Eppell Olsen & Partners have established an innovative yet practical system for assessing priorities for walk and cycle infrastructure which takes the "guess work" out of this decision. The system is based on assessing key planning principles for walking and cycling such as connectivity , safety, demand (including latent demand), cost effectiveness as well as opportunity. Values and weightings are provided to these assessment criteria which can vary based on client and community consultation. The concept was originally created for the Ipswich Motorway Planning Study but was detailed during the development of the Hervey Bay Living Streets Strategy. The Maplnfo based system continues to be refined as it is used for other areas, such as Johnstone and Burnett Shire Councils to both meet the needs of the local area as well as continual sophistication of the system. This paper describes the priority system and its development as well as detailing why it has been successfully implemented in a number of areas. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E212956.
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