5% for safer streets
How safe is it for you, or your family, to move around on a bike?
The Strategic Cycling Corridors (SCCs) are the state's plan for a network of safe bike routes across Melbourne and regional centres. But after years of planning only a fraction has been built.
Ask your local MP to support dedicated funding for Strategic Cycling Corridors.
It's only going to take 5 cents in the transport dollar!
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Gimme 5!
Victoria spends billions each year on transport infrastructure. Dedicating just 5% to Strategic Cycling Corridors would give everyone more choice on how they get around; to school, work, and the shops.
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Victoria's Strategic Cycling Corridors (SCCs) are the backbone of the planned network for getting around by bike in Victoria. They should link people to schools, train stations, shops, and workplaces, but rely on sporadic, opportunistic funding to be built.
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Right now, there are no plans to develop most of the SCC network and where those plans have been made, they are often languishing for lack of funding.
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Just 5% of the transport budget, over and above Major Roads & Level Crossing projects, would fund building a significant part of the SCC network over the next 10 years.
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We think 5% of the Transport Budget, excluding Major Road & Level Crossing projects and the 1-2% currently spent on walking and riding safety, equates to between $50M-65M a year.
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Every dollar spent on infrastructure that helps Victorians be more active, and gives them more transport choices, returns several dollars back in terms of public health benefits, less congestion and environmental benefits.
Frequently asked questions
The Strategic Cycling Corridor (SCC) network is intended to support the needs of Victorians travelling to work or education, stations, shops or schools by bike. It includes destinations of metropolitan and regional significance.
SCCs can be on and off road, on municipal and state roads. They're designed to provide a safe, lower-stress cycling for transport experience. You can find out more at vic.gov.au/strategic-cycling-corridors.
Good question! The state government spend on active transport is difficult to nail down.
Major Road and Level Crossing Removal projects have provided significant opportunities for developing cycling infrastructure like the St Kilda Road protected bike lanes, the Dixon Veloway and others.
The Transport budget is another source of funding for active transport and most years between 1–2% is spent on a mix of pedestrian, cycling and road safety initiatives in Victoria. Most years that amounts to between $20–25M each year.
It hasn't been enough to develop the Strategic Cycling Network. But 5% of this Transport Budget (excluding level crossing removals) equates to between $50–80M, which aligns with Infrastructure Victoria's recommendation that $500 million to $660 million be spent over ten years to build strategic cycling corridors across Victoria.
So for us, 5% is this $50–80M figure from the Transport budget.
There are so many ways to get involved. You can share this campaign with your neighbours, friends, school community, sporting club and anyone else who is interested in having more choices about how they move around.
You can also get in touch with the local community groups and see what help they need — you'll find their details alongside the electoral map for your address.
Or you can email us at bugs@bicyclenetwork.com.au.