UQ Geography Day
How do we plan for a
sustainable and inclusive urban
community?
Dr. Derlie Mateo-Babiano
i.mateobabiano@uq.edu.au
25 July 2014
session aim
By the end, you are able to:
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Discuss a number of MOBILITY
our VERY unsustainable world
CHALLENGES in
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Understand the complex INTERACTION of land use
and transport
• COMPREHEND WAYS to achieve sustainable
communities
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How do we plan for a sustainable and
inclusive urban community?
1. Create compact and
connected communities
2. Provide infrastructure
3. Plan for access
4. Provide options
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What is mobility &
accessibility?
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Mobility
• Mobility ease with which people can move around,
between or within locations.
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Accessibility
• Ability and ease with which
people can access places, and
social and economic
opportunities, within a
reasonable time and cost.
• This includes physical access
to public transport, buildings
and facilities.
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Access to opportunites
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Transport system
Physical
environment
transport
network
transport
users
geographic features, climate, air quality
set of interconnected routes
Fixed asset:
infrastructure
people, goods and vehicles
Mobile
units
Management,
operations,
regulations
regulatory &
management
subsystem
manage traffic
social
environment
interactions, communication, socio-economic
structures
transport
operating
environment
land use development patterns
What are our transport
mobility challenges?
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The Urban Transport Problem (UTP)
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Way-of-life of Australian cities
……based around private motor vehicles
as the primary means of transportation
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Southeast QLD average commute distance
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UTP with
‘private car’
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(Tolley, 2003)
1. Create compact
and connected
communities
Coordinate land use and transport
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Transport and Land Use Interaction (LUTI)
Land use
accessibility
transport
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activity
Land
use
density
Urban
form
Modal
split
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Land
use
density
Urban
form
Modal
split
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Traditional
or
walking city
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(Tolley, 2003)
Automobile city
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Transit city
The transit city: mixed density, mixed
22 grid based, centralised
use,
(http://maps.google.com/)
(Tolley, 2003)
2. provide integrated,
adequate and appropriate
infrastructure, especially
for green transport
options….it matters
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Bull Creek station (Perth)
Park-and-ride facilities at Murdoch,
Cockburn and Bull Creek stations are
often full by 7.15am
Park & ride
facility
cap. = 598
vehicles
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http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure/mcu/urbanpolicy/files/ACTIVE_TRAVEL_DISCUSSION_Chap_5.pdf
Brisbane’s cycling infrastructure
1986: no major cycle infrastructure
2006: 75km of major cycle infrastructure
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if we build it, will they come?
BCC’s public bike sharing scheme implemented in October 2010
covers inner city Brisbane and the CBD
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3. Plan for access
Promote the 'centres access hierarchy' &
'priority transit corridors
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Centres Access Hierarchy + Priority corridors
• a tool to achieve
more integrated
transport and land
use planning
• three levels of public
transport hubs:
 regional hubs
 sub-regional
hubs
 district hubs
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Eastern corridor renewal strategy
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/documents/plans_strategies/local_pla
ns_draft_eastern_corridor_renewal_strategy.pdf
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/documents/plans_strategies/local_plans_draft_eastern_corridor_renewal_strategy.pdf
Coorparoo precinct
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Coorparoo
precinct
• high-quality mixed use
‘urban village’
• convenient access to
public transport
• diverse range of
community facilities as
well as an attractive
public realm
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4. Provide transport options,
but make sustainable
options more attractive
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4. Plan for people
“If you plan cities for cars and
traffic, you get cars and
traffic. If you plan for people
and places, you get people and
places.”
- Jan Gehl
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Pedestrians
Cyclists
Public buses
Motorcycles
Private cars
Green transport hierarchy
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Park & ride
facility
cap. = 598
vehicles
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http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure/mcu/urbanpolicy/files/ACTIVE_TRAVEL_DISCUSSION_Chap_5.pdf
CAN YOU WALK for
15 minutes?
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15-min walkable centres/neighbourhood
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Roma street, Parklands
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SOURCE: http://brisurbane.wordpress.com/category/urban-planning/page/3/
Bangkok bus stop
Paris sidewalk
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Tokyo’s High Street: Omotesando
Copenhagen, Denmark
converted from streets for car to streets for people
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Switzerland
Calatrava-like transit/bus stop
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Zurich, Switzerland
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trams in Switzerland
summary and conclusion
Transport issues we encounter everyday are largely a
product of 1) our unsustainable behaviour and 2) the
way land use and transport interact promoting carorientated cities.
How do we then encourage a more
sustainable mobility culture?
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Do you see
It is a matter of
perspective
…paradigm shift
required!!!
….MUST HAVE
effective infrastructure;
prioritise people; plan
for access; and create
compact & connected
communities;
After all, we aim to
create a more
sustainable & liveable
place to live and be.
an old woman or a
young woman?
Suggested readings/references
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Newman, P 2003, ‘Walking in a historical, international and contemporary context’, in Tolley, R (eds),
Sustainable transport: Planning for walking and cycling in urban environments, England, North America,
CRC Press. http://www.knovel.com/web/portal/browse/display?_EXT_KNOVEL_DISPLAY_bookid=2309
OECD 2002, Sustainable transport policies, Paris, OECD.
http://english.cbcsd.org.cn/projects/mobility/download/oecd9714.pdf
Thomson, M 1977, Great Cities and their Traffic Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Kenworthy, JR 2006, ‘The eco-city: Ten key transport and planning dimensions for sustainable city
development’ ,Environment & Urbanization, 18(1), 67-85.
http://eau.sagepub.com/content/18/1/67.full.pdf+html
Ieda, H 2010, Sustainable urban transport in an Asian context. Tokyo,Springer.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/k34183/#section=659326&page=1
Jabareen, YR 2006, ‘Sustainable urban forms - Their typologies, models, and concepts’ Journal of
Architectural and Planning Research, 26, 38-52.
SEQ Connecting 2031
2012, National urban policy: Our cities our future
Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DoT) 2012, Draft report on walking, riding and access to
public transport, website at
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure/mcu/urbanpolicy/files/ACTIVE_TRAVEL_DISCUSSION_Ex
ec_Summary.pdf
Giles-Corti B, Ryan K & Foster S 2012, Increasing density in Australia: maximising the health benefits
and minimising harm, National Heart Foundation of Australia, Canberra.
Creating Places for People: an urban design protocol for Australian cities www.urbandesign.gov.au
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