In parts of Australia the transport sector accounts for around 25% of our greenhouse gas emissions. Clearly this needs to be addressed with the solutions coming from innovative thinking and technologies. Conventional practices have created the problems of pollution, congestion and traffic trauma. We need to start planning for the future and freeing ourselves from dependence on oil.

In 2005, Going Solar established a separate Sustainable Transport Division to pursue new ideas, products and technologies. We work with Urban Designers, Transport Planners and Traffic Planners but champion the sustainable transport options. Clients include both those from the private sector (developers who see an economic advantage in making their developments more sustainable) and the government sector.

We specialise in sustainable transport solutions for lower density areas. This involves Transport Orientated Development around village hubs and nodes. Our strategies include the encouragement of walking, cycling, carsharing, good urban design and the increased use of public transport.

Transport Extra provides the space for longer articles and issues.

Transport Extra #1 is a four-page article with facts and figures on providing Quality Melbourne Transport. It includes a proposal for Melbourne for a Middle Circle Railway.

The subject of Transport Extra #2 is: Letter from an Urban Villager. It describes what life could be like from the point of view of a resident in a new suburb designed to be much more sustainable.

Transport Extra #3 questions the messages being provided by governments and the media with regard to sustainability.

Sustainable Cities Authority (SCA)

Download the first draft of the Sustainable Cities Authority (SCA) document. The SCA is proposed as a vehicle to draw together sustainable transport and related good urban design, building design and sustainable tourism. The intention is to complement the work of existing agencies and strategies.

Maps, illustrations and photos make up most of the content of the 16 page document. The transit routes shown are indicative only but provide a representation of what is possible. Obviously there will be many other opportunities to implement these measures.

We welcome your feedback and comment.

For additional information, please contact Steve Ingrouille

Phone: (03) 9348 1000

Fax: (03) 9348 0077

Email: steve@goingsolar.com.au