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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Submission: Connected Liverpool 2050: Draft Local Strategic Planning Statement: A Land Use Vision to 2050.
WalkSydney is pleased to make a submission on Connected Liverpool 2050: Draft Local Strategic Planning Statement: A Land Use Vision to 2050. WalkSydney is a community group advocating for walking. As Sydney’s population grows, we want people to be able to walk easily to schools, public transport, local shops and services and shared transport choices.…
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Notice of WalkSydney’s First General Meeting
WalkSydney will host its first Annual General Meeting on Date: Saturday 27 July 2019 AT 2 pm Place: 68 Wentworth Avenue at Level 4. (There will be instructions on the door about what number to call for access.) RSVP: Please let us know if you plan to attend.
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Surface treatments – a disutility from utilities.
In the minds of urban designers, the footpaths are designed and built with a particular material. On day 1 it looks lovely. But some utility needs to be repaired, and works need to be done, so the bricks in the footpaths are ripped out. They are never properly restored, asphalt is somehow sufficient replacement. And…
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A WalkSydney WalkUp
The now officially registered WalkSydney is holding a meeting on Saturday, May 11 at 2 pm. If you are interested in attending, email us at walksydney1@gmail.com with your contact info, and we will let you know the location. Agenda Last Meeting Follow-up Incorporated association – paperwork New Business Election of Executive Members Centre for Road…
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Pedestrians count / Count pedestrians
That which is counted, counts. The English mathematician and biostatistician Karl Pearson once said, “That which is measured improves. That which is measured and reported improves exponentially.” The sorry state of walk signals in Sydney, where a pedestrian should be thankful for 6 seconds of walk time every two minutes at some intersections occurs in…
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Pedestrians are Fine, Don’t Fine Pedestrians
The Sydney Morning Herald presents an opinion that It’s futile and yet police persist in fining jaywalkers. This is our sad reality, pedestrians, who cannot of themselves do much damage, are fined, while cars, which can kill in the blink of an eye, proceed unscathed. The stated argument for criminalising “jaywalking” (not an actual crime, but…
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