Non-car owning engineer and "woman jogger". Views my own, not necessarily those of my employer and all that!
Joined January 2014
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"The Paris mayor — confronting one of the trickiest issues of sustainable transport... will help pedestrians feel safer not with a harsh crackdown on electric micromobility, but with a common-sense plan that includes taking more away space from drivers"
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Snippets from draft @cityofmelbourne parking strategy "we subsidise the cost of parking in the central city by up to 135 per cent"
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Master of Ceremonies to an e-scooter panel:
“If you could change one government regulation, what would it be?”
Penelope Bennett, Senior Transport Planner from City of Adelaide:
“I’d reduce the speed of cars.”
Penelope wins!!! – at Sydney, New South Wales
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Regular commuter cyclists are among those who Love Your @adelparklands. One of the keenest is IT engineer and father-of-two Chris Colhoun. APA’s Carla Caruso spoke to Chris about his cycling habit and the Kidical Mass movement.
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The first ride in Adelaide, as part of the global Kidical Mass movement, will kick off from your Bonython Park / Tulya Wardli (Park 27). You're invited to join a worldwide campaign, for children to be able to safely and independently travel by bicycle.
adelaide-parklands.asn.au/bl…
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The bicycle: a humble tool and powerful symbol for the emancipation of women around the world.
#WomensDay
(picture by @PinarPinzuti)
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Australia is a country where elderly people can't safely cross a road. Our leaders claim it can't be changed because asking drivers to watch out and drive slowly in neighbourhoods where there are no crossings is too "controversial". I don't believe they got that right. #30please
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60km/h was murderous
50km/h kills
40km/h is sub-optimal
30km/h is the right limit to protect children on residential streets.
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MINI LECTURE: Urban structure and mobility behavior
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If you have ever heard people saying: ‘cycling cannot work here! Our city is much bigger than Amsterdam!!1!’
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Bush regrowth already, come see the #eastgippsplandrailtrail this March long weekend with #snowyrivercycles. #ride2recover
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Also great to see the study looks at railway station access. Just as with shopping, it's a popular myth that most people drive to the station. In most suburbs, and across the rail network generally, this isn't true - despite huge investment in car parks.🚉🚶🚶♀️ – at Melbourne, Victoria
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This is what Melbourne’s tram network really looks like if you‘re a wheelchair user.
Fully accessible: green
Some accessibility: black
Utterly inaccessible: red
People with disability are being treated as second class citizens. #EmpoweredLives – at Melbourne, Victoria
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More than 14 mill people in Australia are overweight or obese: 2 in every 3 adults, & 1 in every 4 children. Have your say on the national obesity strategy. Walking will be needed as part of this strategy. Have your say. #healthyactive #walking #qldwalks buff.ly/34YCwkH
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Australia has low rates of active transport, driven by a range of issues including low densities, long distances, insufficient infrastructure & safety concerns. Tell us how we can improve active transport & make a submission here tiny.cc/Audit19 #2019InfraAudit
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People like to say "a lot of people can't ride bikes" but never point out that a lot of people can't drive, & that for many, biking & walking are necessary (under 16, aging with weak eyes, can't afford a car, transit doesn't meet needs, can't get a license, etc.) Why is that?
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Check out the amazing line up of speakers for the Australian Walking & Cycling Conference this year! We hope you can join us in Adelaide on the 24th & 25th October. There's still time to register!🚲🚶♂️
#ActiveTravel #ClimateAction #SustainableCities #AWCC19 walkingandcycling.com.au/pro…
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Transport for London have just acknowledged:
Safe cycling conditions can boost nearby retail trade by up to 30%
Compared to car parking cycle parking delivers 5X the retail spend per SQM
5% more people move at peak time on streets clad with cycle lanes
cyclingindustry.news/tfl-eco…
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The ethos behind Vision Zero is commendable. But talk is only as good as the actions that support it.
Politicians must do better than lip service or nothing will improve. In fact, things may get worse.
Step one is prioritising safe space on our streets.
citymetric.com/transport/net…
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