Rather than mourn the end of a seven-year reign as ‘world’s most liveable city’, Melbourne could raise its sights to become more liveable, healthy and sustainable for all who live in the city.
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The private car is the default transport option for many families. This reduces physical activity and increases greenhouse gas emissions, with unhealthy results for their children and the environment.
The city where the Kyoto Protocol was signed resolved some years ago to move away from cars and towards low-emission alternatives for getting around. And it’s making real progress towards that goal.
If cities had backed their active transport goals with investment in adequate cycling infrastructure we might not be having the arguments about dockless bikes ‘littering’ public space.
To maximise the benefits and limit the costs, the use of autonomous vehicles should be pooled and their access to the city restricted.
It can feel much faster to get the bus – but that could all be a matter of perspective.
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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Professor Communications and Media, University of Canberra
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Lecturer and Programme Leader, BA International Tourism and Events Management, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Research Fellow in Urban Studies, University of Salford
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Research Fellow in Active Travel Interventions, University of Westminster
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform, and Director, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, RMIT University
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Lecturer, UNSW
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Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Geography, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Transport and Health, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of Human Geography, University of Canterbury
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Honorary Professor of Transport Studies