Pedestrian Access Strategy 2010 - Victoria Walks

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4 | Where we areWhere are people walking?Figure 5: Walking patterns across local government areas (LGAs) – metropolitan MelbourneSource: Department of Transport, VISTA 2007People in Melbourne’s inner suburbs have more walk onlytrips than those in the outer suburbs and regional centres.The main factor is most likely the difference in communitydesign, with outer suburbs and regional centres being lowerdensity developments with greater distances betweenhome and other destinations. The inner city has higherdensity mixed land use areas which encourage walking.It is important for the Victorian Government and localgovernments to work together to identify factors that caninfluence walking in local areas.Page 22 of 44 pages | The Pedestrian Access Strategy
Walking and road safetyIn Victoria, 249 pedestrians were killed between 2004 and 2008 and around 680 were seriously injured. While the number ofdeaths is much lower than for vehicle crashes, fewer pedestrian crash deaths will help the community feel safer about walking.Of the 249 fatalities, more than 90 per cent involved a collision with a car, with only a small number involving cyclists and trams.Figure 6: Age specific rates per 100,000 head of population of fatally or seriously injured pedestrians, 2004-20083025Annual Fatal & Serious injuries per100,000 population201510500-4 5-12 13-17 18-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75+AgeSource: Department of Transport calculation using VicRoads CrashStats and Australian Bureau of Statistics - 2006 Census population data.Although the crash rates in Figure 6 don’t account forexposure, they suggest that young adults and people agedover 65 are significantly more likely to be involved in a seriouspedestrian crash.People aged 18-29 years are more likely to be involved inweekend crashes between 8pm and 6am that involve alcohol– in 2008, 63 per cent of pedestrian fatalities in this agebracket involved alcohol.Pedestrians aged over 65 face different risks with a largeproportion of accidents occurring during daylight hours. Thereduced cognitive capacity and mobility of older pedestriansare factors in these crashes. Older Victorians will benefitsignificantly from initiatives that reduce conflicts betweenpedestrians and vehicles – and with Victoria’s ageingpopulation, it is important to help older pedestrians stay activeby walking more.The Pedestrian Access Strategy | Page 23 of 44 pages
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Page 29 and 30: STRATEGIC DIRECTION 1Encourage walk
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