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Local planning
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Walking and cycling routes
Local facilities
Streets
Open space
Public transport
Supporting infrastructure
Creating ‘commons’
Plan for Walking & Cycling
• Walking is free and has great
health benefits - especially
walking to school and local
services
• Walkways may be shared:
walking, cycling, prams,
scooters, wheelchairs
• Walking routes should be safe –
road crossings, pavement
surface
• Cycling facilities important to
encourage use – lockers,
showers, maps
Walking and cycling routes
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Provide accessible & integrated network
Connectivity within and between neighbourhoods
Design details important –width, surface etc
Create direct and leisurely paths
Local facilities
• Mixed use development
• Walkable communities - usually 400m to 800m
radius to facilities
• Reduce car dependency
• Encourage social interaction via
neighbourhood clusters, community hubs
• Encourage ‘sense of place’ – quality in design
Streets
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Encourage attractive frontages
Increase people on the streets
“Calm” the traffic
Safe and easy access and crossings
Cycle lanes
Open space
• Provide pleasant spaces for active, organised
and passive recreation for a range of residents
and visitors
• Locate within 500m walking distance from
dwellings
• Provide facilities e.g. drinking fountains,
toilets, seats within parks
• Promote safety, natural surveillance & amenity
• Provide natural shade or structured shelter
• Connect parks and open spaces
Public Transport
• Connect people with
places
• Encourage less car use
• Make public transport an
easy option
• Create safe, visible stops
with signs
• Integrate with walking
and cycling routes
Signs and Lighting
• Clear, concise and durable
signage
• Position lighting in a
manner that allows
walking and pedestrian
access at night
• Light up areas used at
night time & places of
congregation
• Avoid low level or inground lighting
Seating
• Seats at frequent intervals
for people to rest – in
clusters to encourage
social interaction
• Provide seats at places
with good views/vistas
• Provide seating with
protection from sun and
extreme weather
Creating ‘commons’
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Involve communities in planning
Promote neighbourliness
Create opportunities for social interaction
Design spaces for community events
Create a sense of place
Safety
Challenges
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Understanding issues
Better integration
More research
Better dissemination of
information
• Retrofitting existing
areas
Summary- Healthy urban environments
• Choice of housing and
mixed uses
• Places to meet and mix
• Conviviality - attractive
local environment, sense
of place, art
• Streets for people as well
as vehicles
• Choice of transport that
works
• And integrated planning
Further Information
• Healthy Spaces and Places Discussion Draft
is available from PIA website
www.planning.org.au