SWOT Analysis of Sustainable Goal 11 - Australian Context

Goal Key targets Strength Weakness Opportunities Threats

GOAL 11: Target 11.2: Australia’s road safety sector Network planning to build As technology The need to respond to new challenges,
provide access to is strongly committed to connected networks are develops and is tested such as the 2020 bushfires and COVID-19,
Make cities safe, affordable, road safety, including constrained by geographic and proven, new which have significantly impacted the
limitations and
and human accessible and vulnerable road users as a vehicles such as community and changed pedestrians and
infrastructure prioritising
settlements sustainable priority, and is world leading, (State of Queensland Connected and road users interact with the transport
inclusive, safe, transport systems with many integrated road Department of Transport Automated Vehicles network – resulting in significant changes
resilient and for all safety programs, investment and Main Roads, 2018) (CAVs) and smart to mobility patterns, and highlighting the
sustainable and initiatives. infrastructure are need to prioritise health and safety, and
By 2030, provide Ongoing socio-economic expected to reduce improve network resilience (NSW
(United access to safe, Prior research is thorough, pressures, demographic rates of road trauma Government, 2020, p.23)
factors and increasing
Nations, 2015) affordable, with comprehensive caused by human
urbanisation are
accessible and statistics providing necessary among the critical error, if key safety The Tweed Pedestrian and Bike Plan,
sustainable information for targeted Australian issues impacting features are (2023) identified a growing use of mobile
transport systems infrastructure, technologic public transport embedded into them phones and devices used by motorists,
for all, improving and stakeholder (NSW Government, pedestrians and cyclists.
road safety, involvement. Urban sprawl, air pollution 2020, p.12)
notably by and limited open public Ongoing social stigmatisation that
spaces persist in Australian perpetuates within society to become a
expanding public The Northern Rivers Rail
cities, requiring a need to cultural norm. The need to be realistic
transport, with Trail, completed March 2023 integrate motorised Improvements in
towards cycling barriers including:
special attention to has been hugely successful in transportation systems vehicle design to
• fear for personal safety (i.e. physical
the needs of those connecting regional hubs by with walking and cycling reduce cyclist injury in
accidents, heavy traffic, aggression and
in vulnerable providing an alternate and through long-term the event of a crash abuse by drivers)
situations, women, safe transport route for sustainable urban mobility with a motor vehicle
plans, targeted
• lack of access to safe and connected
children, persons residents and visitors alike, (Centre for Accident infrastructure
infrastructure investments
with disabilities and preserving the area’s and policy implementation. Research & Road • perception of cycling as a niche activity
and older persons railway heritage and Safety, 2021, P.2) for other people
(United Nations, sustainability (Tweed Shire • insufficient legitimisation and
2015) Council, 2023). normalisation of bike riding
(State of Queensland Department of
Transport and Main Roads, 2018)
 Goal Key targets Strength Weakness Opportunities Threats
GOAL 3: Target 3.6: By 2020, halve National initiatives such In Australia, studies The Tweed Shire has begun to implement In the Tweed Shire local
the number of global as BikeSpot is enabling have found a large the following non-infrastructure area, Over 350
Ensure healthy deaths and injuries from real-time data proportion of injurious opportunities to curb injuries and promote pedestrian and cycle
pedal cycle road network challenges
lives and road traffic accidents submissions to flag and mental health and wellbeing: Promoting
crashes are not were identified,
promote well- pin-point unsafe cycling included in official ‘International Car Free Day’ and providing including 52 kilometres
being for all at Indicator 3.6.1: Death spots crash data collections ‘Bicycle Workshops’ of ‘not to standard’ or
all ages rate due to road traffic (Australian (Australian Institute of • Engaging with local businesses and missing paths, were
injuries (per 100,000 Government, 2023) Health and Welfare, restaurants found with potential
(United population) 2019, p.16) • Developing themed cycle routes and treatments (Tweed
Nations, 2015) The physical activity using Council’s social media to outline the Shire Council, 2023, p.3)
The 2020 target was
Target 3.4: By 2030, cycling generates benefit of physical activity
not met. 3.6: Progress
reduce by one third reduces heart diseases has been made, but is • Providing tips on using active transport
premature mortality from and other negative insufficient to meet (Tweed Shire Council, 2023, p.3)
non-communicable impacts of sedentary the target (OECD,
diseases through lifestyles. Air quality 2022)
prevention and treatment and road safety improve
and promote mental when individual
health and well-being motorized transport is
replaced by cycling.
Indicator 3.4.2: Suicide Creating safe conditions
mortality rate for cyclists contributes
to reducing the number
of global deaths and
injuries from road
traffic accidents.
(United Nations, n.d.)
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