Community education and research into the local road safety attitudes and behaviours relating to the Victoria Street and Gibbon Street intersection in Mosman Park. Community insights will be used to co-design a street calming intervention with a consultant and share the concept with the Local Government. The Mosman Park Bike User Group (Mosman Park BUG) proposes a project focused on improving accessibility and safety for pedestrians and cyclists along Victoria Street in Mosman Park. The project will target two key areas:
Victoria Street & Gibbon Street Intersection: This intersection serves as the primary entry point for both pedestrians exiting the Victoria Street train station and Principal Shared Path (PSP) users entering Mosman Park. While the PSP is a valuable piece of infrastructure for walkers, runners, and cyclists, access from this gateway is currently inadequate.
Victoria Street Corridor: Victoria Street functions as a secondary route on the Perth Metropolitan Cycling Network (LTCN) and a major thoroughfare for cyclists and pedestrians within Mosman Park itself. The project will encompass the entire length of Victoria Street to ensure a cohesive and safe environment for active transportation users.
By focusing on these areas, the Mosman Park BUG project aims to create a seamless and user-friendly connection point between the train station, the PSP, and the broader Mosman Park cycling and pedestrian network.
- Identified Victoria Street and the Gibbon Street intersection in Mosman Park as a key safety and accessibility issue, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists connecting between the train station, PSP, and local cycling network.
- Launched a community education and engagement process through stalls at local events, a neighbourhood BBQ, and on-site conversations to understand lived experiences and gather feedback on road safety concerns.
- Ran an online survey and distributed flyers to capture broader community insights on traffic calming and placemaking ideas, ensuring input from both residents and active transport users.
- Shared community findings with a transport consultant (Tim Judd, PJA), who translated ideas into early concept sketches for potential street calming interventions.
- Activated the space through a community-led footpath mural, delivered with council approvals and support, helping improve visibility, safety awareness, and local pride.
- Used ongoing engagement and visible change to shift community attitudes, build confidence in collective action, and strengthen support for a co-designed solution to be presented to Local Government.
Objective(s) 2 Held a stall at council food truck event. Discussed the intersection and traffic calming options.
Objective(s) 1, 2, 3 Held a BBQ at a local park near the intersection where we talked about traffic calming options, our project and Streets Alive / Town Teams projects.
Objective(s) 1 We provided a consultant (Tim Judd from PJA) with information about the intersection, our ideas and those sourced from community input. Consultant provided concept sketches reflecting ideas.
Objective(s) 1,2 We created an online survey about traffic calming / placemaking options to improve the intersection. Distributed flyers linking the survey to people walking through the intersection, and living in the local area. Collected responses with many good ideas to improve the area for pedestrians / cyclists.
Objectives 1,2,3,4- Painted a footpath mural in our area of interest, to brighten it up, and make the footpath more visible to avoid cars blocking it. Community members and residents were invited along for a morning of painting via Flyers, posters, social media posts and direct invitations to members of other community groups in Mosman Park.. The local council supported the initiative with approvals and providing street signs.
Changes in attitudes/behaviours refleciton Local residents - initial thoughts were sceptical that we would achieve anything, but increased in positivity after we held a community BBQ which was well attended. Local ‘very confident’ cyclist - did not see an issue with the road configuration, but after explaining that less confident cyclists did not feel comfortable at this intersection, he understood their point of view. Approximately 5 people who we spoke to were really interested and engaged in the idea of community driven change, the Town Teams concept. This is a positive for future projects and community involvement. Local residents made positive comments about the footpath mural during the painting process as well as on the ‘Everything Mosman Park’ Facebook page. Many commented on the need to improve that area in relation to traffic and speed limits.
