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No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths - Jalopnik It's victim-blaming, it's bull, and it's not the solution we need.

“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.”

Put the responsibility where it belongs.

Via @jalopnik.bsky.social

Best way to get to and from that end of year gig?

a) Bus
b) Bus and Train
c) Train

All are acceptable.

YouTube video by Active Towns EPISODE 319 DR. TEPI MCLAUGHLIN: It's No Accident Why We're Inactive

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Wed, Dec 3rd, at 2 pm EST for my chat with @healthtepi.bsky.social from Perth, Australia, about the institutional subsidization of motonormativity that directly contributes to epidemic levels of physical inactivity.
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Allan government targets car parking rules in bid to build more homes The Victorian government vows to overhaul "outdated" car parking requirements for new residential developments in areas that are well-serviced by public transport.

"It's estimated in the inner city something like 40 per cent of the current car parking spaces aren't being used"

In Perth, for multiple dwellings, that figure is a solid 30%+. It's ridiculous to still hear "but we need those spaces" in development project meetings.

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In Perth, free transit in Central Perth (on buses and trains) is funded through an annual tax on all non-residential parking bays. Its a strategic solution that helps suppress vehicle movements to the busiest part of the city and increases public transit use / exposure.

So, NSW pedestrian and cyclists deaths are up on annual differential and looking at the three year average trend? That's not exactly "Towards Zero"

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Overlooked solution to housing crisis could unlock a million new homes: CEDA The public policy think tank, CEDA, believes Australia could increase its current housing stock by nine per cent if just one in four standalone homes in the five biggest cities are developed into dual...

Nice sentiments, but design controls are key. Typically in Perth, this means 4 basic 3x2 beds replacing one house on a big lot with each unit having 2 car bays and limited mode shift away from car trips. We have enough of those.

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Gold Coast urged to curb car dependence after light rail loss With the population heading toward 1 million, the Gold Coast is being urged to overhaul its transport system or risk becoming defined by traffic.

Nothing in this is unfamiliar to every other major Australian urban area. A systemic combination of financial, planning / development, and strategic / political biases in how our urban areas evolve to prioritise commercial gain has led us to this.

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A train showing "via Metro Tunnel" on the front display

Happy Metro Tunnel Opening Day for all those who celebrate! 🚇🥳
Better, reliable, accessible, fast, frequent, connected public transport opens up access to opportunity, and gets more people off the roads and out of the traffic. #Melbourne #MetroTunnel

Really?

Ah, that would be why so many people got on at Bayswater! That aside, great to see PT carrying the bulk of the movements to and from the game.

Day 1 of the #ashes in Perth and the trains heading into Perth and then out to the Stadium are absolutely buzzing.

To save the CBD, stop calling it the CBD To succeed in a post-Covid world, city centres need to be more than 'central business districts'.

Joel McManus is 100% bang on here.👏

"But when we use terms like “CBD”, we ingrain the idea that city centres exist merely for businesses. People become an afterthought in a concrete world of functional efficiency. And when people suffer, so do businesses".

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The 30 Most Bike-Friendly Cities in the World, the 2025 Copenhagenize Index Arrives The Copenhagenize Index, the most comprehensive ranking of urban cycling friendliness, evaluates 100 cities on how far they’ve gone to make cycling safe, convenient, and appealing.

Scrolls the #Copenhagenize index looking hopefully for Perth. Wait, what, Wellington?!

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There is such a thing as a “good” tax.

Camera and light boom in our office for an interview.

Not every day is pure transport planning…

Undersupplied WA Reveals Rail Precinct Planning Reforms The West has taken a leaf from NSW’s playbook as it works to unlock more homes faster in its surging Perth market…

Fair to point out that a number of these station precincts have had increased height allowances and design guidelines for density controls over them for a number of years. Also fair to point out that some of them haven't.

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4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...

Car Size

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Dropping speed limits on unsigned roads 'nonsense', WA senator says A Labor senator says it's "stupidity" for the federal government to propose a reduction to the default speed limit for unsigned roads.

Saving lives deemed "rubbish" and "stupidity".

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YouTube video by Not Just Bikes This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America

WATCH: If you REALLY want to understand a BIG reason why cycling [aka riding a bike] is so dangerous in North America, and one of the biggest villains in the origin story of our unsafe status quo, invest some time watching this one, by NOT JUST BIKES (aka @theurbanistagenda.com here). Then share it.

Pushback over proposal to lower speed limits on Australia’s country roads to between 70 and 90km/h Federal infrastructure department’s ‘regulatory impact analysis’ reduce default speed limits on regional roads from 100km/h

Naturally, wanting to save lives through a simplistic yet proven and effective measure, is not popular.

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Interesting how the infrastructure advisory body goes into this level of detail for a key part of the transport network rather than "we should do a plan that..."👏

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‘Bike lanes are great – I hope these issues get resolved’: Rafael Escobedo de la Riva’s best phone picture On a street in Tenerife, an architect spotted a graphic composition - and evidence of drivers resisting change

“It’s a great initiative, with positive sides for our health and our planet, so I hope with time these issues get resolved.”

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Parklet area for restaurant on Newcastle Street in Leederville

Check it out. New simple parklet area for Korean restaurant being set up on Newcastle Street replacing a parking bay and no one has lost their marbles over it. Simple = ✅

Simple city zoning change could lower rents, house prices, report finds Rents and house prices would be 12 per cent lower than otherwise within a decade if all capital cities are rezoned to allow three-storey buildings, a report finds.

Totally thought they were going to say remove parking minimums.

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File this under “decent pedestrian priority - in a car park”

If people do drive, for better or worse it could typically be to a train station and use PT from there or park at nearby available commercial operators which I suspect is the case in Toronto too. People per car is also high for events compared to commute. But building wholesale parking like LA? No.

Starting trying to count car parks with more than 80 spaces here and gave up through sheer volume 🫤

Police officers allegedly assaulted at out-of-control Halloween party in Perth Two police officers were allegedly assaulted while shutting down an out-of-control Halloween party attended by hundreds of people in Perth's southern suburbs.

"One of the other neighbours said, 'Oh, we knew as soon as that train came in that it would bring trouble'," Jean told reporters.

Right, Jean. 🤦‍♀️🤦🤦‍♂️

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