Sustainable transport and urban form - project details
Projects completed in 2007
Active transport for parents and children at Council preschools and childcare centres
Urban Planning Impacts - UTS Challenge Grant
Projects completed in 2006
Moving On: The RTBU's Public Transport Blueprint for Sydney
Projects completed in 2004
Community Transport in Central Sydney: Local Perspectives
Projects completed in 2003
Our Public Transport: a community view
Projects completed in 2001
Submission to draft SEPP 66: integrating land use and transport
Projects completed in 2000
Cherrybrook Integrated Local Transport Plan
AusLink green paper submission: future of transport planning and funding
Connecting jobs, transport and people
Producing and using Transport Access Guides
Projects completed in 2007
Active transport for parents and children at Council preschools and childcare centres
Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils
This action research project was underaken by the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC), with funding from the Local Government and Shires Associations' (LGSA) Healthy Local Government Grants Program. ISF contributed a range of research services to this collaborative project, and authored the final report - a resource for Councils that is published on the SSROC website (see link below). 'Active transport' is any physical activity undertaken as a means of transport. It usually refers to walking and cycling, although public transport can also be included as the journey usually involves some physical activity (e.g walking to the bus stop). As an alternative to private vehicle use, active transport has significant health, environmental and community benefits. In the context of this project, active transport includes parents walking with their children, pushing them in a stroller, cycling with childseats, or taking public transport together. The project investigated the reasons for the current, highly car-dependent travel behaviour of parents taking their children to and from childcare centres and the barriers to active transport. The three Sydney Councils involved in this project, namely Waverley, Marrickville and Sutherland Shire, used the research to inform the development of interventions to help increase the use of active transport in their communities. As a research contribution to the project, ISF conducted a literature review, developed a survey for parents (and analysed the results), prepared context studies for each of the pilot sites, and developed a comprehensive resource for Councils at the conclusion of the project.
Partridge, E.Y. 2007, Active Transport for Childcare Centres: A Case Study and Resource for Councils, Institute for Sustainable Futures, Sydney. View/Download paper
Urban Planning Impacts - UTS Challenge Grant
University of Technology, Sydney
We aim to foster innovative, sustainable approaches to city planning through an interdisciplinary collaboration, that addresses the current disconnect between urban planning and environmental impacts. This project will review existing planning models for transport, population and land use, and develop a modelling framework that links these components. This integrated framework will enable environmental impacts (e.g. greenhouse emissions, energy and water consumption) of future city planning configurations to be assessed. A Sydney based case-study will demonstrate the approach, inform policy and assist in facilitating applications for external funding. This project has the potential to significantly improve decision-making for urban planning.
Projects completed in 2006
Moving On: The RTBU's Public Transport Blueprint for Sydney
Rail, Tram and Bus Union (NSW)
The Institute assisted the NSW Branch of the Rail Tram and Bus Union in the development of their policy for sustainable transport for Sydney and the RTBU's public transport blueprint for Sydney was launched on Friday 15 December 2006. Three documents are available:
• The full policy document: Moving On: The RTBU's Public Transport Blueprint for Sydney. (100 pages, 1.7 MB)
• A summary paper that includes the ten key policy changes that would deliver a sustainable transport future for Sydney and ten principles for sustainable transport. This paper also outlines the problem, the solution and the outcome. (36 pages, 2.7 MB)
• A shorter summary paper outlines the ten point plan for a sustainable transport future (8 pages, 508 KB)
Projects completed in 2004
Community Transport in Central Sydney: Local Perspectives
Central Sydney Community Transport
ISF, together with Central Sydney Community Transport and the University of Sydney investigated perceptions, benefits and models of community transport applying to community transport in central Sydney. The research included a literature review, interviews with community transport clients and local stakeholders and a questionnaire for people involved in operating community transport services internationally.
Managing Air Quality
Audit Office of New South Wales
The Institute provided expert advice and contributed to the development of an audit report that assessed whether the protection of air quality in NSW is managed efficiently and effectively. The Institute researched appropriate regulatory structures for managing air quality in Sydney. This material was particularly useful in the audit of whether governance and management arrangements for the protection of air quality provide a structured approach to enable effective coordination, communication and reporting, and clear accountability.The full report is available from the NSW Audit Office website.
Projects completed in 2003
Our Public Transport: a community view
Rail, Tram and Bus Union (NSW)
Research on community views about the quality of the NSW public transport system was undertaken for the Labor Council of NSW and various transport unions. The final report 'Our Public Transport' (PDF) drew on contributions from more than 30 stakeholders and the more than 100 submissions to the the Ministerial Inquiry into Sustainable Transport in New South Wales (the Parry Inquiry). The community's message to government is that we need an integrated system that reduces reliance on the private motor vehicle. (see the presentation given by report author, Sally Campbell at the launch)
Projects completed in 2001
Politics of Oil
Stuart White presented at the 2001 now we the people conference. His presentation, "Will the Iraq War be the last Oil War?" (PDF) covered topics such as carbon logic, oil security, nonviolent conflict resolution and transport futures. A list of references on energy politics was compiled for this presentation. ISF is now developing a further research project considering the issues of oil supply, petrol pricing and the impact on families in Sydney.
Hornsby Transport Plan
An action plan to improve pedestrian, cyclist and bus mobility and to reduce car use was developed for the Hornsby Shire Council in consultation with council staff and the community in 2001.
Submission to draft SEPP 66: integrating land use and transport
The Institute's submission to the SEPP 66 Plan (State Environmental Planning Policy 66: Integrating Landuse and Transport) provides comments and advice on how to effectively reduce car dependence in our cities and towns. Download PDF
Projects completed in 2000
Cherrybrook Integrated Local Transport Plan
Hornsby Shire Council
The project involved working with transport consultants, Hornsby Council and the Cherrybrook community to develop a set of actions that can promote sustainable transport (walking, cycling and public transport) to reduce car use. Promoting sustainable transport in low density car-dependent suburbs like Cherrybrook is an important action in the creation of a sustainable Sydney.
AusLink Green Paper Submission: future of transport planning and funding
The Institute made a number of recommendations in its submission to the Department of Transport and Regional Services AUSLINK Transport green paper. ISF suggested a national transport plan should identify transport needs and create a system under which solutions are invited and assessed equally based on efficiency rather than selecting the favoured mode. Under the current plan there is a risk of more of the same: more heavy trucks, more roads, more oil use and more pollution. The Institute's key recommendations included integration to ensure both efficiency and environmental benefits; an equal assessment of all modal options based on efficiency; and an assessment of the total costs to the community facilitated by using a Least Cost Planning framework. Download ISF submission.
Connecting jobs, transport and people
This report was produced for job seekers and staff in the Job Network showing how to get to jobs in different areas of Sydney using public transport. This report shows how job seekers from areas with fewer jobs can access areas with more jobs. Download PDF.
Producing & Using Transport Access Guides
This report was produced as part of a pilot project on energy smart transport for the Sustainable Energy Development Authority of NSW (SEDA) This step-by-step resource is available from the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA).
