State Election 2026: What do Unley/Badcoe candidates think of walking and cycling?

Unley BUG is a local, non-partisan group representing a community of over 600 people who walk, cycle and wheel in and around Unley. Ahead of the 2026 State Election, we put together a short list of Unley and State-focused election priorities that reflect concerns we regularly hear from local residents.

We reached out to every candidate in the electorates of Unley and Badcoe to seek their views on our wishlist. Below are the results reproduced as received. Where no response was received by date of publication we have noted as such, and made an attempt to find out whether the candidates have expressed any walking or cycling-related policies or statements.

Unley BUG does not endorse any candidates and remains strictly non-partisan.

Summary of responses

Icon legend:

✔ = Response received to Unley BUG wishlist.

◑ = No response received. Some walking or cycling policies identified in candidate or party platform.

– = No response received or walking/cycling related policies identified.

Note that candidates are listen in order of appearance on the ECSA website.

Full candidate responses

Unley / Ryan Harrison / Independent

No response received by date of publication. However, Ryan Harrison has publicly supported the Southern Parklands Path proposed by Unley BUG in our Election wishlist.

Unley / Jossip Ivka / Animal Justice Party

To keep a long story short, the Animal Justice Party fully supports the UBUG wishlist and also wishes to go even further. Here are the links to two of our relevant policy platforms related to the wishlist and to making SA much more bicycle friendly.:

https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/climate_change

https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/land_transport

AJP prioritises non-car transport and a steep reduction in private car use. The reasons are mostly driven by climate concerns, but not entirely.

We believe decarbonisation will require not only different vehicles but also far fewer. This will naturally mean more of other forms of transport like bicycles being enabled and incentivized. 

Unley / Alice Rolls / Labor

No response received by date of publication.

Unley / Rosalie Rotolo / Liberal

No response received by date of publication.

Unley / Emma Paterson / Real Change SA

No response received by date of publication.

Unley / Peter Attard / Australian Family Party

No response received by date of publication.

Unley / Dylan Kiernan / The Greens

Thanks for sharing the Unley and statewide walking and cycling wishlists and for all you do to make our streets safer and more accessible. As the Greens candidate for Unley, I strongly support your priorities and the community-first approach you’re taking.
As a keen cyclist who rides regularly in and around Unley, I know firsthand how often poor or missing infrastructure makes it stressful and sometimes dangerous to get around. I certainly share your frustration at the lack of safe crossings of major roads. The specific projects you’ve highlighted – like fixing the Victoria and Leader Street rail and road crossings, improving ways to cross Anzac Highway, staging a safe shared path along Greenhill Road, and reducing wait times at key bikeway intersections – are exactly the kinds of practical changes that would make a real difference to everyday
cyclists and walkers.

Greens policies align closely with what you’ve outlined. If elected, I will strongly advocate to:

• Establish an Active Transport Commissioner to coordinate safer, connected networks across councils.
• Invest $100 million over four years in bike and walking infrastructure, with transparent pipelines that deliver local links like safer rail and highway crossings, connected greenway routes, and reduced wait times at major road crossings.
• Require fully separated walking and cycling paths in all new major road projects so local gaps are fixed as we build.
• Integrate bikes and public transport with secure parking, lockers and racks at stations and interchanges, and support wayfinding tools that make active travel the easy choice.
• Keep Adelaide a city of parklands, not car parks, and prioritise people-friendly streets that cut congestion, improve
  health and reduce emissions.

I’d welcome the chance to sit down with you and other BUG members to talk through how these priorities can be progressed and how I, as the Greens candidate for Unley, can best support your advocacy. I’ll also definitely be along to future Saturday Social Rides – in fact, I’ll be there this weekend! These rides have been immensely successful and show how cycling can build stronger, more connected communities. I’m committed to working alongside Unley BUG and the wider community to secure the bold, lasting improvements to walking and cycling that Unley deserves.

Badcoe / Daniel Shepherd / One Nation

No response received by date of publication.

Badcoe / Amar Singh / Liberal

No response received by date of publication.

Badcoe / Jayne Stinson / Labor

No response received by date of publication. However, Jayne Stinson has met with Unley BUG several times after the issuing of our wishlist to discuss walking and cycling in Badcoe more generally, and recently announced Labor Party will fund new raised pedestrian crossings on the Westside Bikeway and fund Staged 4 + 5 of Unley Council’s Wilberforce Walk project.

Badcoe / Radosav Jovanovic / Family First

No response received by date of publication.

Badcoe / Jonathan Attard / Australian Family Party

No response received by date of publication. However, the Animal Justice Party have a dedicated Land Transport policy page on their website that includes mentions of prioritising active transport.

Badcoe / Joshua Andersen-Ward / The Greens

No response received by date of publication. However, The Greens have a dedicated Active Transport policy page on their website that goes into detail on specific steps the party will take to improve walking and cycling.