What happens when governments prioritise active transport?

Welsh MP Lee Waters MS has been at Parliament House in Canberra discussing how his government drove massive active transport change – including 20m/h (32km/h) limits in all built up areas across the nation.

Wales paused all new road works while it conducted an independent review to align projects with climate and safety targets – prompting the switch to 20m/h.

Wales also:
🟢 Established a Wales national transport strategy that prioritised modal shift.
🟢 Set a target of 45% of journeys to be made by public transport, walking and cycling by 2040.
🟢 Reset the remit for Transport for Wales as a multi-modal delivery body.
Created the role of a Future Generations Commissioner for Wales to help public bodies consider the long-term impacts of their decisions.

Mr Waters was invited by WeRideAustralia and the Parliamentary Friends of Cycling group, chaired by Member for Swan Zaneta Mascarenhas.

Read more about it here.

Find out more about WestCycle’s active transport vision here.

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Tim Roach

Elected Director | Off Road

Tim has been in senior leadership and strategic development roles for more than twenty years. He is currently Director of Executive Education in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University and is a past Assistant Commissioner and General Manager in the public service. He is an Accountant (FCPA) and sits on the Divisional Council of CPA Australia.

Tim has been involved in racing mountain bikes, BMX and triathlon for many years, both as a father of two children who race and as a past and current bike racer. Tim is the current over-50 State Champion in downhill mountain biking. He is also a very regular and enthusiastic transport cyclist; frequently seen in a suit and tie riding to meetings in the city on a mountain bike.

Helen Sadler

Independent Director

Helen is a Town of Cottesloe councillor and is the current Chair of WestCycle’s Transport Advisory Group.

A medical doctor, Helen is a strong active transport advocate with a focus on health outcomes and social well-being.