roads and Traffic Authority) complementary documents to the Austroads Guide to Traffic Management and the Australian Standards AS1742, 1743 & 2890.
23rd Aug 2012
The NSW Bicycle Guidelines assist road designers, engineers and planners to design and construct high-quality bicycle transport facilities for the people of NSW. They were published in 2005 by the RTA, now the Roads and Maritime Services.
23rd Aug 2012
This series of Cycle Notes, by Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in Queensland is designed to assist planners and engineers provide for cycling in their local area.
23rd Aug 2012
VicRoads' Cycle Notes is a series of information bulletins on design standards for cycling infrastructure. Though much of this information is now contained within the new Austroads guides, these bulletins provide additional advice and information.
20th Sep 2010
The ACT Land and Planning Authority released these guidelines in November 2006. The guidelines aim to reduce barriers to cycling by ensuring safe and convenient end-of-trip facilities are available at residences as well as common commuting and recreational destinations.
17th Sep 2010
These Design Standards are intended for use by professionals involved in the planning, design and construction of urban infrastructure in the ACT. They are intended to complement the appropriate National Standards and Guides and a detailed knowledge of those documents is assumed.
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