The City of Coffs Harbour has adopted the Coffs Harbour Movement and Place Strategy which provides an action plan for the next 20 years to improve walking and cycling networks, bus services, and the City's roads and streets to contribute to a better place to live, work and play.
The development of the strategy has been led by the City in collaboration with Transport for NSW and other State agencies.
One of the main priorities in the strategy is seeking funding opportunities for more footpaths and bike paths.
"This strategy has been developed to ensure that Coffs Harbour remains one of the most desirable places in the country to live, work and visit," said City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Paul Amos.
The strategy sets out several goals, called the 10 Big Moves. These are:
- Improving the City's walking and cycling networks
- Better streets
- Improving public transport services
- Investing in the City's blue and green grid (linking and protecting the City's network of open spaces and waterways)
- Beyond the bypass
- Connecting the City's key precincts and growth areas
- Careful parking management
- Connecting the City's communities
- Shovel-ready projects to create great places
- Harnessing technology
"This is the start of a journey for the City. We want to make it safe and convenient for the community to walk, cycle or catch a bus, where kids can scoot to school, and the elderly can easily get around," said Ian Fitzgibbon, acting City of Coffs Harbour Director City Planning and Communities.
"This strategy provides a shared vision and direction to change the way the City's places and transport networks are designed, planned and delivered in order to deliver maximum benefit for the community and visitors."
Read the adopted Coffs Harbour Movement and Place Strategy to learn more.
