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Austroads’ Review of Movement and Place Guidance
  • Publication no: AP-R739-25
  • ISBN: 978-1-922994-79-0
  • Published: 17 June 2025

The purpose of this report is to support the development of updated guidance on Movement and Place within the Austroads Guide to Traffic Management (AGTM). It is informed by a review of best-practice literature and programs, consultation with key stakeholders to understand industry needs for Movement and Place guidance, and the identification of gaps in current guidance. A detailed review of the AGTM and associated Austroads publications also underpins the findings.

The report’s key findings and recommendations focus on 3 main areas. First, they emphasise the importance of consistency by defining and applying uniform Movement and Place concepts and language across Austroads products and publications. Second, they highlight best practice by identifying the most effective elements, applications, and tools of the Movement and Place framework. Finally, the report aims to provide clarity through clear guidance, case studies, and worked examples that demonstrate how to apply Movement and Place processes in practice.

This report presents the research to support these recommendations; ultimately aiming to support transport agencies in developing and implementing Movement and Place frameworks.

  • Summary
  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 Purpose
    • 1.2 Scope
    • 1.3 Methodology
  • 2. Literature Review
    • 2.1 Documents reviewed
    • 2.2 Summary of findings
      • 2.2.1 Background to Movement and Place
      • 2.2.2 Comparison of contemporary approaches
      • 2.2.3 Austroads publications
    • 2.3 Key issues and opportunities
  • 3. Stakeholder Engagement
    • 3.1 Strategic themes
      • 3.1.1 Consistency
      • 3.1.2 Best practice
      • 3.1.3 Scope of changes to Austroads Movement and Place guidance
    • 3.2 Key findings
  • 4. Assessment of current guidance
  • 5. Updating Movement and Place guidance
    • 5.1 Glossary of Movement and Place terminology
    • 5.2 Movement and Place concepts
      • 5.2.1 Movement and Place principle
      • 5.2.2 Balancing Movement and Place
      • 5.2.3 Movement and Place frameworks
      • 5.2.4 Movement and Place matrix
    • 5.3 Movement and Place considerations
      • 5.3.1 Road classification systems
      • 5.3.2 Urban and rural networks
      • 5.3.3 Network user groups
    • 5.4 Application of Movement and Place to network operation plans
      • 5.4.1 Strategic network operation planning
      • 5.4.2 Network performance
  • 6. Case studies and examples
    • 6.1 Strategic planning approach case studies
    • 6.2 Interventions hierarchy case studies
    • 6.3 Road and street typologies case study
    • 6.4 Rural network case study
    • 6.5 Strategic network operation plan case study
    • 6.6 Network performance case studies
    • 6.7 Project assessment case study
  • 7. Conclusions and Recommendations
  • References