Western Australia Regional Cycling And Walking Network Aspirational Routes

An aspirational active transport network for regional Western Australia, developed by the Department of Transport for strategic planning. The dataset includes both existing and unbuilt cycling and walking routes, each assigned a function like primary, secondary, or local. It was created as part of 11 Regional Cycling Strategies with local government involvement.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution of route functions like primary, secondary, and local to prioritize infrastructure investment.
• Model network connectivity gaps by comparing existing versus unbuilt aspirational routes for strategic planning.
• Support active transport policy by visualizing the aspirational network coverage across regional Western Australia.

Strengths

• Contains routes developed as part of 11 distinct Regional Cycling Strategies for Western Australia.
• Includes aspirational planning data with route functions like primary, secondary, local, transport trail, and road cycling route.
• Managed by the authoritative Department of Transport for strategic government use.

Limitations

• Contains unbuilt aspirational routes with no guarantee or timeline for construction, limiting use for current state analysis.
• No quantitative details like row count, column count, or precise geographic scale are provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport, Western Australia.

Collection Method

Developed as part of 11 Regional Cycling Strategies with involvement from local governments.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

Regional areas of Western Australia.