Creating a city that works: opportunities and solutions for a more sustainable Melbourne: position paper on passenger transport and urbanisation

More sustainable solutions to passenger transport and urbanisation challenges are available. Victoria has access to less energy intensive forms of transport, for both public transport and for private vehicles. We understand the patterns of urban development that allow people to walk and cycle to local services and community facilities. In addition, we are getting better at integrating transport technologies and urban design, for example through transit oriented development. The challenge is to develop and maintain the will to institute the fundamental changes that we know are necessary over the longer term. There are three key areas that require further attention if we are to ensure change occurs in the right direction and in a timely manner. The first is better use of rational pricing. The second is improved integration and coordination of land use planning and transport planning. The third is leadership from government. This position paper on passenger transport and urbanization aims to stimulate discussion, raise key issues, analyse some of the current responses to those issues, explore institutional barriers to change, and recommend some actions to help improve the sustainability of Melbourne's urban environment and transport system.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Victoria. Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability

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• Publication Date: 2007-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 33p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Intermodal transportation; Land use planning; Passenger transportation; Policy; Public transit; Road pricing; Sustainable transportation; Transportation planning; Urban development
• Uncontrolled Terms: Planning and Environment
• Geographic Terms: Melbourne (Australia)
• ATRI Terms: Integrated transport; Land use; Passenger transport; Policy; Public transport; Road pricing; Sustainable transport; Town planning; Transport planning; Urban development
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01386820
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9781921147081
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 9:50PM