Active travel and urban transport: What works and what doesn't an antipodean perspective

Abstract

Urban planners have long recognized the desirability of implementing an urban form that promotes active travel in the form of walking, cycling and even public transport. Government and developers have been slower to see the scope for using urban planning as a means of promoting healthy life-styles, environments and economies. However there are now a number of examples of developers and governments working with planners to achieve these aims. Some of the key elements for achieving success include a general consciousness raising and a belief that typical urban form is not immutable. This paper will review some of these examples that show considerable hope for converting at least some of the antipodes to the "pro-peds".