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Walking Policywalking

Increasing the rate of walking in Stonnington will have a range of health, economic, amenity and social benefits.  The Walking Policy (2011) sets out how this will be achieved.

Vision

To progressively make Stonnington’s suburbs and retail precincts world-class walking areas, where it is safe and convenient to walk to destinations, where people are actively encouraged and enabled to walk, and where key community stakeholder groups and the community at large support Council’s  efforts to increase the amount of walking.

Target

To increase the share of walking trips made by Stonnington residents by 50% by 2020. 

The target will be achieved by converting short, local car trips to walking trips.

Objectives

Encourage more people to walk

Council will deliver a range of promotional programs, information and events to encourage residents, staff and visitors to walk for transport, especially for short and local trips.

Collaborate to promote and improve provision for walking

Council will work with state-wide and local agencies, trader groups, schools, developers and neighbouring municipalities to promote and improve provision for walking in Stonnington.

Create pedestrian friendly built environments, streets and public spaces

Council will conduct research and develop a standard for footpaths, crossings and signage for retail precincts and residential streets to improve the walkability of Stonnington.

Increase the safety of walking around schools and retail precincts

Council will continue to advocate for reduced speed in pedestrian precincts to improve safety and make them more walkable for people of all ages and abilities.

Integrate walking with public transport

Council will install pedestrian wayfinding signage and develop access guides for major retail precincts to emphasise links between walking and public transport.

Council will work with rail stakeholders to improve pedestrian access around Stonnington railway stations.

Download A Walking Policy for Stonnington

doc format A Walking Policy for Stonnington (98.00 KB)

pdf format A Walking Policy (478.04 KB)

Travel Smart Map

The City of Stonnington TravelSmart map was developed in partnership by the Department of Transport and the City of Stonnington to provide sustainable transport information on a pocket-sized street map.

For a copy of the map please download the document below or contact Council on 8290 1333.

pdf format Travel Smart Map (6.84 MB)