Facilitating active transport for personal and societal benefits

In this paper the author examines why �active transport� has become so significant for the health and safety of the Australian community. By increasing physical activity through �active transport�, some of the health-damaging aspects of motorised transport (trauma, air and noise pollution, community severance) can be replaced by health-promoting transport. To enable active transport, transport and land use planning must be integrated at a local level with great attention to detail. The consequences of this relatively new knowledge are to enquire how trip generators and councils are communicating and retrofitting the urban fabric to better support and encourage walking, cycling and the use of public transport. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E213376.