Upcoming Webinars
Christchurch Major Cycleway Programme: The natural disaster that was a catalyst for change
Friday 29 November 2024, 1-2pm AEDST
Christchurch has developed over 75km of separated cycle facilities retrofitted across the road network. The Major Cycleway Programme has enabled Christchurch to become the leader for cycle infrastructure in New Zealand. The 2011 earthquakes experienced in Canterbury, New Zealand caused significant devastation and destruction across the city. This disaster was a catalyst for change and provided Christchurch an opportunity to rebuild new and create a new identity.
This webinar will take you on the Christchurch journey towards becoming a cycle friendly city. This includes discussing The Share an Idea campaign which empowered the Christchurch community to share their dreams for the future of the city. The campaign attracted more than 100,000 ideas. The Major Cycleway network emerged as part of the city rebuild blueprint. This programme planned a network with over 100km of separated cycleways along 13 major routes across the city. In 2016, two consultant led consortia were established to complete the route designs. Now with 11 of the 13 routes nearing completion there has been exponential growth of people riding bikes over the past 5 years.
One of the completed routes has seen an average 30% growth in cyclists between 2019 and 2020. Recent surveys with users and residents also show strong support for the facility with 82% of cycle users surveyed stated that the new cycleway has encouraged them to make more trips by bike.
The webinar will share how the design team has progressed through route planning, design team consortia collaboration, construction and will touch on some lessons learnt along the journey.
Hosted by Austroads, the webinar will be presented by Emily Cambridge, Activate Urban and Jacob Bradbury, Christchurch City Council.
Previous Webinars
Charging forward: Understanding and growing electric bicycle usage in Queensland
This webinar presents a comprehensive body of research on e-bike usage and its potential growth in Queensland, Australia. Join us to learn about who is currently riding an e-bike – why, when and where they are riding – and the potential to encourage more Queenslanders to use e-bikes as a primary mode of transport.
Host: AITPM
Presenters: Sarah Wilkinson, Department of Transport and Main Roads (Queensland) and Tracy Sherwood Washington, Queensland University of Technology.
Bike Paths and Walking Trails as Biodiversity Corridors
Explore new design and planting guidelines from Murdoch University for a comprehensive guide on how to create cycleways or walk trails in urban areas.
Host: Engineers Australia
Presenter: Jane Chambers, NatureLink Perth
Gender Sensitive Urban Design Guidelines
This webinar focused on Canberra’s first Gender Sensitive Urban Design Guidelines. The guidelines will help planners, engineers, architects, landscape designers and developers create urban spaces that reflect the needs, interests, and routines of the city’s diverse community, enriching people’s daily lives.
Host: Austroads
- Anna Chauvel, PLACE Laboratory
- Richmond Henty, Transport Canberra and City Services, ACT Government
Safe Active Streets – An Overview of WA's Pilot Program
This webinar explores the origins of the program, how and why it started, it will share high-level insights from the evaluation, including what worked, what didn’t and what was learnt along the way. It also shares ‘where to next’ for the program and how this work will be used to inform guidelines to support the delivery of safe active street infrastructure by local government into the future.
Host: Austroads
Presenters:
2023 National Walking and Cycling Participation Survey
In this webinar, CWANZ presented the 2023 National Walking and Cycling Participation Survey, covered its methodology and provided a high-level overview of the results. Presenters also spoke about how the data is used in different states.
Host: Austroads
Presenters:
Design Innovations Working Group Research Outcomes
The CWANZ Design Innovations Working Group which has undertaken a range of research activities. This webinar will share the outcomes of the research.
Host: AITPM
Presenters:
- Dr Fay Patterson | Bike Adelaide
- Peter Kartsidimas | Director Networks and Planning, Infrastructure Victoria
- Dick van den Dool | Director, Barros van den DOOL Active Transport
Accelerating active transport with 30K speed limits
The topic of 30km/h speed limits in neighbourhood streets encompasses the potential benefits for road safety, public health, and community well-being. By examining best practices, international context, and Australian case studies, professionals can gain valuable insights into this road safety intervention. Furthermore, discussions on community education and engagement strategies contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the subject.
Host: Engineers Australia
Presenters:
- Rod King, Champion for 30km/h and 20mph default speed limits
- Dr Soames Job, Global Road Safety Solutions
Behaviour Change (with a focus on walking and bike riding)
In partnership with VicHealth
This webinar is for anyone interested in behaviour change and ways to get more people using different forms of transport. Using walking and cycling as examples, the theories and ideas presented are applicable to any program or messaging that aim to get people to do things differently. Suitable for designers, planners, consultants, local and state government, and anyone interested in helping create a healthier society.
Host: AITPM
Speakers:
Zebras and Wombats: Factchecking 'False Sense of Security'
This webinar looks at the different types of pedestrian crossing controls, behavioural responses of both drivers and people crossing and analyse the road safety implications. The presentation goes through the crash characteristics involved, including control of crash forces, analysis of crash braking patterns, the impact of uniform pavement marking on reaction times, speed and yield rates and crash reduction factors.
Host: Austroads
Presenter: Mark McDonald, Principal Technologist (Bicycles, Pedestrians and Motorcycles), Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
Cycling for Sustainable Cities
This webinar is based on the book “Cycling for Sustainable Cities” written by Ralph Buehler and John Pucher. In the session, the authors explore how to make city cycling safe, practical, and convenient for a broad spectrum of ages, genders and abilities. They also discuss the latest cycling trends and policies around the world and consider specific aspects of cycling.
In partnership with We Ride Australia and the Heart Foundation.
Host: Austroads
Presenters:
Research and data influencing walking for transport and urban design
This webinar will present research data on walking and walkability from two of the Australia’s leading organisations on walking. It will include evidence on the many social, economic and health benefits of walking. The presenters will discuss how to improve the walkability of our neighbourhoods through policy, planning, design and infrastructure. The presentation will provide evidence supporting more walking, and ways that engineers and designers can provide places encouraging people to walk.
Host: Engineers Australia
Presenters:
National Walking and Cycling Participation Survey 2021
In this webinar, the 2021 National Walking and Cycling Participation Survey (NWCPS) is presented by CWANZ, as coordinators of the 2021 survey, in conjunction with Austroads.
The webinar covers the methodology and provides a brief review of the results. Presenters also talk about how the data is used in different states and some interpretations that can be made.
Host: Austroads
Presenters:
Keeping the Walking and Cycling Activity Boom Times Post-COVID 19
To start exploring how the increases in walking and cycling has happened and what we can learn from the experience to continue the positive change CWANZ hosted a webinar on 25 May 2020, chaired by Craig Wooldridge (CWANZ Chair), a panel of experts across a range of disciplines brought together their key thoughts and learnings from the pandemic, and a proposed way forward.
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