Join RMIT University and the Urban Futures Capability Platform for two fantastic Active Transport webinars on Wednesday 3rd June.
The Impacts of Active Transport: a Multi-Disciplinary Research and Practice Field
These webinars brings together the international research and practitioner community in transport impact assessment.
The webinars will be run at two session times on Wednesday 3rd June –
Session 1 – 17:00 to 20:30h AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Presenters – Dhirendra Singh, Joseph Stordy, Emily Coldbeck, Bert Van Wee, Audrey de Nazelle, María José Rojo Callizo, Alexandre Santacreu, James Woodcock
Chairs – Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Belen Zapata Diomedi
Register for Session 1 here.
Session 2 – 17:00 – 20:30h CEST (Central European Summer Time)
Presenters – Rolf Moeckel, Susan Handy, Kelly Clinton, Neil Maizlish, Thomas Götschi, Rachel Aldred, Stefan Gössling, Verónica Sánchez
Chairs – Haneen Khreis, James Woodcock
Register for Session 2 here.
Visit RMIT Centre for Urban Research for more information.
The Australian Urban Observatory was featured in a recent article in The Age.
What can Melburnians learn about their suburb thanks to coronavirus?
Here are the key takeaways:
• Not all suburbs are created equally, and not everyone has access to amenities like being able to walk or ride to local parks and supermarkets in their neighbourhood.
• We know that liveability is connected to the social determinants of health. Where you live, learn, work, play, age – those things all influence your health and wellbeing long-term.
• The AUO shows, in map-form, collated research into a range of indicators that contribute to making a place liveable, including walkability, social infrastructure, access to local employment, public transport and public open space.
• People’s lived experience is that access to these amenities improves quality of life.
• There are ways to create liveability in our less-dense middle and outer suburbs like townhouses with rear access for cars, rather than driveways across footpaths.