During the holidays, councils saw bike lanes, e-scooters, and walking paths getting lots of use. But the enthusiasm for active transport isn’t just a summer fling, writes Portia Odell.
Portia Odell
Recent polling by the Climate Council shows two in three Australians think governments should invest more in footpaths and bike lanes.
Councils can play a huge and important role in creating sustainable communities with clean transport at the forefront.
So it’s prime time for discussing how local governments can hit the accelerator on investment that gives their communities more active and sustainable transport choices, reduces reliance on increasingly expensive petrol and cuts emissions.
Transport is Australia’s third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions from cars, motorbikes and utes in particular are one of our fastest growing…