To support community health outcomes, including physical activity and sun protection, a series of targets have been outlined to enable success to be evaluated and measured. These targets have been benchmarked against best practice outcomes and are supported by existing State and Local Government policies.
For Brisbane 2032 venues and precincts, these target:
- increased walking activity
- improved walking amenity, including universal accessibility for all
- a minimum of 50% total shade cover to prioritised new and upgrades to walking routes within or surrounding the site
- 75% total shade for spectator seating
- prioritised shade for high-use and long-stay external areas.
To maximise community health benefits the scope of walkability outcomes is prioritised to public footpaths and walking pathways. These include pedestrian access paths to venues from key destinations including public transport hubs, car parks, site entrances and/or other destinations.
Safety
We encourage organisations and businesses to incorporate crime prevention strategies into the planning, design and management of Brisbane 2032 games venues and precincts. This can be achieved through Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).
Walking infrastructure should be designed to support people to feel safe and secure. This should be achieved through:
- the application of CPTED principles to encourage activation, use and surveillance, including:
- prevention of potential entrapment spots
- adequate lighting to ensure paths are well lit to maximise actual and perceived safety during evening and night
- incorporation of CCTV monitoring systems with cameras at regular intervals along walking networks.
- pedestrian prioritisation, including:
- clear, simple and legible pedestrian movements through precincts and sites
- separation of pedestrians from vehicles and cyclists
- minimise pedestrian and vehicle conflicts
- reduce traffic volumes.
Guidance resource
Quality
Walking infrastructure developed for Brisbane 2032 games venues and precincts should be designed to make it easy for people of ages and abilities to move around both venues and precincts.
Implementation of high quality walking infrastructure should be achieved through:
- application of TMR’s Universal Access requirements including accessibility pathways and appropriate grades and surface treatments
- articulated rest points provided at regular intervals, (approximately every 50 metres) that are connected to, but set back from, the path by a minimum of 500mm. Ideally shade and weather protection should be provided at at least one third of these seating areas.
Guidance resources
- Accessibility and Inclusion Strategy (Department of Transport and Main Roads, 2020)
- RPDM Edition 2: Volume 3, Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 6A: Paths for Walking and Cycling, Section 5 Design criteria (Department of Transport and Main Roads, 2020)
- Treatment Options to Improve Safety of Pedestrians, Bicycle Riders and Other Path Users at Driveways (Department of Transport and Main Roads, 2021) (PDF, 4.4 MB)
- AustRoads Guide to Road Design Part 6A: Paths for Walking and Cycling
Comfort
Walking Infrastructure should be comfortable and provide protections from UVR and heat. This should be achieved through:
- the provision of shade including:
- a minimum of 50% total shade cover. Shade cover is defined by either natural tree cover or physical shelter where 50% shade coverage is achieved on the ground surface, footpaths or cycleways between 8 am and 3:30 pm when the UV index is typically high enough to cause skin damage provisions
- provision of tree species that have a high leaf volume all year round and broad canopy
- provision of mature (e.g. ex-ground) climate resilient tree stock maximise the delivery of shade and UVR protection for Brisbane 2032
- where applicable, arbors that provide a dense and stable canopy cover from climbing plants or vines
- where applicable, shade sails utilising shade fabric or cloth that meet a 95% (most effective) UVE category as per Australian Standard AS4174:2018 Knitted and Woven Shade Fabrics.
- the provision of materials that account for and minimise reflected UVR from the surrounding environment associated with the albedo of the ground surface materials.
- the provisions of regular and shaded rest spots.
Guidance resources
- Provision of Shade Along Paths (Technical Note TN197) (TMR, 2021) (PDF, 220 KB)
- Brisbane City Council’s Brisbane Urban Forest Initiative (PDF, 12.5MB) which includes targets to increase tree shade cover to 50% for footpaths and bikeways in residential areas by 2031 and transform major entry roads to the city into subtropical boulevards.
Measuring success
We will measure and report on outcomes from projects that adopt the Healthy Places, Healthy People Framework to determine the long-term community health benefits generated by Games venues and precincts.
Queensland Health and the Office of the Queensland Government Architect are developing methodologies for measuring project success. Whilst not yet finalised, it is anticipated that data will be collected from projects to determine how they have met requirements, including targets, set out by this guidance. This information will enable reporting on Games legacy outcomes related to community health.