Upcoming Project: Help Austroads develop useful guidance to support safe active travel to school1/4/2024 Austroads is currently developing best practice guidance to support safe active travel to and from school. The guidance is planned for people involved in the management of transport infrastructure and programs that relate to school travel, including road managers, transport planners and engineers.
Austroads is looking for people to help develop useful guidance by sharing their subject-matter experience. This includes:
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National Ride to School Day, on the 22nd of March 2024, is a fun way to raise awareness of the benefits of riding, walking and scooting – collectively known as ‘active transport’- to school. It is a day when the school community can come together to promote the joys and benefits of active travel to school. It is also a great way to kick start positive habits for the year ahead, but also longer term into adulthood, that benefit personal health, the environment, and even learning. We suggest some steps to take if you are keen to make a Ride to School Day happen at your school but don’t know where to begin. Remember:
Ride2School Day is about more than just getting to school on two wheels. It's about building a healthier, happier community, one ride at a time. Getting started: Key tips The following tips are designed to get you started. Please also check the great Bicycle Network's resources to assist with organising your own ride to school day. If you are in NSW please also sign up to the Bicycle NSW page to find out what is happening locally and let us know where you are in terms of promoting active travel at your school Tips are divided into NOW, A WEEK BEFORE, ON THE DAY and AFTER. NOW 1. Do some quick research and find a couple of supporters before you start
3. Pick a date and get it in the school calendar:
5. Rally the troops
Optional: Seek sponsorship
Spread the word
Optional - Extra promotion
THE WEEK BEFORE 9. Visibility
ON THE DAY
13. Early Setup
Optional: Reward Participants
AFTER THE EVENT 16. Share Results
Additional Resources:
Better Streets will speaking at a a panel discussion at the Wurridjal Festival.
Where: Hurlstone Memorial Reserve Community Centre in Hurlstone Park, NSW When: Thursday March 28, 6-8pm Panel Discussion Topic: Human health and river health - How do they come together on the Cooks River? How is the health of the Cooks River and the health of the communities linked? What does it mean to have a healthy urban river and a healthy community? The river connects to the streets of our neighborhoods. The rainwater connects the river to the bay. We connect to each other along the shared river path. How do we rethink these vital connections to green and 'blue' public spaces, to ensure a healthier city and river? This discussion forms part of the Wurridjal Festival. This celebration of strong communities and ecologies along the Cooks River, held between 14 March and 7 April, features over 30 free events including walks, clean-ups, bushcare and cycling. The Festival aims to reconnect communities with First Nations knowledge and care for Country by marking the start of a season when mullet (‘wurridjal’ in the Aboriginal languages of the Sydney region) enter the Cooks River during their pre-spawning migration along Australia’s east coast. Guests: Jennifer Newman (Wiradjuri woman, Cooks River Valley Association), will be joined by Dr Megan Sharkey from Better Streets, Kiran Kashyap from Regen Sydney and Dr Andrew Thomas from the Cooks River Alliance, to discuss the Cooks River, as an active transport corridor, animal habitat and public space. We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to Monique Ewan our part-time Executive Officer, who will be stepping down on 12 March to pursue other ventures. Monique’s unwavering commitment and contributions have been pivotal to our administration, volunteer engagement, events, and more. We cannot thank her enough for her invaluable service.
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