Living Neighbourhoods

Using Systems Thinking and Behaviour Change to Create Community Demand for Lower Speed Limits

Margaret HowardDepartment of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure

Living Neighbourhoods - principles

• What we know about behaviour change

• personal motivators

• values, aspirations

• social norms, tipping points (linked to…)

• Systems thinking

• how things influence one another within the whole

 

Living Neighbourhoods - intentions

• supporting interested individuals and groups to generate community demand for people friendly streets and safer roads

• possibilities

• Why are things the way they are? Do they have to stay that way?

• sub-text

• influence a shift in community perceptions, attitudes and behaviour in relation to speed

 

How

• Click to edit Master text styles– Second level

• Third level– Fourth level

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Living Neighbourhoods - features

• interactive and online

• self managing tools

• citizen centric (rather than focussing on customer service)

• a ‘living’ resource

• linked to grants and other programs

 

Speed limits Chicanes Road Narrowing

Traditional approaches

Road narrowing, street art, run over kerbsoutside dining, gardens

Traditional approaches with a slant

Sharing spaces…

Street Parties

Big city ideas...

School ideas…

Community Street Gardens

Web Design & Content

Planner / Checklist

Working together

Getting Started

Funds and Grants

Ideas

Thinking outside the

square

Speeding myths

Road transport in SA

Other ways of travelling

Finding the Best Idea

Getting the message

across

Funds and Grants

Measuring success

Working with state govt

Working with local govt

Making it Happen

Templates & tips

Using the Planner / Checklist

Getting your

thoughts together

Share ideas

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