What you can do to improve walking in Queensland
Improving walkability in our communities benefits everyone. When our streets are safe, shaded and accessible, walking becomes not just a mode of transport but a way to connect with neighbours, support local businesses and enhance our health and wellbeing.
Walkable neighbourhoods foster stronger social ties and contribute to safer, more vibrant communities.
Queensland Walks encourages residents to take simple steps: go for a walk, observe your surroundings, use tools such as the Walk My Street checklist to assess your area’s walkability. Reporting issues to local councils and sharing ideas with neighbours can lead to meaningful improvements.
Join the conversation and be part of the movement to create more walkable, liveable communities. Your involvement makes a difference. Here’s what you can do:
- Walk: Go for a walk in your local street, neighbourhood or community. Take someone with you
- Observe: Think about what you like or don’t like about where you walk? What could be better? Use the Walk My Street Check-up tool
- Rate/Report. Tell your council or your local council what you found
- Share: Share your ideas with your neighbours and local community
- Gather: Get a group together to make walking better. Spreading the work around makes it easier, more enjoyable, and more effective
Elements of a walkable place
There are nine elements to an inclusive and walkable place. Each are interconnected and play a vital role in encouraging walking as a convenient and appealing choice for transport, exercise, recreation and social connection.
Walk My Street
How walkable is your place? Follow these steps to do a walkability check of your street or where you walk.
Practical resources
Recommendations to help you build public support for more walking and bike riding measures
Vic Health’s messaging tips for decision makers in schools, council spaces and parks
http://queenslandwalks.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/VH_Active-Spaces-Tip-sheet_v3.pdf
Guidance on messaging that is proven to build public support for safer speeds of 40 and 30km/h
http://queenslandwalks.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Safer-speeds-comms-guide.pdf
Suggested ways of responding to community objections to safer speed proposals
http://queenslandwalks.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Safer-speeds-conversations.pdf
What you can do to improve walking in Queensland
You can help to make walking better in Queensland, whether it’s walking in an urban environment, walking in the bush or walking along the beach. Your involvement makes a difference:
- Walk: Go for a walk in your local street, neighbourhood or community. Take someone with you
- Observe: Think about what you like or don’t like about where you walk? What could be better? Use the Queensland Walks checklist
- Rate/Report. Tell your council or your local council what you found
- Share: Share your ideas with your neighbours and local community
- Gather: Get a group together to make walking better. Spreading the work around makes it easier, more enjoyable, and more effective
You can help to make walking better in Queensland, whether it’s walking in an urban environment, walking in the bush or walking along the beach. Your involvement makes a difference:
- Walk: Go for a walk in your local street, neighbourhood or community. Take someone with you
- Observe: Think about what you like or don’t like about where you walk? What could be better? Use the Queensland Walks checklist
- Rate/Report. Tell your council or your local council what you found
- Share: Share your ideas with your neighbours and local community
- Gather: Get a group together to make walking better. Spreading the work around makes it easier, more enjoyable, and more effective
WALK MY STREET ASSESSMENT TOOL
Follow these steps to do a walkability check of your street or where you walk
ELEMENTS OF A WALKABLE PLACE
What makes a street or area walkable? Here are the 9 key elements.
FRAMING WALKING AND BIKE RIDING
Recommendations to help you build public support for more walking and bike riding measures
ACTIVE SPACES: MESSAGING TIPS
Vic Health’s messaging tips for decision makers in schools, council spaces and parks
SAFER SPEEDS: COMMS GUIDE
Guidance on messaging that is proven to build public support for safer speeds of 40 and 30km/h
SAFER SPEEDS: CONVERSATIONS
Suggested ways of responding to community objections to safer speed proposals
