Date: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Location: Online, 1:00 – 2:00pm AEDT
Organiser: Austroads
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The Department of Transport Western Australia has been working with Western Australian local governments to develop, trial and evaluate ‘safe active streets’ to encourage more people to walk, wheel and ride in their communities.
The pilot program trialled and adapted common local area traffic management treatments to create 30 km/h environments with unique designs created that reflect local community needs and context.
This webinar explores the origins of the program, how and why it started, it will share high-level insights from the evaluation, including what worked, what didn’t and what was learnt along the way. It will also share ‘where to next’ for the program and how this work will be used to inform guidelines to support the delivery of safe active street infrastructure by local government into the future.
The webinar will be presented by Caroline Elliott and Helen Ginbey, moderated by Sam Bolton.
There will be question and answer opportunities during the session.
This webinar is part of the Cycling and Walking Australia and New Zealand (CWANZ) webinar series. CWANZ is the Australasian lead reference group for walking and bike riding on transport and recreation networks. For further information please visit www.cwanz.com.au.
Caroline Elliott, Coordinator Strategic Projects and Programs, Urban Mobility at the Department of Transport Western Australia, has a background in Civil Engineering with over 30 years’ experience in a variety of roles in local and state governments both in the UK and WA. Caroline led the Safe Active Street Program from 2019 to 2023, where she enjoyed the challenge of shaping a program that could potentially change the way we view our local streets. Caroline currently leads the Principal Shared Path Program and is looking forward to a new challenge where she will be capitalising on skills and learning from her safe active street journey.
Helen Ginbey has over 15 years’ experience in Australia and the UK in the design, delivery and evaluation of evidence based behaviour change programs. Helen currently manages the Behaviour Change team at Department of Transport, WA, delivering targeted, people oriented and data led approaches that influence more people to walk, wheel and ride. Strategic research, evaluation and insights inform behaviour change, activation and built environment programs and Helen places high value in collaborative partnerships that expand the reach and impact of outcomes.
No charge but registration is essential. Can’t make the live session? Register and we’ll send you a link to the recording.