Transport
Report
Delivering sustainable urban mobility
Australia is heading down the wrong path and a new approach to urban transport is needed that prioritises people rather than one particular mode of transport, according to this report.
Technical report
Energy, transport, waste and water demand forecasting and scenario planning for precincts
Forecasting for integrated demands and carbon impacts of a precinct in the ETWW (energy, transport, waste and water) domains will allow for the assessment of policy scenarios for low carbon futures.
Report
Combining taxi GPS data and open-source software for evidence-based traffic management and planning
Traffic congestion has a substantial impact on both the quality of life and economic opportunities available to the lowest income segments of society. Further, congestion exacerbates pollution and GHG emissions and has a known, substantial negative impact on urban GDP growth. Resource-constrained traffic management agencies are challenged to mitigate congestion, when they do not have...
Report
Research synthesis report: a research agenda for low carbon mobility
Low carbon transport (LCT) or low carbon mobility (LCM) have featured in many CRC for Low Carbon Living coversations, particularly for Research Programs 2 (Low Carbon Precincts) and 3 (Engaged Communities). The CRCLCL has specific milestones related to travel demand and transport activity.What has been missing is a research agenda to inform the CRC about...
Report
The role of ridesharing in addressing Canberra’s transport challenges
Overview The emergence of ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft offer a potentially useful addition to Canberra’s urban transport options. Canberra faces unique transport challenges. Car ownership rates are higher in the ACT than in most states, despite almost all of the population living in the Canberra urban area. But with population predicted to almost...