Gungahlin’s bike links are designed. When will they be built?
There is plenty to ride to in Gungahlin: shops, schools, the light rail, the town centre and Yerrabi Pond. The challenge is getting between them on a route that feels comfortable from start to finish.
The ACT Government has identified 13 potential community path links around Gungahlin Town Centre. Detailed design is complete for eight, but construction still depends on future funding. The plans include a connection towards Yerrabi Pond, new and upgraded paths along The Valley Avenue, and proposed crossings and intersection changes near Gundaroo Drive.
Designing these links takes work. It gives the community something concrete to consider and puts projects in a better position to be built. But a finished drawing does not yet help someone cross a busy road on the way to the shops.
The question riders keep asking
In Pedal Power’s recent advocacy discussions, the same issue has kept coming up: when will the planned connections become a usable network?
It is possible to improve one stretch of path while leaving the hardest part of the journey untouched. Consider the proposed link between Gungahlin Town Centre and Yerrabi Pond. The government’s concept includes priority crossings and intersection upgrades. Those details are central to whether the link works for a family heading to the park or someone using it for an everyday trip through Gungahlin.
The same test applies to routes along The Valley Avenue and across Gundaroo Drive. Where does each path begin and end? Can riders understand how to continue through an intersection? Would someone new to cycling feel comfortable following it?
Pedal Power has been working with the ACT Government on how to put the Gungahlin Town Centre active travel study into practice. We have also called for clear delivery timeframes and funding for priority projects. The next step should identify which connections will be built first, when people can expect them, and how each will join the paths already in place.
Growth makes these decisions more urgent
The town centre is changing. In our earlier Yerrabi advocacy update, we welcomed the attention given to bicycle parking and end-of-trip facilities in the proposed Gungahlin 2030 development, as well as the potential for a calmer, more welcoming Hinder Street. New destinations make good cycling access even more useful. They also make it important to plan the route to a development alongside the facilities provided inside it.
Our advocates have also asked for more clarity about wider Gungahlin transport planning. The ACT Government says work on a Corridor Transport Plan began in early 2026, covering Gungahlin Drive, Gundaroo Drive and Mirrabei Drive. People who walk and ride need to see how decisions on these larger corridors will connect with the smaller town centre paths.
Gungahlin has plans for many of the right pieces. Now it needs a funded sequence that joins them up.
Explore the Gungahlin Town Centre path proposals. Which connection would improve a trip you make regularly? Tell Pedal Power where your route becomes difficult, so we can keep those everyday journeys at the centre of the discussion.
