Grattan Car Plan
The best active transport plan can be a car plan. The Grattan Institute have released ‘The Grattan car plan, practical policies for cleaner transport and better cities‘: Our view Streets …
How to design low-speed zones
The WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities has published an introductory video on how to design effective low-speed zones. Essentially, 30 km/h zones are linked by a coarse grid of …
Maintaining driveability
Many of Yarra’s streets are already congested, yet our population is increasing. By 2040, our population is expected to be 50% higher than it is now. Even if only a …
VicRoads offers words not budget
VicRoads have published a video encouraging us to walk or cycle to school: Presumably, they realise the many people are avoiding public transport at the moment, owing to COVID-19. As …
Hierarchy of controls for walking and cycling
The Victorian Parliament’s Road Safety Committee conducted an inquiry into driver distraction, tabling their report in 2006. The committee recommended that an Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) approach be used. The …