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Theme 3Transport choices for sustainable communitiesConceptSociety’s needs for excellent transportation and accessibility are changing quickly. Strategicresearch will enable planners to better understand how to balance environmental, socialequity and efficiency needs.ATC is interested in progressing research with the theme of the ‘transport choices forsustainable communities’.Some recent work that relates to this theme:Currently, SCOT is progressing research in order that ATC may consider nationalintegrated transport and land use planning guidelines plus other urban congestionmanagement tools such as modelling and transport performance indicators;The Commonwealth is proposing climate change mitigation measures throughproposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) legislation, and in the broadercontext of providing transport choices, the National Broadband Network roll-out willsupport wider options for access and choice in the provision of goods and serviceswithin communities; andThe Australian Government, through its Social Inclusion Board, and the States andTerritories, through their Social Inclusion Units, are researching transportation issuesand ways to improve social inclusion through transportation.There are opportunities for further research to inform future policy around this theme byinvestigating the following facets of this theme.Integration of land use and transport planningWhile the integration of land use and transport planning has proven to be a sound planningprinciple, its application has often not been fast enough to meet the increasingly complexdemand for transport functionality. Whether it is a new development or a redevelopment,strategic research provides the means to identify better ways of providing transportationand accessibility.Page 12
Case StudyWestern Australian passenger train services aim to produce a more sustainable balancebetween car use and other transport options through efficient and effective public transportand non-motorised transport alternatives. The 2004 “triple bottom line” report found thatthe new MetroRail project, the Perth to Mandurah Rail line, has achieved a favourableeconomic cost-benefit ratio as well as producing substantial environmental and other noneconomicbenefits.http://www.pta.wa.gov.au//scripts/viewoverview_contact.asp?NID=2430&SID=PRDPTASociological researchUnderstanding community values is important. Changing demographics will have to beconsidered. People’s behaviour and expectations for access and its relationship to transportand urban design need to be better understood. Sociological and socio-economic researchwill enable them to relate tangibly to real, contemporary community needs for transportand urban design.Alternatives to moving goods and peopleThe communications revolution has opened new opportunities for connectivity. Thisconnectivity may have significant implications for our urban design and the delivery ofservices to communities.Page 13
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Page 11: Case StudyA rail bottleneck occurs
Page 15 and 16: Best practiceThere are many success
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