This Guide, released in September 2011 by SA Health, provides planners, public and environmental health professionals, designers and engineers with an agreed evidence base which links the quality and form of the built environment with the health and well-being of the community. It is envisaged that the Guide will be used as a resource by state and local government agencies involved in the implementation of the 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide.
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Healthy Connected Communities, released in September 2011 by SA Health, explains the benefits of well-designed Transit Oriented Developments (TODs) in plain language. It is intended for a broad audience, including community members. The report includes a case-study of the Bowden TOD (the first to be rolled-out as part of the 30 Year Plan).
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The State of Australian Cities 2011 report, complied by the Major Cities Unit, was released by the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport in October 2011. The report aims to inform policy makers, industry and the community about how Australian cities are progressing in terms of productivity, sustainability and liveability. In turn, the data contained in this report will help underpin policy, planning and investment decisions and provide a framework for ongoing monitoring.
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This video, produced in October 2011, looks at the social motivations for the development of the Dutch Cycling Network. It traces the citizens' reaction to increasing road fatalities, especially the death of children by motor vehicles, the oil embargo in the 70s and the demolition of old cities to accommodate motor vehicle traffic. Public outrage and protests for change prompted policies to focus from car centric to bike centric planning and development.
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The Department of Infrastructure and Transport's Liveable Cities Program was announced in October 2011. The Program aims to fund projects that will improve the capacity of the 18 capital and major regional cities to undertake strategic planning in line with the COAG agreed criteria and will support the development of demonstration projects that facilitate urban renewal and strategic urban development. The Program will provide $20 million over two years. Applications will close on 15 December 2011
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This research report by Dr Siew-Fang Law, Victoria University, was written in July 2011. The research investigates cultural differences in attitudes and perceptions of cycling with recently arrived migrants, refugees and international students. The research focuses on people from Japanese, Vietnamese, Sri Lankan and Arab African backgrounds, residing in Melbourne.
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This research paper by Jennifer Bonham and Anne Wilson from the University of Adelaide was published online in the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation in October 2011. The paper reports on a qualitative study into Australian women's experiences of cycling through their life course. It focuses on the circumstances in which women start and stop cycling and the spatial contexts in which this occurs.
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Published by the NZ Transport Agency in Oct 2011, this publication reports on research conducted from July 2008 to January 2010 that investigated what type of cycling infrastructure is need to attract new cyclists. The research involved undertaking an international literature review followed by national surveys and Christchurch-based focus groups, to gain an understanding of some of the motivations and barriers associated with utilitarian cycling, and to evaluate a range of cycling facilities.
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Munich design agency LUNAR Europe has developed an innovative mobility concept “mo”. The concept is uses new technology to deliver and reward users of a flexible, affordable and sustainable combination of bike rental systems, local public transport and car sharing.
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The Copenhagenize Index gives cities marks for their efforts - or lack thereof - towards re-establishing the bicycle as a feasible, accepted and practical form of transport. Cities were given between 0 and 4 points in 13 different categories, with a potential for 12 bonus points awarded for particularly impressive efforts or results. In short, a maximum of 64 points could be awarded.
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