Resources

Council and state cycling material is scattered across dozens of pages and PDFs. This page collects the ones worth knowing about. If a link breaks, tell us.

Council plans and commitments

These are Ipswich City Council’s own numbered commitments. When we raise an issue we cite them.

• iGO Ipswich Transport Strategy 2025, the council’s overall transport plan. Summary report (PDF).
• iGO Active Transport Action Plan (2016, PDF), still the operative cycling plan. Targets a rise in cycling from 0.5% to 3% of trips. Action 1.4 commits to corridor studies for City Centre to Brassall, to Yamanto via Deebing Creek, to the RAAF base, and to Booval, plus Goodna Creek and Springfield links. Action 2.1 promises pedestrian priority zones in Ipswich Central, Springfield Central, Goodna and Ripley. Technical report (PDF).
• iGO Road Safety Action Plan (PDF).
• Ipswich Central: Ipswich Central Heart (the overall project, consulted July 2026), Ipswich City Centre Bikeway (stages 1 and 2 concept design, detailed design due March 2027), Brisbane Street refresh, and the earlier Cycling through Ipswich Central consultation. Our write-up and the open issue.
• Shape Your Ipswich is where council runs consultations. Check it regularly; deadlines are short.

State plans

• Queensland Principal Cycle Network Plan from the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR). The Ipswich map series (May 2026, large PDF) shows the principal and future routes TMR will fund.
• SEQ Priority Route Maps 2021 (PDF). Ipswich is map 37, Springfield map 38.
• Queensland Parliament e-petition 4217-25, “Bike paths in Ipswich”, closed June 2025, which asked for existing paths to be connected. The minister’s response is on that page.

Maps and routes

• Ride Ipswich: council’s twelve signposted routes including the Brassall Bikeway, Goodna Creek, Ipswich Central to Bundamba, Limestone Park to Wulkuraka and Springfield Central.
• OpenStreetMap cycle layer for the whole LGA. Riders keep it up to date; you can too.
• TMR view the Principal Cycle Network (interactive).

Rules and safety

• Queensland bicycle road rules, including the minimum passing distance: 1 metre at 60 km/h or less, 1.5 metres above 60 km/h.
• Helmets are compulsory in Queensland. Lights are required at night: white front, red rear, plus a red rear reflector.
• Riding on footpaths is legal in Queensland for all ages unless signed otherwise. Give way to pedestrians.

Reporting problems

See report an issue for the full rundown. In short: Snap Send Solve for council assets, the TMR form for state roads, Policelink 131 444 for dangerous driving, and tell us so it goes on the register.

Other groups

• Bicycle Queensland, the state advocacy body. Membership includes insurance. Their directory of bicycle user groups.
• Space for Cycling Brisbane
• Brisbane North BUG, whose project tracker and request-for-action pages are the model for our issues register.
• Logan BUG, Toowoomba Region BUG and Gold Coast BUG are on Facebook; links via the Bicycle Queensland directory.