TravelSmart, a program run by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure and supported by the City of Mandurah, encourages people to use cars less and to choose alternatives such as walking, cycling, and public transport.

What can you do to be TravelSmart?

Making small changes in your travel choices can make a big difference. By simply choosing to walk, cycle, carpool or use public transport instead of driving your car for 1 or 2 trips per week, you can save time and money, boost your health and help the environment.

TravelSmart Tips

• Encourage children to walk or ride their bike to school or walk or ride with them
• Carpool to work - share petrol costs with colleagues and reduce greenhouse emissions
• Encourage the family to walk or ride to the local deli, video store, park or the beach
• Set up a car share roster with your neighbors and take it in turns to drive the kids to school
• Organise a family excursion to Perth on the bus or train
• Tele work from home 1 day each week
• Don’t drink and drive - use public transport for a night out
• Use public transport to get to work and catch up on some reading

Mandurah Travel Maps and Guides

The North and South ‘Local TravelSmart Guides’ and the ‘Transport Access Guide’ show you how to get to around Mandurah by walking, cycling and using public transport. Maps are available from the Mandurah Visitor Centre, Mandurah Library, Falcon e-library or Council Administration Office, or follow the links below.

Mandurah Transport Access Guide

Travelsmart Guide Mandurah North Public Transport

Travelsmart Guide Mandurah North Walk and Cycle

Travelsmart Guide Mandurah South Public Transport

Travelsmart Guide Mandurah South Walk and Cycle

TravelSmart Programs

TravelSmart has specific programs for schools, households, and workplaces. For more information about these programs please follow the links below.

TravelSmart to School

TravelSmart Household Program

TravelSmart Workplace Program

The benefits of being TravelSmart

Being TravelSmart has many benefits for you, your community, and your environment including:

• Reduced pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
• Less traffic, noise and pollution in local streets
• Improved health from physical activity (cycling and walking – including to and from the bus stop or train station)
• Improved personal security (with more ‘eyes on the streets’ from people walking and cycling)
• Greater contact between people and a rebuilding of a sense of community
• Savings in car running costs
• Fewer road incidents.

TravelSmart Options

Walking

Walking is a great form of exercise and transport and you can do it anywhere, anytime FOR FREE. You can walk for transport, health and recreation. Walking is a great way to be active and it’s easy and low cost! An active community, with many people enjoying walking in their neighbourhood, is also a safer, friendlier and better connected community.

In November every year we enjoy Walk Week and many events around metro and regional Western Australia designed to get us out and about on foot. For more information on walking visit www.dpi.wa.gov.au/walking

Cycling

The Department of Planning and Infrastructure’s Cycling unit has all the information you could ever want, including maps outlining the best cycling for getting around Perth and the surrounding area.

The Bicycle Transportation Alliance is a cycling advocacy group. Their aim is to protect and enhance the environment by advocating the increased use of bicycles for personal transport and recreation in lieu of motorised vehicles.

Public Transport

Would you like to know what buses run near your home? Interested in finding out about the new SmartRider ticket system? Like to know how much money you would save by switching to public transport? For all your public transport information needs and to plan your journey visit the Transperth website www.transperth.wa.gov.au or call 13 62 13 to find out more.

Did you know the City of Mandurah has its own FREE Foreshore Express bus service operating between the Mandurah foreshore and the train station? For timetable and route information click here.

Carpooling

Car pooling is a great way to save money, meet neighbours and colleagues, and help the environment.

Why not find out if there is anyone else in Mandurah who could be interested in carpooling with you. Click here.