Prof. David Levinson teaches at the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney, where he leads TransportLab and the Transport Engineering group.
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A WalkSydney Word Cloud
When you join WalkSydney, you are asked about your interests. Our members responded, and we have turned that into a WordCloud. As would be no surprise, our members care about walking and pedestrians and transit (public transport) and cycling and access and design and improving walkability, and want to reduce car use. If you care about…
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The Brown Skies of Sydney
As I write, the air pollution level is “poor” according to the Bureau of Meteorology, due to smoke from bush fires. Unfortunately the air quality alerts from the BoM are not functioning as I write. Even the Daily Telegraph reports: Sydney’s air quality on Tuesday [November 19] is among the lowest in the world –…
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`Save the Trees’ on Lawson Street, Redfern
Anyone who has traveled from Redfern station to the University of Sydney is familiar with Lawson Street. The footpaths on Lawson Street are crowded, and the City of Sydney has a plan to widen them. Unfortunately, this involves removing mature trees and planting new trees in the parking lane. Local residents have started a petition…
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Inaugural Great West Walk Wianamatta Regional Park
The Great West Walk, a 65km section of Sydney’s walking network linking Parramatta and Penrith, is being launched with an Inaugural walk over five days from Friday 11th to Tuesday 15th October. The full walk is being undertaken by members of the Walking Volunteers and other walkers are being encouraged to join the Volunteers on…
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WalkSydney’s List of Aims
WalkSydney has developed a preliminary list of aims that will help make Sydney more walkable. We expect these will evolve over time, but it is a good place to start: Intersection Crossings Provide legal pedestrian crossings at all movements. Increase the use of Wombats (raised pedestrian crossings). Implement Pedestrian phases as the default condition, so…
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Submission: Redfern Station Southern Concourse
WalkSydney is pleased to make a submission on the Redfern Station Southern Concourse. WalkSydney is a community group working to make it easier, safer and more pleasant to walk in Sydney. With a growing population we need to ensure people can easily walk to public transport, local shops and services, and shared transport options. Historically…
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