Title: Sustainability at a new pace: challenges of developing a local government pedestrian strategy and promoting Cyclovias
Abstract: This paper describes Moreland’s experience with the Cyclovia, a community activity that promotes walking. Experience in Australia and elsewhere has demonstrated that developing pedestrian policies are difficult tasks. To overcome this, a particular methodology for the development of local pedestrian policies was developed. This methodology encourages the development of pedestrian policies based on existing local and regional policies (such as health plans and transport strategies). The methodology follows a three step process. The experience in Moreland suggests that for local authorities, significant involvement of the community is required in order to facilitate political decision-making and to explain technical matters. The use of readily available spatial and technical data for analysis also appears to be feasible for other municipalities. To complement the development of the pedestrian strategy, Moreland developed the first Cyclovia experience in Australia. The Cyclovia concept takes a busy road and opens it on a Sunday morning exclusively to non-motorised modes of transport. The objective is to create a new environment that encourages people of all ages to ride their bikes, walk, rollerblade or push a pram. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E215407.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
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