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Position available at Victoria Walks
Victoria Walks is currently looking for a Community Engagement Coordinator to develop and implement a walking-for-transport local community engagement strategy that will support communities to build more inclusive, safer and walkable neighbourhoods, read more.
Walking Action Group News
There are now 12 Walking Action Groups on our website!
Nine WAGs are coming to the walking exchange on 3 September to share ideas and meet other WAGs
The East Ivanhoe WAG’s Burke Road North roundabout pedestrian safety campaign has recently been debated in both houses of the Victorian Parliament, read more.
Carlton South Walkers have begun their campaign to address some key walkability issues in their area, particularly the pedestrian crossing on Victoria Street from Spring St to the Exhibition Gardens. See their YouTube videos that show how it takes over 2 minutes to cross Victoria St!
Under the auspice of Knox Community Health Service, the Bayswater West Community Hub Action Group has celebrated its recent success in gaining an allocation of $25,000 from Knox City Council as part of its budget process for 2009. This amount is to be matched by $25,000 from Department of Transport (LAAP program), read more.
Walktober 2009
Walktober is a whole month of walking events, and a terrific platform to promote walking and its benefits – for health, transport, recreation and environmental reasons.
Walktober celebrations kick-off with key events including Walk-to-School, The Victorian Seniors Festival Walks Program, the Workplace Challenge and Community Challenge.
Be part of Walktober 2009 and help your community take a step in the right direction. Visit www.walktober.com.au
Walktober Walk-to-School is on again in 2009!
VicHealth invites all primary schools across Victoria to take part in the annual event that gets children walking to school on Wednesday 21 October.
Last year over 60,000 children hit the pavement and walked to school on the day.
VicHealth encourages students, primary schools, parents and the local community to get involved.
More information, visit www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/walktober
Have you visited the Thinking Transport website?
Developed by the VLGA, with the support of the Department of Transport, Thinking Transport is a one-stop shop of transport related information.
Here you will find information on current events, the latest news and access a comprehensive database of local, national and international transport information. Thinking Transport provides local governments with the opportunity to share and learn from each other by accessing a wide range of local government transport initiatives from long-term strategies to one-off events. The website also provides quick access to state government transport projects and programs. More information, contact Stacey Bloomfield, at the VLGA on (03) 9349 7943 or stacey@vlga.org.au.
Other news
- The Victorian Transport Statistics Portal (Department of Transport) has been updated with new data and improved functionality. It now has a mapping function that enables users to view the data spatially.
- The Economic Value of Walkability (revised version) by Todd Alexander Litman from the Victoria Transport Policy Institute (Canada).
- A Conceptual Framework for the Reform of Taxes Related to Roads and Transport - by Harry Clarke and David Prentice (La Trobe University) and commissioned by Treasury. The paper recommends vehicles carry a tracking device so they can be charged for driving on main roads and during peak hour.
- Walking and Cycling International Literature Review (pp.101) that the Department of Transport commissioned in 2007 for the purposes of promoting public discussion. Among many things, the report highlights where walking a cycling themes and infrastructure needs coincide and where they differ.
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