Integrated Transport Strategy
Consultation closes Friday 10 January 2025
How to get involved:
Review our Integrated Transport Strategy
Complete our Community Survey
Background
With significant population and job growth projected over the next ten years, our transport network will face unprecedented demand. Traditional solutions for meeting this increased demand, such as widening roads, have short-lived positive impacts and come at a high cost to our environment and public spaces.
In May-June 2024 Council launched its most extensive consultation to date: the ‘Have your say on North Sydney’s next ten years’ campaign. Through this engagement we asked the community what their priorities and aspiration were for transport within and through the LGA. Council has listened to the feedback, and combined it with research to develop the draft Integrated Transport Strategy
We now invite the community to continue sharing their thoughts as we plan to implement the strategy.
For more information on the research that underpins this strategy, please refer to the Integrated Transport Study.
Key strategic directions
The Integrated Transport Strategy details how Council, the community, businesses and other stakeholders will work together over the next ten years to build a connected LGA where safe, active and sustainable travel is preferred.
To achieve this outcome, we will focus on four key strategic directions:
Deliver infrastructure and programs that support healthy and active travel
Promote sustainable transport options and make it easier for people to get around without a private car
Ensure a fair allocation of assets, parking and road space to promote sustainable travel options and prioritise access for those who need it most
Improve road safety by upgrading infrastructure and implementing programs that foster a culture of safe road behaviours.
The Integrated Transport Strategy is one of eight draft informing strategies that articulate the needs and priorities of North Sydney over the next ten years. Once adopted, these strategies will form the basis of our new 2025-2035 Community Strategic Plan (CSP).
Cost of delivering the Integrated Transport Strategy
Timing and delivery of new projects and initiatives will be dependent on availability of funding from a variety of sources, including but not limited to grants, developer contributions, and rates.
A detailed breakdown of the estimated cost and funding sources for all capital works identified within the informing strategies is provided in the appendix at the end of the Long-Term Financial Plan (LTFP).
To deliver all expanded services and new and upgraded infrastructure detailed in the Integrated Transport Strategy, the estimated additional funding required from rates income is detailed in the table below:
Council is currently engaging with the community on a proposed special rate variation that presents four potential rate increase options. Options 2a, 2b and 3 will all facilitate delivery of the new projects and initiatives detailed in this strategy.
Using option 2b as an example, the average percentage of rates income that will be spent on delivering the expanded services and new and upgraded infrastructure identified in the Integrated Transport Strategy over the full ten year period is 1.6%.
This means that for every $100 of rates income received, an average of $1.60 would be spent on new integrated transport projects, services and initiatives in the LGA.
Have your say
As detailed above, the valuable information provided during the ‘Have your say on North Sydney’s next ten years’ campaign has shaped this strategy. We are now seeking your feedback on the draft Strategy to ensure that it appropriately reflects identified needs and aspirations.
Please provide your feedback by:
completing the submission form below, or
emailing or writing to us. Please include 'Draft Integrated Transport Strategy' in the subject line of all email or written feedback.
All submissions in their entirety are made publicly available in the Community Engagement Report. Personal identifying information, and content which is discriminatory, hateful or which may defame, offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate will be redacted.
If you need help accessing the Strategy or would like to view a hard copy version, please call 02 9936 8100.
North Sydney Integrated Transport Study map
Our community has said North Sydney is congested, but road widening won’t solve this problem and will have serious consequences like tree loss and impacts on public space.
We are asking for your feedback on the Integrated Transport Discussion Paper which presents information on the future of North Sydney’s transport network. It highlights some of strengths, challenges, and strategic opportunities within the North Sydney Local Government Area and encourages you to think about where we are now, where we want to be and how we will get there.
To include your comments on the map select the '+' symbol on the left of the screen.
Using the following key themes of the study, show us places which you love, or which need to be improved, on this map of North Sydney LGA:
- Healthy and balanced: what locations do/don't encourage healthy and active travel behavior that balances the needs of all types of transport users.
- Reliable and strategic: what locations do/don't meet the needs of businesses, residents and visitors, and support economic growth.
- Safe and inclusive: what locations do/don't prioritise user safety and cater to the needs of all demographic groups and physical abilities, particularly vulnerable users.
- Perceptions and behaviour: what locations are impacted by our beliefs and attitudes which shape our transport choices.
You can add an image to illustrate your issue or suggestion. This map works best using your desktop/laptop computer.
