Suzanne Mavoa

A pilot project, which focused on Melbourne in 2012, developed an initial workflow to calculate address-level liveability measures. This paper reviews methodological challenges encountered in the scaling up of this 5-year collaborative research program.

Report

How walkable is Melbourne? The development of a transport walkability index for metropolitan Melbourne

3 Dec 2014

Billie Giles-Corti,

Suzanne Mavoa,

Serryn Eagleson,

Melanie Davern,

Rebecca Roberts,

Hannah Badland

McCaughey VicHealth Community Wellbeing Unit

Creating walkable compact cities is a global priority, and also a priority in Melbourne. There is a growing body of evidence showing that city design has a profound impact on the willingness and ability of residents to walk for transport. Higher density, mixed use developments...

Conference paper

Development and trial of an automated, open source walkability tool through AURIN's Open Source Portal

29 Nov 2013

Billie Giles-Corti,

Gus Macaulay,

Nick Middleton,

Bryan Boruff,

Carolyn Whitzman,

Fiona Bull,

Iain Butterworth,

Hannah Badland,

Suzanne Mavoa,

Rebecca Roberts,

Hayley Christian

6th State of Australian Cities Conference, 26-29 November 2013, Sydney, Australia

Creating walkable environments produces a range of health and environmental co-benefits including increased physical activity, social interaction, sustainable living and environmental protection. This paper provides details of the development, trial, validation and potential application of a ‘Walkability Index Tool’.

Conference paper

Objective measures of a walkable neighbourhood: how do they fit with residents’ experiences?

27 Nov 2009

Karen Witten,

Suzanne Mavoa,

Robin Kearns

4th State of Australian Cities National Conference, 24-27 November 2009, Perth, Australia

This paper examines residents’ experiences and observations on what makes their neighbourhood pleasant and unpleasant for walking in four Auckland localities with contrasting built environment and socio-economic profiles.