Background

Part A of community engagement was undertaken in December 2022 - March 2023 to understand existing transport opportunities and challenges.

Engagement included:

• Two Ipswich Community Panel Workshops
• One workshop with the Councillor Working Group
• Two workshops with the Technical Working Group
• Meetings with Special Interest Group Representatives/Industry Bodies
• Survey and mark the map activity on Shape your Ipswich
• Ten ‘Talk to a Transport Planner’ Pop-Up Stalls

Technical investigations were also undertaken during this time.

See a summary of what you shared with us below, or read the full Community Engagement Report.

How you shared

Below are the community interactive activities that were completed in part A of the iGO Strategy Review between December 2022 to March 2023. These activities are now closed for consulation.

Background

Part B of community engagement was undertaken in April - October 2023 to review the proposed vision and objectives of the iGO Ipswich Transport Strategy.

Engagement included:

• One Ipswich Community Panel workshop
• One workshop with the Technical Working Group
• One workshop with the Councillor Working Group
• Two surveys on Shape your Ipswich
• Three 'Talk to a Transport Planner' Pop-Up Stalls
• One meeting with the iGO Project Steering Group

See a summary of what you shared with us below, or read the full Community Engagement Report.

Vision

The draft vision underwent multiple updates to incorporate feedback provided by the community and other project stakeholders.

The key feedback themes were:

• Make the vision statement less generic and increase relevance to Ipswich
• Tangible outcomes for the Ipswich community needed
• Improved public transport provision is required
• Equity and inclusiveness should be a key consideration

Based on the feedback received, the current agreed vision to progress the project is:

See feedback provided and updates to the vision in the below image. Updates to the vision reflect feedback from each stakeholder group.

Objectives

The draft objectives underwent updates to incorporate feedback provided by the community and other project stakeholders.

Key feedback themes included:

• Improving the overall connectivity and convenience of the transport network
• Safety is critical
• Protecting the liveability of the community through more public and active transport
• Agreement with the inclusion of sustainability objectives
• Better alignment of Council spending and improved advocacy
• Specific wording suggestions for objective statements

Based on all feedback, the final objectives can be seen here.

Updates to the objectives reflect feedback from each stakeholder group. See where we started and where we are now in the below image:

The below engagement activities were used between April - October 2023 to gather community feedback for part B.

Background

Part C of community engagement was undertaken in November - December 2024 for final feedback on the proposed strategic directions for the iGO Ipswich Transport Strategy.

Engagement included:

• Complete our online survey (see details below)
• Attend a pop up event (see details below)
• Email us directly at igoipswich@pswich.qld.gov.au
• Call our Contact Centre at 3810 6666

See a summary of what you shared with us below, or read the full Community Engagement Report.

How you shared

Online engagement activities can be seen below.

Supporting resources

As part of part C of engagement, a draft iGO Ipswich Transport Strategy Technical Report and Summary Report were shared with the community.