Pittwater has secured $1.3 million in funding through the Get NSW Active program which will go towards walking and cycling projects around the community.
Minister for Active Transport and Member for Pittwater Rob Stokes said the funding will go towards strengthening active transport in the community, making it easier for people to get from A to B in a way that doesn’t always involve getting in the car.
“For children, older people, parents pushing prams or people with disabilities – a street without a footpath isn’t an inconvenience – it’s a barrier to moving freely in public space.”
Mr Stokes said NSW Government is now supporting Northern Beaches council to deliver two key footpaths that will help residents and visitors move around safely.
It is understood a total of $971,000 of the funding will go towards a new footpath as well as kerbs, gutters and drainage along the eastern side of Barrenjoey Road, North Avalon, while the other $369,000 will go towards completing the missing connection between Mona Vale Police Station and George Mockler House.
For more information, or to see the full list of applicants, visit: https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/programs/walking-and-cycling-program