Sustainable Transport Coalition of WA

21/09/2019

Build it and they will come.

Five years ago, the California Department of Transportation completed a $1.6 billion project to rebuild a 10-mile portion of the Sepulveda Pass of the 405 in Los Angeles. The project, like nearly all highway expansion projects, was billed as a way to relieve congestion and improve travel times. Ofte...

17/09/2019

Free event in the CBD this Friday afternoon. Register below.

The rapid shift to a renewable energy future is driving a global battery boom never seen before. Storage technologies will be a cornerstone

19/06/2019

Free event next Friday evening in Fremantle - registration necessary via link below.

Peter, CEO and Co-Founder of Innovate Australia will introduce and explain the prominent Hydrogen Highway project

06/06/2019

This week's Curtin Corner is in the city, and may be of interest :)

Professor Peter Newman AO, John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Sustainability. Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, School of Design and the Built Environment The Trackless Tram has been developing in R&D Labs and has reached trial stage. Curtin has played a role in dramatizi...

21/03/2019

The following is an edited version of a live talk given by ITDP Brazil Country Director Clarisse Cunha Linke at the Velo-city global cycling summit in Arnhem-Nijmegen, the Netherlands, in June 2017. I saw more pregnant and elderly women on bikes in Holland in five days than I had seen in my entire l...

12/02/2019

Use this as an opportunity to put forward your ideas for improving the safety for those who cycle on our streets and roads.

"Western Australia’s Towards Zero Road Safety Strategy 2008–2020 comes to an end next year.
The Road Safety Council will soon start consulting with the community about the next road safety strategy.
Please pre-register your interest in taking part by completing the form below.
In early March 2019, we will contact you with dates and venues for consultation forums, how to take part online and how to complete the online survey."

https://www.rsc.wa.gov.au/Register-Your-Interest-Engagement-Strategy?fbclid=IwAR2PQiObGOgX_kvhoOnmrNpphsvwYKEI9HPoJKz2F4u4m3RCY52zgdPg1fE

14/08/2018

Thought provoking....?

The social ideology of the motorcarThis 1973 essay on how cars have taken over our cities remains as relevant as ever August 11, 2018August 12, 2018 Image: Stuart Richardsby André Gorz The worst thing about cars is that they are like castles or villas by the sea: luxury goods invented for the exclu...

27/07/2018

Further to the previous post about the impact of ride-sharing on congestion and VKT - check out Cardno Transport Planner Jacob Martin's May 2018 presentation (link below) - it brought home that city policy makers are struggling with some big uncertainties around forecasting the impact of technology on parking demand.

27/07/2018

Oh yes :(

Contrary to the story Uber, Lyft, and their peers like to tell, ride-hailing services are not reducing traffic in American cities. Nor will they, even if they meet their goals for converting solo p…

15/05/2018

May 30th (3-5pm) - all proceeds benefit Bicycles for Humanity (WA)

“Why We Cycle - To the Dutch, cycling is as normal as breathing. We don’t think about it, we just do it. Perhaps the fact that we don’t think about it, is the key to the bicycle’s success in this country. But because we do not give cycling a second thought, we don’t really know what the de...