Queenscliffe's Need for Speed Reduction: Debunking the Myths Behind 30kph Zones:
The Borough of Queenscliffe wants to be Australia's first Local Government with default 30 kph local speed zones.
#30kmh #30please #visionzero #newzealand #queenscliffe #urbanism
Even NSW Transport for NSW's own research shows 30kmh saves lives.
> There is a 10 per cent risk that a pedestrian will be killed if hit by a modern car at 30km/h. At a 50km/h impact speed, the risk increases to 80 per cent.
https://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/downloads/speed-fact-sheet.pdf
#30please #betterstreets 30kmh #tfnsw #nsw #australia #slowstreets #15minutecities
RT Ian M. Stewart (Twitter)
At Thomas Dale HS they have a big kids art show. One class had to create social messages about things going on in the world 👇👇👇. Kids too want drivers to slow down and pay attention
Today is the last day to submit comments on the Maroubra Junction Public Domain Masterplan.
This plan is designed to guide public domain improvements over the next 20 years.
Please add your comments!
https://www.yoursay.randwick.nsw.gov.au/maroubrajunctionmasterplan
#betterstreets #maroubra #junction #nsw #easternsuburbs #sydney #anzacparade #maroubrajunction #transport #urbanplanning #roaddiet #30please
Randwick Council has developed a draft Public Domain Master Plan for Maroubra Junction. The plan is both practical and inspirational in its approach to transforming Maroubra Junction into a place where innovative transport and traffic solutions combine to create a
Why we need more continuous pedestrian crossings!
The Age: Pedestrians were given priority on Melbourne’s ‘Little’ streets. But drivers aren’t sharing
> One exception was Finders Lane at the intersection of the Degraves Street laneway, where the road is raised to footpath level and pedestrians “were observed confidently crossing the street without yielding to cars”.
#betterstreets #walking #melbourne #sharedstreets #30please #sidewalk
SMH: School zones for childcare centres: Push to reduce speed limits in villages, inner city
> Former Sydney deputy lord mayor Jess Scully also wants the council to back a maximum speed limit of 40km/h on all roads in the Sydney CBD and inner-city suburbs, “with consideration to 30km/h in our villages, to support safety for people walking and cycling”.
New! #3CR #podcast: Lena Huda: 30kmh as default urban speed limit, Slow Down Day and #Micromobility Conference
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