The City is looking for places where small street changes could make walking and riding safer, easier and more comfortable.

We will use information gathered through this consultation combined with research, data analysis and literature reviews to inform locations for potential street changes.

If a location is shortlisted, the City will share possible street changes in the next stage of the project. See below for a list of treatments that could be considered later.

The community will have another opportunity to comment before any trial or permanent change is considered.

The project focuses on local streets in urban Bendigo, Marong, Heathcote and Elmore.

Local people know their streets well.

We want to understand which locations and routes should be prioritised, where people want to walk or ride to, and what makes those journeys difficult. This could include access to schools, the university, shops, workplaces, parks and other community destinations.

Your feedback can also highlight issues such as traffic speed and volume, difficult crossings, missing links and streets that feel uncomfortable or unsafe. The City will consider this local knowledge combined with technical and road-safety information to identify priority locations and suitable treatments for further investigation or trialling.

Yes.

The City has already gathered strong community feedback about walking and cycling in 2018, 2024 and 2025. We don’t want to duplicate what’s already been engaged on. We will extend on learnings gained from past consultations and use new data gathered to inform next steps of the Project.

In 2018, more than 700 people took part face to face. About 1,800 people joined online. More than 500 people completed surveys.

In 2024, more than 400 BikeSpot comments identified places where people felt safe or unsafe riding. The main concerns were not enough separation from traffic; traffic speed; unsafe intersections and gaps in infrastructure along key cycling routes.

A 2025 RMIT survey received 237 responses. People said the main barriers to cycling were not enough separated paths and bike lanes; unsafe cycling infrastructure; heavy traffic and congestion.

The City has since prepared a Protected Walking and Cycling Network. This network identifies priority routes and treatments.

Seven years have passed since the 2018 engagement. The City now needs to check whether the same issues remain. It also needs current local knowledge about places where small changes could improve safety and comfort.

Your feedback will help the City identify and assess possible locations for street improvements. See ‘treatment’ options below to understand what these could include.

It will also help to understand local safety and access needs. We will use this information to make a plan for how to make improvements in the future.

No.

The City will assess and prioritise each location using community feedback, safety data, road conditions and technical advice.

Some locations may need more study. Others may not suit this project.

No final locations have been chosen.

This stage is about finding and checking possible locations.

Possible treatments may include:

• one-way vehicle access
• full or partial road closures, while keeping access for people walking and riding
• timed access changes
• pocket parks, planters or bollards acting as physical barriers
• safer crossings
• changes to slow traffic
• temporary trial treatments to test the impact of changes.