South Australia is at a fork in the road. Climate Change and commitments to reach net zero are requiring new ways to think about how we move around our city and State. If we are to reach our net zero targets, significant reductions in emissions from the movement sector will need to be delivered.
It’s been almost 10 years since the State Government’s Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan was released. A lot has changed.
Tram strategies and investments appear to have gone off track. Electric vehicles and hybrids are starting to take off. Adelaide has facilitated the emergence of new micro mobility options such as e-bikes and e-scooters. We have also experimented with semi-autonomous vehicles.
At the same time, some things have remained the same. There continues to be record investments in road projects. Our urban footprint continues to expand, which triggers greater private vehicle use and more traffic, not less. Plans for more dedicated and protected bike lanes to increase bike riding and improve safety continue to go around in circles.
The State Government has recently developed three new strategies that cover some aspects of how we might move in the future.
South Australia’s Road Safety Strategy to 2031
South Australia Walking Strategy 2022 to 2031
Draft SA Cycling / Bike Riding Strategy
The City of Adelaide has just embarked on developing a Cycling Infrastructure Strategic Action Plan. In addition, the State Government is embarking on a refresh of the Regional Plans.
UFX is of the view that these strategies and plans do not appear to be linked and there doesn't appear to be any plan for a comprehensive and integrated movement strategy that outlines how we will move in our emerging urban and regional forms.
UFX has assembled four experts to reflect on our current State, discuss the challenges we face and the opportunities we should realise going forward, and explore what technologies, tools and approaches we should use to get us where we need to be.
Panel Host
Reb Rowe - Deputy Chair UFX, Urban & Regional Planner, Jensen Plus + Adelaide Bike Kitchen
Expert Panelists:
Daniels Langeberg - Founder, CEO , EcoCaddy + Founder, CEO, Mache Coworking + Former Board Member UFX
Dr Jennifer Bonham , Adjunct Senior Research Fellow , Uni SA Creative
Shanti Ditter , Director, Planning Aspects Pty Ltd
Event Details
Date: 28 June
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
UFX Members Professional Plus: Free
UFX Members: $4
General Public: $8
Location: Zoom
The event will be Broadcast from Mache.
EVENT PARTNER: MACHE
We respectfully acknowledge the Kaurna community as the Traditional Custodians of the Adelaide Plains, the land on which we host and broadcast our event. We pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging and their ongoing connection to this land. We acknowledge the First Nations Peoples who have been protecting earth, water, spirit and sky since time immemorial and that it is their communities which are on the front line of the impacts of climate change.
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