Active transport research priorities for Australia

To advance active transport, robust policy-relevant evidence is needed to understand how change behaviour and support decision-making by policy makers practitioners. Currently, however, priority research questions that are most critical for advancing transport have not been identified. this end, we aimed inform an agenda Australia guide research, funding, making practice enhance transport. We designed conducted a novel setting exercise identify set priorities the advancement of in Australia. The process consisted three phases: 1) generation collection from diverse reference group consisting experts key members representing academia, government, private not-for-profit organisations (n = 259 respondents); 2) thematic analysis consolidation final list 50 questions; 3) prioritisation 140 respondents). top ranked included changes increase identifying overcoming community resistance infrastructure, road space re-allocation lower urban speed limits, on needs children, enhanced governance improving benefits best measured communicated. our knowledge, first globally. identified can be used new areas contribute funding. Focusing these will address stakeholder academic provide required Future could use same approach other countries. • priorities. represent consensus diversity experts.