Integrated Transport Strategy 2041 Wins Industry Excellence Award

Published on 24 August 2022

City of Ryde’s Integrated Transport Strategy 2041 was honoured with the 2022 Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) Excellence Award in July. AITPM is the peak body for traffic planning and management. Its Excellence Award recognises and promotes excellence in policy making, industry practice and practitioners in the transport industry.

Award winners must demonstrate practices which will drive improvements in the industry that ultimately benefit the wider community, with a focus on practice that contributes to a ‘sustainable, efficient, safe, multimodal transport system that is accessible by all communities’.

The Integrated Transport Strategy (ITS) 2041 establishes the vision, policy, directions, and strategies required to achieve a sustainable, safe, accessible and convenient transport system for the City of Ryde. ITS 2041 was developed through collaboration with industry, State Government agencies, local politicians, neighbouring Councils, bicycle advocates and the local community.

The strategy focuses not only on what Local Government can do directly to deliver good outcomes, but also advocates for a better transport system in terms of transport infrastructure and transport services. It identifies 58 transport projects to prioritise, with a combination of active and public transport and road projects.

City of Ryde Mayor Clr Jordan Lane said: “Our transport system is vital, and we need to focus on more efficient ways of moving people in the face of many challenges. This strategy sets us on the path to meet these challenges and I look forward to working with key stakeholders and our community to deliver a safe, sustainable and convenient transport system in our City. The benefits of coordinated transport planning are clear, and Council’s Integrated Transport Strategy sets out practical ways to achieve this.”

The City of Ryde Integrated Transport Strategy is available for viewing here.