WalkSydney Gets Results (July 2022)
WalkSydney Gets Results (July 2022)
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Welcome to the July Newsletter.
We have two upcoming events:
GreenWay from Iron Cove to the Cooks River
Hosted by WalkSydney and presented by the Inner West Council, this in person, Public Forum event will look at the long anticipated GreenWay, a 5.8km environmental and active travel corridor linking the Cooks River at Earlwood with the Parramatta River at Iron Cove.
Come along on:
Saturday 23 July 2022 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (UTC+10)
at Upstairs at Little B.I.G. House, 16 Flour Mill Way, Summerhill, NSW.
For those interested, we’ll finish the Forum with a walk to Arlington Light Rail for afternoon tea at Cafe Calibre (at your own cost).
Now is the opportunity for you to play an active role in making Greater Sydney more walkable!
Our AGM is coming up August 27, and we are looking for passionate people to join our Committee.
As a board member you will be required to attend board meetings and partake in directing the strategy and actions of the organisation.
Board meetings are held every alternate month, and usually take place virtually.
You can read more about the role and apply here.
Events and achievements
On the 2 July our founding president David Levinson presented at the Public Forum hosted by WalkSydney, Friends of Erskineville and EcoTransit Sydney.
He shared his knowledge about Traffic Signals, how they work and how, instead of being aligned for drivers and cars, they can be re-programmed to improve walkability instead.
Did you know that the typical traffic signals in a city reduces the radius being reached on foot by 24%?
This means a loss of 45% of the number of areas/opportunities that a pedestrian could reach 100 years ago!
Watch or re-watch the lecture here:
Safe Streets to School meets with Minister for Metropolitan Roads and local Councillor
Back in June, Safe Streets to School’s Jon Lindley and Lena Huda met with the Minister for Metropolitan Roads’ Natalie Ward and Wollongong Councillor John Dorahy in Mount St Thomas, Wollongong, to encourage both levels of government to reduce speed limits to 30km/hr within school catchment areas, as well as the implementation of footpaths and crossings. A campaign we at WalkSydney are actively supporting.
WalkSydney in the Media
Inner West Council's proposal to reduce speed limits to 40km/hr on all local roads as well as introduce 30km/hr near schools and areas popular with cyclists has received a bit of attention in the news, including a few quotes from WalkSydney.
From the blog
WalkSydney gets results
Following our post from March 2020, “Whose turn? The strange case of Golden Grove Street and Darlington Road”, the City of Sydney has finally improved this busy intersection, connecting the Darlington Campus of the University of Sydney with Newtown.
Walking and cycling should lead mobility post social distancing
Better Transport for Sydney
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