Light-coloured footpaths, roads and other surfaces are increasingly used to reflect the sun’s rays and cool our cities. But they also reflect cancer-causing UV radiation.
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Despite loud calls for tough policing of e-scooters and even outright bans, the problems can be better managed with technology and public education.
Shared e-scooters are much more regulated and monitored than privately owned e-scooters, which are likely to pose greater risks as a result.
The parking of e-scooters is a source of fierce debate, but technology offers a solution to control the problem.
The number of deaths on Australian roads has been increasing steadily year after year. It’s unacceptable not to act on the evidence of what works to boost road safety.
Shade, street furniture, streetscapes – they all matter when it comes to making a footpath appealing.
It’s too hot for bare feet, but that doesn’t mean you can cook a fry-up on the path outside your house. A frying pan is a much better tool for the job, because it conducts heat far more efficiently.
We’ve all seen the increases in people walking and cycling on shared paths so crowded it’s almost impossible to maintain physical distancing. This must be fixed, and quickly.
Footpaths are a valuable space for everyday social activity, but their role is often overlooked. In increasingly dense urban areas such as Footscray, footpaths are essential public spaces.
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Professor of Public Health, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor and Head of Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research, Monash University
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PhD, Department of Architecture, Monash University
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Associate professor, Monash University
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Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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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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Dean of Research and Professor of Information Retrieval, RMIT University
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Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, inaugural Cisco Chair of Digital Transport & AI, UNSW
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PhD Candidate in Computer Science, RMIT University
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Lecturer, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate in Law, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Transport Management, University of Sydney
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Research Lead, UQ Micromobility Research Cluster, The University of Queensland