Melbourne: A Cycling CityCycling is better for the environment, is good for your health and is a more e�cient way to travel.

Why cycle?

Cycling in the City of Melbourne

1% of energy used to make a car can manufacture a bike

30 minutes of cycling daily can reduce your chance of obesity and diabetes by half

A bicycle travelling through the city only needs 5 m2 of space compared to 140 m2 for a car

energy to make a bike

energy to make a car 30

min1/2risk 5 m2

140 m2

The City of Melbourne is at the heart of Melbourne's bicycle network.

Cycling towards 2016 and a better future

Plan and deliver a connected cycling network

Build high quality routes

Make cycling safer

Introduce cycling innovations

Increase participation in cycling

2 km

For more information about the City of Melbourne’s Bicycle Plan,visit melbourne.vic.gov.au/bicycleplan

7 km

Target: Two north-south and two east-west bicycle routes will be designed within the central city

are taken to, from and within the City of Melbourne

each weekday

Target: There will be a 50% increase in bicycle trips to, from and within the municipality

Target: 15% of all vehicles entering the central city during the morning peak will be bicycles

The Bicycle Plan 2012-16 is the City of Melbourne's plan for a connected bicycle network, improving links to existing routes and making cycling more accessible for people of all ages and abilities.

11%

PROPOSED BICYCLE ROUTES

New and upgraded routes 2012-16

Existing routes

IMAP network vision

The top six suburbs for commuting to Melbourne by bike

NorthcoteBrunswickFitzroy NorthKensingtonCoburgHawthorn

Target: There will be a 15% change in the number of trips taken between two and seven kilometres from car to bicycle.

on-road

52 km

o�-road

68 km

bike routes

S M T W T F S

81,500+trips

In March 2012,bicycles were 11% of all vehicle movements in the central city during the morning peak