AECOM was engaged by the City of Greater Geelong to complete the Shared Trails Masterplan for the municipality. This project was a key recommendation of the City’s Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan committing to creating linkages across the region. The aim of this project was to develop a masterplan for the City’s shared trails that will increase physical activity and connections between clubs, schools and social groups. More specifically this includes the following objectives:
- Identify opportunities to improve and expand the shared trails network to improve connectivity to key places where people live, learn, work and play
- Prioritise when, why, how and in what form, improvements to the shared trails network is appropriate, based on an objective, evidence-based approach
In completing the masterplan, an extensive consultation process was undertaken with both the community and stakeholders, to develop a list of recommended projects which responds to each of the identified issues. A multi-criteria assessment was applied, informed by the consultation, to direct future investments in the network, resulting in a ranking of reach recommended project.
This masterplan was successfully adopted by council in March 2020.