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Suggestions for the Play Space Strategy
Council is asking for feedback on how they can improve play spaces in Yarra. Streets Alive Yarra has made a submission, asking for a play space to be created within 200 metres of every home in Yarra, matching the aspiration of Utrecht. You can download and read our full submission: Published 18th November 2023.
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National Preventive Health Strategy
The Australian Government has released the National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030, with a vision to improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians, and a focus on increasing physical activity via the provision of active transport networks. The National Preventive Health Strategy presents a powerful opportunity for Australia to build a sustainable prevention system for…
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Designing streets for kids
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) have released a new guide – Designing Streets for Kids. The guide points out that healthy kids means healthy adults. Streets for Kids means infrastructure for independent mobility, as well as spaces to pause and stay. The guide suggests 10 key actions. With key actions being to…
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We need to decarbonise transport by 2030
Modelling from the 1point5 project in New Zealand shows that we need to decarbonise transport by 2030. To achieve this, Yarra needs to allocate a lot more money from the annual budget to streets and transport. 1point5 project The 1point5 project is from Paul Winton, who has a PhD in engineering, is a former McKinsey…
