Safe Active Street program

The Safe Active Street (SAS) program seeks to create desirable active travel routes on its streets, providing shared space, low speed, and an attractive environment for people of all ages and abilities to ride and walk comfortably. It is a Department of Transport initiative, developed in partnership with local government.

Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road in Shenton Park were identified as a popular cycle route for local residents and school students.

The City of Subiaco received funding from the Department of Transport (DoT) in the 2021-22 financial year to undertake a feasibility study and produce concept designs for a proposed Safe Active Street project on Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road. The feasibility study and concept designing stages have been completed.

Evidence from previous SAS projects throughout Western Australia shows that Safe Active Streets:

• Increase weekday bike riding by 45-83 cyclists per day on all intersections within Safe Active Street zones.
• Increase weekday pedestrian activity by 21-96 pedestrians per day on most intersections within Safe Active Street zones.
• Reduce daily traffic volumes by 100-900 vehicles per day at most intersections of Safe Active Streets.
• Reduce the fastest traffic speeds by 6-9km per hour at most intersections of Safe Active Streets.

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