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Austroads Webinar Recording: Safe Active Streets – an Overview of Western Australia’s Pilot Program The Department of Transport Western Australia has been working with Western Australian local governments to develop, trial and evaluate ‘safe active streets’ to encourage more people to walk, wheel and ride in their communities. The pilot program trialled and adapted common local area traffic management treatments to create 30 km/h environments with unique designs created that reflect local community needs and context. This webinar explored the origins of the program, how and why it started, shared high-level insights from the evaluation, including what worked, what didn’t and what was learnt along the way. It also shared next steps for the program and how this work will be used to inform guidelines to support the delivery of safe active street infrastructure by local government into the future. The webinar was presented by Caroline Elliott and Liza Picton. There were question and answer opportunities during the session. https://lnkd.in/gi-RqNrU

Streets should be designed and maintained to meet all our needs—whether you’re walking, biking, rolling, driving, or using public transit. Explore our interactive guide created w/ Smart Growth America to learn about the benefits of Complete Streets: https://lnkd.in/e6eMmDUg

Share your ideas about walking, pedaling, and rolling....could improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity and support network development. Our friends at ODOT District 8 want to hear from you! If you live in Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton, Preble or Warren County, visit www.publicinput.com/D8ATP to learn more and share your ideas for walking, biking and rolling on state and US routes in our area. Walking and biking in Ohio should be a safe, convenient and accessible transportation option for everyone. This plan will identify needs and priorities on the state-maintained roads in the district. This includes all State and US Routes outside of city boundaries in the seven counties. By identifying key active transportation connections on the state system, it could improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity and support network development in communities across the district.

What can communities do better for people who bike? One resident of a Bronze-level BFC suggests focusing on connected routes, and we have to agree. Becoming a Silver or higher-level Bicycle Friendly Community doesn't happen overnight, but connecting local biking and walking routes is a winning strategy for encouraging more local active transportation. Find more information on connected routes at https://lnkd.in/gizyXkTK.

I’m all about the hashtags #TransformTO (Toronto City Council has adopted an ambitious strategy to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions in Toronto to net zero by 2040 – 10 years earlier than initially proposed. The City’s 2040 target is one of the most ambitious in North America. - 75 per cent of school/work trips under 5km are walked, biked or by transit) + #VisionZero ( The City is committed to Vision Zero and upholds its fundamental message: fatalities and serious injuries on our roads are preventable, and we must strive to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries to zero.) What would happen if we changed the channel on a car centric, car dependent City of Toronto? What if we invested in SUVs?#SustainableUrbanVehicles Let’s figure out how we can #LeaveTheCarBehind and prove that 🚲#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange Thank you School of Cities, University of Toronto

Movement forward. Finalizing steps for our next recreation trail in Lead, SD. https://lnkd.in/gsec36id

🌲When we think of national parks, we envision pristine landscapes and the sounds of nature. However, in many places, the prevalent sound is that of vehicles. Congestion can degrade the visitor experience and, while cars remain integral to the national park journey for many North Americans, parks face the need to reconsider transportation plans as demand grows. This article highlights solutions implemented across North American locations, showcasing their benefits. https://lnkd.in/eRKnht-n

Study Conclusion: Narrowing lanes from 10-12 to 9 feet improves safety for all.

Are you a Rider on the Storm? Have you been caught up in Car Wars or faced a backlash on traffic reduction measures? I completely forgot to share this before! On a warm day last July, we wrapped up the Car Free Cities campaign with a hybrid event to share our learnings on how to deliver successful urban traffic reduction, bringing together local authorities, campaigners, residents and academics. A few highlights: Car Wars: Delivering Change Against a Backdrop of Misinformation’ focused on our new report Sound and Fury, which analysed the impact of London councillors’ positions on LTNs on the outcome of the 2022 local elections. We also heard from misinformation expert Stefan Rollnick and councillor Charlie Hicks who both highlighted the importance of procedural fairness and outcome fairness, and the difference between polled public opinion and perceived public opinion. We then had an interactive breakout session on Parklets and Parking, titled ‘Reclaiming the Streets’, with people doing pioneering work in reclaiming kerbside space for sustainable uses sharing their learnings and insights in small groups. For our afternoon session, Cities of the Future, we heard from different speakers on how to ensure that the shift away from car dependency increases equity and access for all our communities. You can watch the event sessions, read the transcript, and download the presentations at the link below. Huge thanks to our fantastic speakers Clyde Loakes Rachel Aldred Harrie Larrington-Spencer Charlie Hicks Sylvia Barrett Rezina Chowdhury CMRS Toby Spearpoint Hirra K. Leo Murray Tiffany Lam Stefan Rollnick Benjamin Coleman Feedback from attendees - "Thanks so much for the wide range of speakers, perspectives and topics, with very useful examples of work and approaches I hadn't heard about before. A really encouraging and educational event." Alper Muduroglu of Peddle My Wheels/OurBike: "Thanks so much for organising the Riders on the Storm event yesterday. It was a really good day, very interesting, with some great people there and it was really nice to listen and discuss ideas with some of them. I love the work that you and Possible have done on Car Free Cities. It has been really inspirational and has informed some of the ideas behind our projects. You have definitely planted some seeds that will become something special!" #carfreecities #climateaction #activetravel #ridersonthestorm #carwars #misinformation #parklets #sustainablecities #trafficreduction #reclaimthestreets https://lnkd.in/ecxY2sgM

fietsstraat ++ shared streets/ interconnected bicycle networks/ democratic/ giving communities the choice/ not just cars >>"A bicycle boulevard, sometimes referred to as a neighborhood greenway, neighborway, neighborhood bikeway or neighborhood byway is a type of bikeway composed of a low-speed street which has been "optimized" for bicycle traffic" learn more from the Dutch https://lnkd.in/e6Pg3JWm