Walking SA Transport

The Walking SA Transport Committee works within the Walking SA Strategic plan vision of ‘A World Class walkable SA’ and the mission of ‘Getting more people walking more often’.  It does this by providing advocacy, advice and guidance where needed.

The committee typically combines relevant skills, such as urban planning, engineering and urban design. Committee members have backgrounds in local and state government, consultancies and not for profit organisations. If you think you could contribute to our work, contact our Executive Director.

Walking SA Transport News

We contribute to change through submissions, letters, media, meetings, projects, partnerships, presentations, and encouraging others to take up our asks and to make a change. Walking SA is invited onto government and non-government advisory groups and working groups and contributes our expertise around walking in many different forums.

Big Win for Road Safety!

17 November 2025

  • Response

Walking SA welcomes the first rollout of 40 km/h time-based school speed limits in South Australia, now active near Marryatville High School and Goodwood Primary School. This is a critical step toward protecting and encouraging more children to walk to and...

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2025 Walking Award Winners – Recognising contributions to walking in South Australia

15 October 2025

We presented the awards for the annual Walking SA Walking Awards. The awards recognises and promotes the achievements and work of groups, organisations, local and state government, and volunteers in South Australia. The Awards process is an opportunity for...

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Make Walking Great Again, Wed 15 Oct 2025

24 July 2025

Join us again to hear the latest on walking for transport on projects, initiatives and ideas to improve walking in South Australia - Wed 15 Oct...

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Submission on the South Australian Draft Engineering Requirements for Land Division

16 July 2025

  • Submission to Government

We’ve made a submission on the South Australian Draft Engineering Requirements for Land Division. We felt compelled to submit a response as we were concerned about the apparent misalignment between the proposed standards and the broader goals of creating...

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View all our Letters, Submissions & Responses.

Walking SA Transport Position Statements

The Green Man: Improving pedestrian signal phasing at intersections and other signalised crossing points

Walking SA encourages Councils to improve walking conditions in urban areas to help people walk and cross safely and directly while at the same time keeping traffic moving.

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Enable and encourage children to walk and cycle safely to school

Walking SA advocates for pedestrian safety, and the maintenance of safe and supportive walking environments throughout South Australia.

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Quality footpaths: Pedestrian infrastructure that encourages people to walk

Walking SA encourages Councils to improve walking conditions in urban areas, initially by ensuring that their facilities for walking meet engineering standards.

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Walking SA Transport Resources

Greater Adelaide Regional Plan

The Greater Adelaide Regional Plan is the official blueprint for a growing, liveable, and well-planned South Australia.

View the Plan

South Australian Walking Strategy 2022-2032

State wide strategic plan developed by Wellbeing SA to get more people walking more often; all ages, all abilities. The working group has now been abandoned.

View Strategy

Travel to School Guideline

This Guideline has been developed to support the planning and delivery of safe and active travel to school. Its primary aim is to improve outcomes for students, parents and caregivers, school staff and communities by promoting integrated, evidence-based approaches that prioritise children’s mobility, health, and safety within wider transport and land use planning systems.

View Guideline Document

Heart Foundation, Healthy Active by Design™ publications

Explore resources promoting active living & walkable neighborhoods in Australia. Learn more about urban planning from the Heart Foundation, Healthy Active by Design™ including:

  • Good for business
  • Active school travel
  • The heart of road use
  • Designing for density
  • What Australia Wants neighbourhood survey
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Nature and heart health – Green and blue urban environments for heart health

Greening urban environments is a powerful, cost-effective and inexpensive public health intervention. Everyone in Australia should be able to access and meaningfully connect with nature as part of everyday life. Green and blue spaces provide opportunities for play, rest, socialising and being physically active.

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The business case for walking and cycling

Well researched Paper from the ‘Committee for Sydney’ outlining the benefits to businesses that have livable communities and walkable streets.

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Designing for Active Travel in SA

Released by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport, sets a the benchmark for designing streets that promote walking, cycling and wheeling.

The Guide provides practical design standards and tools to help transport planners, engineers and urban designers and local councils create safer, more accessible and more inviting places for people.

Whether your Council is upgrading a main street, improving a school route or planning a new neighbourhood, this is a must-use resource.

View Design Guide