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Yarra Ranges Council Integrated Transport Strategy
The City of Yarra can learn from other municipalities in Victoria, as we draft our upcoming Integrated Transport Plan. One municipality that we can look at is Yarra Ranges Council, who have adopted an Integrated Transport Strategy: Our community members have told us that while they rely on their cars, they also want more public…
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Socialists win Paris, Greens win other cities
Socialist Mayor of Paris, Anne Hildago, has won another 6-year term of office, promising to deliver 15-minute neighbourhoods, improve walking and cycling, and to remove on-street parking. Under her plans Paris will remove 72% of its on-street car parking spaces. According to a 2019 study by Atelier Parisien d’Urbanisme (Apur) there are 83,500 on-street parking…
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How the urban environment impacts physical activity
The Danish Health Authority has just released a report on how the urban environment impacts physical activity. Summary Their perhaps obvious summary is that high accessibility to physical activity options will in general promote physical activity. Walkability The report aligns with our policy to support walkability. Infrastructure The report aligns with our policy to support…
