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“5 priorities in transport/mobility for a healthier Melbourne” workshop responses
Posted in Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Ferne Edwards on November 25th, 2008
At the recent Sustainable Cities Round Table on Healthy Cities we asked the audience to name five priorities in transport / mobility that would make Melbourne a healthier and more sustainable city. Many people listed “Bike lockers, bike racks and more parking areas at suburban train stations”, “Dedicated spots for bikes on trains / buses”, and “priorising pedestrians” as their top points. Other more unusual responses included “frequent riders (like frequent flyers) to earn points” or “Rewards for people who cycle eg. A reduced cost for health insurance” or even “Teleportation - something to ponder”! The complete list of the responses are below.
Audience responses
Bike lockers, bike racks and more parking areas at suburban train stations.
Dedicated places for bikes on trains / buses
Proper bike routes
Rewarding walker / cyclists
Buses being run on renewable energy
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Leigh Glover, GAMUT, to introduce Professor Whitelegg at the Sustainable Cities Round Table 12 Nov 2008
Posted in Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Devin Maeztri on November 24th, 2008
Leigh Glover from GAMUT (one of our event partners) introduced Professor John Whitelegg at the recent Sustainable Cities Round Tables on Healthy Cities. GAMUT and VEIL hosted a Low Carbon Urban Transport from November 10th to 13th 2008 where Professor Whitelegg was one of the keyspeakers.
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Professor John Whitelegg, Sustainable Cities Round Table 12 Nov 2008
Posted in Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Devin Maeztri on November 24th, 2008
Professor John Whitelegg, Sustainable Cities Round Table 12 Nov 2008 from VEIL on Vimeo.
Professor John Whitelegg, international guest from the Stockholm Environment Institute works on projects such as the Implementing Research Group. Similar to Horst’s presentation on active living, Professor Whitelegg highlighted cycling as a sustainable tranport and a way in prioritising the key group for promoting sustainable transport in urban environment. Professor Whitelegg’s inspiring presentation can be seen from the video above.
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Horst (Oz) Kayak Stretching the Audience at Sustainable Cities Round Table 12 Nov 2008
Posted in Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Devin Maeztri on November 24th, 2008
Horst (Oz), Post Graduate Researcher and Independent Academic, Engineering, The University of Melbourne succesfully made the audience have a little stretching (relating to his presentation on healthy living!) at Sustainable Cities Round Table. He believes that walking and cycling are not only the most sustainable mode of transport, but also the cheapest way to create healthy community. Please view his presentation above.
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Lisa Gibbs speaking at Sustainable Cities Round Table 12 Nov 2008
Posted in Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Devin Maeztri on November 24th, 2008
Lisa Gibbs, Senior Research Fellow, Community Partnerships and Health Equity Research, The MacCaughey Centre, outlined a project cunducted at schools by The MacCaughey Centre, The University of Melbourne. Her presentation, which can be viewed above, was titled “What’s happening in the school communities?” To learn more about their project visit The MacCaughey Centre website.
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Cr Libby Mears encouraging community participation at the Sustainable Cities Round Table 12 Nov 2008
Posted in Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Devin Maeztri on November 24th, 2008
Cr Libby Mears, a Councillor and former Mayor for Surf Coast Shire and a Chair of the Victorian Coastal Council highlighted the importance of community participation in creating healthy cities. She encouraged us to vote and express our voice for a healthy community we deserve. Please see her presentation above.
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Associate Professor Mardie Townsend at the Sustainable Cities Round Table 12 Nov 2008
Posted in Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Devin Maeztri on November 24th, 2008
“Parks also bring measurable direct and flow-on economic benefits to local, regional, state and national economies. These economic benefits are a key enabler for communities to function and prosper, allowing them to build social cohesion, social capital and healthy communities.” (Parks Victoria Website)
Elaborating the parks as part of a healthy city, Associate Professor Townsend, Associate Head of School (Strategic Planning and Development), School of Health and Social Development , Deakin University, gave a persentation on how healthy parks create healthy people.
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Lizzie Bickmore on Gardening a Healthy Community Sustainable Cities Round Table 12 Nov 2008
Posted in Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Devin Maeztri on November 24th, 2008
Lizzie Bickmore, Project Officer for The Grow and Share Project, Moreland Community Health Service, passionately shared their work at Sustainable Cities Round Table this month. They run a range of activities that involve the whole community and one of them is gardening where community grow and share their produce. Check out Lizzie’s presentation in the video above.
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Stephen Cook from CSIRO speaks at the Sustainable Cities Round Table 12 Nov 2008
Posted in Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Devin Maeztri on November 24th, 2008
“Our research shows that water use may increase by 50 per cent if urban sprawl and energy use continues at the same pace.” (CSIRO website)
“Restricting Melbourne’s urban sprawl could have a big impact on reducing the city’s water use over the long term, says a CSIRO report launched today to coincide with National Water Week. 24 October 2008″ (CSIRO website)
This concern has been addressed by Stephen Cook from the CSIRO , when he spoke about CSIRO project on water at our last Sustainable Cities Round Table. His presentation titled “Water-energy futures for Melbourne” can be seen from the footage below.
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Jennifer Alden on How Melbourne Becomes a Healthy City through Sustainability at the Sustainable Cities Round Table 12 Nov 2008
Posted in Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Devin Maeztri on November 24th, 2008
“Health promotion is a powerful, cost-effective and efficient way to maintain a healthier community. It enables people to increase control over and improve their health. Rather than focusing on people at risk for specific diseases, health promotion involves the population as a whole in the context of their everyday lives. Activities are geared toward promoting health and preventing ill-health.” (VicHealth website)
Working for the Victorian Government focusing on health issues, Jennifer Alden, Senior Policy Advisor, Research, Strategy & Policy Unit, VicHealth, was speaking about the efforts of the government to make Melbourne a healthy city.
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