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Auckland’s Business Case for Walking
Auckland City Council published a Business Case for Walking: The report describes how the urban realm has value: And that walking has productivity benefits for businesses: To provide appropriate infrastructure, we need to measure pedestrian congestion: And then allocate space appropriately, on our shopping streets: Our view We applaud this work, and encourage the City…
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Welcome new champions – David and Tim
Streets Alive Yarra is building an online record of broad community support for walking, cycling, public transport and placemaking. One way that we do this is to have local residents stand up as champions for their street, school or neighbourhood. Please welcome our two newest champions, David and Tim. David is our champion for the…
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Safe System assessment of a shopping street
Safe System is a core part of Australia’s National Road Safety Strategy 2011–2020 and Victoria’s 2013-2022 Victorian Road Safety Strategy. In Victoria, all new major road projects must have a Safe System assessment. I conducted a Safe System assessment of a typical tram-based shopping street in Melbourne, comparing the existing conditions with various design treatments, including the ‘Melbourne Shopping…
