healthy and active community design

A presentation for Legislative Assembly-

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• The Active Living project will work to create a built environment that supports a more active Canberra.

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And talk about the structure: SEG Group and Seeping study (but refer to that back later)

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• 15% growth In 5 years

• total footprint 11 x area of the ACT

• 15% more than the average Australian footprint (7.3 gha)

Scary facts:

- The average Canberra house size has increased from 149 m2 to 213 m2 over 20 years

-Australia has the largest average house size in the developed world and Canberra has the largest average house size in the nation

75 % of Canberran currently live in detached houses

-ACT consumption of electricity and gas has grown more quickly that its population

- Houses and cars account for around 94 % if Canberra's greenhouse gas emissions

- Canberra is about 10 times less dense than Melbourne and Sydney and is one of the lowest density cities in the word

- Canberra has a higher car dependence than the national average

- Since 1990 the amount of road infrastructure maintained by the ACT government has grown by nearly 30%

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;Nine million Australians are a , t'ckt'ng 'fat bon1b' th~aq~.corf\,a}-1

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National Health Survey 7 proportion of people who are overweight or obese increased from 48.7 per cent (2004-05) to ,~].8 per cent in 2007-08 in the ACT

Contact to people outside of a household declined by 16.4 per cent between 2002 and 2006 in the ACT (vibrant?)

Greenhouse gas emissions increased by 1. 7 per cent since 2000 7 higher than the national average (0.7%) in the ACT

Our ecological footprint increased from 7.4 to 8.5 global hectares in the ACT

There is also a hidden productivity issue 7 people that aren't suffering from the epidemic are healthier and more productive in their work

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Where do we start?

What have we got?

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• 1 0 per cent of all car trips are less than 1 km (ten min walk);

• 30 per cent are less than 3 km;

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Personal Mobility:

1.Bridging distance

2. all journeys start and finish by foot

3.Cycling extends walking range

4. Greater accessibility and reliability

5.Community equity

6.Supporting demand for place to ride

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Table 2: Multiple benefits of a mode shift to active transport

Planning objectives

Reduce congestion

Roadway costs savings

Parking costs savings

Consumer cost savings

Improve mobility options

Improve traffic safety

Energy conservation

Pollution reduction

Efficient land use

Public health and fitness

(Source: Litman 2009)

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Cycling Embassy of Denmark report 2012

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Aussie driving habits heavily impacted with over half driving less and trying harder to combine trips

What impact, if any, have higher fuel prices had on your household's driving habits?

Using my vehicle less

Trying harder to combine errands/trips

Cutting down on non·nsentlalllving expenses

Using public transport more

Driving in less busy (non·peak) periods

Car pooling (sharing with others)

Buying a new vehicle that Is more fuel efficient

Using my vehicle more (less traffic)

Trading In my vehicle for a motorcycle or scooter

Giving up my vehicle altogether

Trading In my vehicle for a bicycle

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Cracks are a good thing if they are not too far apart

Creating enclosed spaces -7 Small is beautiful (think from a small structural point of view and multiply)

Provide a framework of local material use (if its wood, display it in the fa<;ade, if its stone do the same)

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Figure 9.3 Different architectural forms that achieve the same density (i.e. 75 dwellings per hectare)

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Federal Government National Urban Design Protocol confirmed the gap for better guidance on Active Living on Site level

Developed locally informed by international best practice, the checklist contains a 'goodie pack' of valuable measures that are useful for everyone.

It contains a value statement that outlines the potential direct benefits.

The checklist has also been included in the work of the Green Star Council of Australia (Healthy Communities rating tool as an required indicator)

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For more information and questions

• Greg Mews, Active Living Coordinator

• Heart Foundation

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- www.heartfoundation.org.au

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