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Step Away from the Car
by Nicky Page
There are so many, many reasons to step away from the car and into healthier, stronger, safer communities. Think bikes, fun, kids, public transport, walking, good planning, smart campaigns. These stories and research help show the way on Active Transport. They trace 7 years of some of the best thinking presented at Australian Walking and Cycling Conferences. The Radio Adelaide producers Nicky Page, Suzanne Reece and Sarah Martin acknowledge the support of the Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust and their vision to create connected, equitable and generous communities.
Episodes
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Kidical Mass
Children want to ride bikes to get around independently. All the research confirms this, and it is the driving goal of a growing movement called Kidical Mass. It’s being nurtured in Adelaide by a parents group called Middleground Motherhood. Their logic and their strategy are first class and…
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Are Bikeways the way to go?
Commuter cyclists love long bikeways, but NOT when they are shared with pedestrians, strollers and dogs on leads. James Laing leads Australian cycle planning at Stantec and has some of the answers to this important urban planning dilemma. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transport Equity
What is Equity in Transport? Turns out it’s a UN Sustainable Development Goal, and an Australian project aims to “transform planning practices towards planning for ALL people”. Project lead Dr Lisa Stafford from the University of Tasmania has the added expertise of getting around in a wheelchair....
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The Case for Micromobility
Jerryn Zwart from Zwart Transport Planning and Shifani Sood from WSP are two urban planners calling for smarter planning for the growing number of better micromobility vehicles. Including, but not only, e-scooters and e-bikes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Pathways to Change
Electric cars are a helpful but completely inadequate step towards reducing Australia’s carbon emissions. We need to take a step AWAY from private cars altogether. That’s the official view of the Climate Council and of the Australian Walking and Cycling Conference. Gill King specializes in faith...
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Global Lessons Local Opportunities
The 2021 Australian Walking and Cycling Conference wrapped up with a panel of keynote speakers, sharing some key lessons around funding, partnerships and public health. Dr Meredith Glaser is Director of the Urban Cycling Institute at the University of Amsterdam, Dr Dr Helen Donovan is from the…
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Micro Mobility
E-bike and e-scooter hire is a growing business in cities and suburbs. Are people stepping away from the car to use them? More importantly how do we ensure that micro mobility vehicles are SAFE for users and for pedestrians? Hear the views of Tom Cooper, Australia & NZ General Manager of Beam...
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Great Trails: Great South Australian trails
Two new trails will open up opportunities for extended walking and cycling adventures around Adelaide and through South Australia’s world-famous wine regions, with benefits to health, community and business. Bim Lange is Mayor of the Barossa Council, Jim McLean and Dr Ian Radbone are Walking SA...
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Community Consultation
There’s no one-size-fits-all solution to understanding the active transport needs of communities. Seeking ideas and feedback is key, and that can be done in many different ways. Kylie Nixon is the Australian Walking and Cycling lead for global design and business consulting firm ARUP, and Giulia...
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A Healthy Neighbourhood
The Heart Foundation’s ‘What Australia Wants’ survey has asked over 2800 people to describe what their ideal neighbourhood would look like if the priority was opportunities for healthy living and active transport. Trevor Shilton is the Director of Active Living at the Heart Foundation See...
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30kph
Advocacy requires ambition, and that is exactly what underpins the Safe Roads to School and 30please campaigns. Through clear messaging and an effective publicity campaign, Matthew ‘Tepi’ McLaughlin, from the University of Newcastle School of Medicine & Public Health, and Lena Huda, the woman...
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Council with a Plan
NINE kilometres of pop-up separated cycleways appeared in the first round of Covid19 in Sydney. All the. plans were already in the pipeline, and the paths will become permanent. All thanks to a creative, skilled multidisciplinary team at Sydney City Council. Fiona Campbell is the council’s…
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Childs Eye View
Many transport planners now aim to improve the way children can move around in cities and suburbs. Matthew Root is CEO of Flyt Consulting and brought two of his own small children into his research, listening in to their experience as they ride around Perth in his cargo bike. See...
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A Seat at the Table
Local government may seem to be the key to getting things done. But convincing a disparate collection of councillors to support an active transport agenda can be tricky. Helen Donovan is an Adelaide City Councillor and Director of Walking SA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Lessons from the Netherlands
The Dutch are world leaders in supporting a culture of active transport within their communities. Good design principles ensure cycling and walking spaces are prioritised over cars in built up centres, with links to excellent public transport opportunities. Meredith Glaser is Director of the…
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Ride a Bike Right
Not everyone can instinctively learn to ride a bike. Unable to tolerate the thought that children, particularly children with additional needs, would never know the excitement and fun of cycling, former primary school teacher Lee-Anne Fleming set up Ride A Bike Right. She explains the basic...
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Out of the Gridlock
Nicholas Fogerty changed from bussing to work to cycling and arrived in half the time. Now he's searching for causes and cures of Sydney's seemingly intractable traffic congestion issues, researching a variety of road users in an ASRC funded project. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
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Zero Fatalities for Pedestrians and Cyclists
That’s the ambitious goal of mechanical engineer Andrew van den Berg. He works on car design and has seen them become “softer” on impact for bodies. But it takes a systems approach, involving the whole team at the Centre for Automotive Research of Adelaide University. See omnystudio.com/listener...
