Active transport in NPSP

12/05/2022

The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is a vibrant, liveable city and we are committed to ensuring our communities and residents are fulfilled and happy.

By incorporating even a little physical activity into your daily routine can deliver a host of benefits for your physical and mental well-being.

In addition to promoting better health outcomes, active communities can create a positive impact on the future of our City. For example, by riding a bike to work instead of driving can free up our transport networks, reduce your environmental impact and contribute to minimised healthcare costs.

As such the Council places great value on the broad range of active transport options available in our City.

River Torrens Linear Park shared path messages

‘Share with care’ decals (path signage) have been installed along Linear Park to remind cyclists and pedestrians to watch out for each other.

Cyclists:

• ride at a slow to moderate speed and slow down along narrow sections of path
• ring your bell to let pedestrians know you’re approaching
• give pedestrians as much space as possible when passing.

Pedestrians:

• keep to the left of the path
• if you’re listening to music or the radio, keep the volume down so you can hear a cyclist’s bell
• ensure your dogs are kept on a leash and also to the left of the path.

Council active transport initiatives

New bicycle parking rails

New bicycle parking rails are being rolled out across the City. You can find them at Royston Park Café, St Peters Bakehouse, High Street Café in Kensington and along The Parade, with more to come!

Wayfinding signage

Wayfinding signage will be installed along the Norwood – Magill Bikeway (Beulah Road). The signs comply with the Department of Planning, Infrastructure & Transport and look similar to this example.

Bike repair station

To be installed at the intersection of Osmond Terrace and Beulah Road in November, the bike repair station will have retractable tools, a high security stainless public bike pump and a wheel chock to hold your bike while using the pump.

Walking to school

The Council’s Coordinator Youth Programs has reached out to local schools about the benefits of walking to school with information about these programs and walking school bus programs

E-bikes and e-scooters

The Council has developed a framework to enable operators to introduce shared e-bikes and e-scooters throughout the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters.

As e-scooters can only operate with Ministerial approval, a business case has been submitted to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport to consider approval of an e-scooter trial.

Other active transport initiatives

There’s lots of ways you and your family can enjoy safe and active modes of transport, including:

National Ride2Work Day:

Held every year in October and encourages more people to jump on their bike and get active on their way to work

Way2Go:

A South Australian program promoting safer, greener and more active travel for primary school students and their communities. It uses a whole school approach built on a partnership between local councils, school communities and the Department for Infrastructure and Transport.

Walking school bus:

A walking school bus group of children walk to school with one or more adults as their ‘drivers’.  

Parents often mention safety issues as one of the primary reasons they are reluctant to allow their children to walk to school.

Providing adult supervision may help reduce those worries for families who live within walking distance to school. It can be as casual as families taking turns walking their children to school, or as a structured route with meeting points, a timetable and a rotating schedule of accompanying parents/volunteers.