Category Archives: Active transport

Cities and Nature

Here’s how to design cities where people and nature can both flourish An impression of biodiversity sensitive urban design (BSUD) developed by the authors in collaboration with Mauro Baracco, Jonathan Ware and Catherine Horwill of RMIT’s School of Architecture and Design. … Continue reading

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New Kid on the Block

WELCOME  Combined Residents of Whitehorse Action Group CROWAG will advocate for appropriate and sustainable development and lobby for a balance of all development with the need to preserve and enhance the quality of life for residents and the natural landscape of … Continue reading

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The long and the short of it

Active Transport Big and Small And the small one IS rideable! Just some of the fun at the WATAG stall at the Whitehorse Spring Festival.

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Kid and Family Friendly towns

Deliberate design works! Want Families Downtown? Design for them! I've just assembled the definitive collection of tweets on designing kid & family friendly downtowns. Read & share. https://t.co/9s3G9waT8n — Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) May 18, 2017

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Too much of a good thing?

Walk, ride or scoot this October! Walk to School 2018 runs from the 8th of October through to 2nd November. Check out https://www.walktoschool.vic.gov.au/ and leave the car at home…but not just for the month…make it permanent!  

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