The City of Wanneroo (the City) seeks to promote healthy, active lifestyles and offer diverse travel options for resident - whether it's by foot, bike, bus, car, or train.

We are planning a new 1600-metre-long shared path between Butler and Alkimos Train stations to support walking, wheeling, riding and public transport use.

This project is part of the City’s Active Transport Plan and is jointly funded by the City and the State Government through the WA Bicycle Network Grants Program. It also supports the Long-term Cycle Network, which aims to create safe and connected bike routes across Western Australia for all ages and abilities.

This path will start at the north end of Exmouth Drive near Butler Station and finish at the corner of Darbyshire Parade and Duerden Street in Alkimos.

A section of this route, along Missingham Avenue and Benson Loop, will feature a Safe Active Street (SAS). Safe Active Streets are innovative active transport routes on quiet local streets where speeds are reduced to 30 km/h, creating a safer environment for all shared street users.

See Background tab below for further details in this project, plus for more information on SAS, we encourage community members to visit the Department of Transport website: transport.wa.gov.au/activetransport/safe-active-streets-program.asp

The City is currently consulting the community on the concept drawings and welcomes your input to help finalise the project design.

Residents can provide their input by Sunday 10 August 2025.

Please note: Feedback from residents directly along the route will be weighted more highly. To ensure your input is prioritised correctly, please add your address to the survey.

Once the consultation period ends, the City will review all feedback to finalise the concept. If no response is received, the City will consider it as support for the current proposal.

Contact us if you need support to participate or use these channels to provide feedback if you prefer these over the online tools on this page.

1. Email the City at traffic@wanneroo.wa.gov.au
2. Mail your feedback to Locked Bag 1, Wanneroo WA 6946.
3. Visit the City of Wanneroo Civic Centre in person (by appointment by calling the Traffic Services team on 9405 5000.

This project is a key initiative of the City of Wanneroo's Active Transport Plan 2022/23 to 2025/26. It expands the Long-term Cycle Network, which aims to create a continuous bicycle network across Western Australia suitable for all ages and abilities. This project is jointly funded by the City of Wanneroo and the State Government through the WA Bicycle Network Grants Program.

Key design elements incorporated to enhance safety and usability along the route include (as above Safe Active Streets Key Elements - Bulter Station to Alkimos Station Shared Path). See Related documents section

• Implementing a 30 km/h speed zone.
• Red asphalt raised plateaux at mid-block locations and intersections (Fig. 1).
• Red asphalt speed humps (Fig. 2).
• “Safe Active Street” road patches (Fig. 3).
• Resurfacing certain road sections with red asphalt (Fig. 4).

These design elements are proven to effectively lower traffic speeds, making the streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists of all ages and abilities, while also benefiting drivers.

Additionally, adopting the SAS design along Missingham Avenue and Benson Loop avoids the need to widen existing footpaths or construct new paths, which would otherwise impact resident verges and reduce parking availability.