Labor promises $15 million for bike paths in Tuggeranong, Belconnen, inner north

Part of a $15 million active travel pledge, the party has also promised feasibility studies for improved paths around Lake Ginninderra, in the Gungahlin town centre and along Adelaide Avenue.

As part of the promise $4.7 million would be spent on an off-road shared path along Sulwood Drive, between Drakeford Drive and Athllon Drive.

A garden city cycle route would also be started for the inner north, likely to begin in Watson and continue through Dickson, Ainslie and Braddon at a cost of $5 million.

A further $1.2 million would be spent on extending the Belconnen bikeway from Haydon Drive to CIT Bruce, creating 5km of protected cycle paths in the town centre.

Two feasibility studies would also be undertaken at a cost of $300,000 each. One would be for widening the bike paths around Lake Ginninderra and the other for the construction of an off-road bike path alongside Adelaide Avenue as part of light rail stage two to Woden.

A route planning study to improve cycling connectivity in the Gungahlin town centre would also cost $300,000.

Chief Minister Andrew Barr has also promised $3.7 million to be spent on the maintenance of existing bike path infrastructure.

"Labor also recognises that a sustainable and robust network of paths and cycleways requires significant investment in maintenance," he said.

"We understand the importance of maintaining our network, from patching cracks, addressing erosion and cleaning after weather events."

As well as the infrastructure, Labor has promised a suite of active travel policies, including considering best-practice design for intersections to prioritise walking and cycling, developing the new cycle routes network and updating the active travel framework.

If re-elected Labor would also adopt a movement and place framework for the city, which are already in place in Victoria and New South Wales. The framework means roads and streets are designed both for getting people from A to B, but also as destinations in their own right.

Mr Barr said the projects were part of his party's plan to protect and create more than 250,000 jobs by 2025.

The Canberra Liberals have already promised significant investment in cycle paths, pledging a network of dedicated off-road paths that would connect all town centres by 2030. But the plan has not been costed.

The Liberal plan would take up more than 100km and has been criticised by Labor as unrealistic.

"Only ACT Labor has committed to real projects that will actually deliver local jobs," Mr Barr said in a possible dig at the Liberals' promise.

The Liberals have so far criticised the Labor approach to bike paths as "disjointed" and "ad-hoc".

Labor is the last of the major parties to make an active travel commitment this election campaign, with the Greens also already promising to spend $80 million on seven large-scale cycling corridors as well as small upgrades to the existing network.