Case Studies

Training Courses for Professionals on Designing for Pedestrians and Cyclists, New South Wales and Queensland

Town/Region | Inner City, Suburban, Metro, Regional Towns
State | NSW
Context | Urban mobility
Target Group | Transport professionals including road designers, traffic engineers, planners, project managers and consultants
Timing | Courses ongoing. Approximately three per year.
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Overview

The Designing for Pedestrians and Cyclists training course is designed to provide road transport engineering and planning practitioners with a working knowledge of pedestrian and cycling planning and design issues and current best practice. The aim is to help engineers and planners provide for people walking and cycling as an integral part of the overall road transport system. The course consists of a mixture of classroom presentations, practical work on site and group technical assignment work where participants work in teams to develop solutions to a number of real-life examples.

Key Features

The training course provides:

A holistic and inclusive approach to road-based transport.
Integrated field experience on foot and by bicycle with theory/principles and group-work assignments.
Better knowledge and understanding of the key operating characteristics of pedestrians and cyclists to ensure better transport integration;
Understanding of the importance of sustainable transport modes and their role in the transport system.

Considerations

Time available to professionals to take on additional training is limited.
Including high quality provision for cyclists and pedestrians presents a challenge to the current transport paradigm which until now gives overwhelming consideration to motor-based transport.

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Last updated on 25th June, 2009