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Sydney's Greenway
Twenty years ago, some visionary Sydney cyclists, bush care enthusiasts and community representatives laid claim to an abandoned freight-rail corridor with an eye to creating a haven for nature, cyclists and the wider community in general. Their determination in the face of setbacks finally won...
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ScRamble
How much fun and happiness can a primary school have before, during and after a National Walk to School Day? The ScRamble project in Adelaide pushed the envelope, and the schools are still reaping the benefits. Bridgette Minuzzo was lead artist with the project. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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EcoCaddy
Anyone lucky enough to travel in developing countries knows the extraordinary loads that a single bike can carry. Daniels Langeberg has based his business on that technology for some years now. He started EcoCaddy as an electric trishaw fleet in the relatively small Adelaide market and is moving...
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Amazing Examples
Australia still grapples with how to encourage more walking and cycling, but many cities overseas have already come up with some answers. Churchill Fellow Jo Cruickshank is a Senior Policy Officer with the NT Government and learnt much from researching European cities that have wholeheartedly...
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Walkability
Walkability is easy to quantify thanks to modern data methods, and its good business too according to transport planners Alicia Holman and Daniel Osborne from ARUP, a multinational engineering company. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Desirable Urban Density
Living where you can get to your work, support services, entertainment and shops without a long car drive is good for the health of individuals, families and the planet. Professor Billie Giles-Corti is a public health researcher gathering the evidence to drive that change. See...
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Slow Down Already
For over a century, we've been told that Faster Is Better, but the evidence suggests otherwise. Over reliance on cars steals our time, money and health according to Paul Tranter from UNSW. Slowing down whole cities can improve public health, drop infrastructure costs and increase our sense of...
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Low Tech in a High Tech world
The 2017 Australian Walking and Cycling Conference was attended by academic researchers, urban planners, policy makers, artists and community activists. How did all these perspectives come together, around the theme of Low Tech Movement in a High Tech World? Jeremy Miller was MC and organizing...
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No Trespassing: The Art and Politics of Walking in NSW
When the Wiradjuri warrior called Windradyne walked from Bathurst to Paramatta in 1824 it was to surrender to the white Governor to avoid further bloodshed. Pedestrian artist Molly L Wagner is retracing that 197km walk on foot. The experience has led to many new insights about art, history and...
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Share Bikes
50 million share bikes in China is the prediction for 2025. But right now those share bikes often end up dumped on the street when they break down. Dockless bike share in Australia has met some nasty problems here too. Inventor/entrepreneur Al Reid talks about his locally designed smart system...
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Trojan Horse of Fun
What happens when you take the dark arts of advertising and develop “collective impact” programs to encourage and support cycling in the City of Sydney? Jess Miller has been finding out, in her work as Program Director with Republic of Everyone and especially as part of Clover Moore’s Independent...
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Your Driver does the Pedalling
When walking and cycling don’t get you far enough fast enough then new technology opens up new possibilities of Active Transport. Pedicabs are not just for Asia, or a novelty for tourists in Australia, they could be a viable urban transport option … according to Adelaide entrepreneur/ mechanic...
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Women and Children Step Away
Why is it so hard for women and children to get out of the car and onto bikes, scooters and their own two feet? Jan Garrard and Hulya Gilbert are two researchers with a few answers. And some solutions to the problem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Institute of Sensible Transport
At peak hour an average Australian city traffic lane carries 2,000 people per hour. If they were on bikes that lane could move 14,000 people per hour. Those stats explain why Elliot Fishman, from the Institute of Sensible Transport is studying bicycle sharing. Elliot was a keynote speaker at the...
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Step Away in Auckland
Senior Traffic Engineer Jason Chow works in Auckland, creating a variety of safe routes for cyclists and pedestrians. Greenways are created by connecting the existing off-road paths, especially valuable to local schools, but find out why Jason describes another route as “vibrant”. See...
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Knowing Your Place 3214
Most places hold endless stories and sights if you just take a closer look. Five self-guided walks developed by local people in the northern suburbs of Geelong have captured many of them. Community Development Officer Amanda Stirrat explains that support for cycling has been just one of the flow…
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Port Adelaide BUG
Heavy industry, heavy vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians are a pretty uncomfortable combination in Port Adelaide. The grassroots Bicycle User Group there has been working for 35 years to “increase the margins of safety” for cyclists and pedestrians. BUG Secretary Sam Powrie describes the…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
There are so many, many reasons to step away from the car and into healthier, stronger, safer communities. Think bikes, fun, kids, public transport, walking, good planning, smart campaigns. These stories and research help show the way on Active Transport. They trace 7 years of some of the best thinking presented at Australian Walking and Cycling Conferences. The Radio Adelaide producers Nicky Page, Suzanne Reece and Sarah Martin acknowledge the support of the Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust and their vision to create connected, equitable and generous communities.
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