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Tim AskewNewcastle City Council
Tim Askew is the City Revitalisation Coordinator at Newcastle City Council, helping manage a diverse team of professionals covering Economic Development, Smart City, Destination Marketing, City Revitalisation, Place Making and Energy and Resource Management. While only being in the role for 18 months Tim has worked at Council for over 7 years previously managing the Hunter Street and Coastal Revitalisation Programs. Prior to working in Government, Tim had over 20 years in the private sector working in strategy, project management and finance across multiple industries.
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Abstract
How Newcastle City Council is supporting active transport.
Newcastle City Council is supporting active transport in the CBD and suburbs through strategies, plans and projects. The talk will outline these strategies and projects and discuss the key issues facing Council when developing these projects.
In the CBD, key elements of active transport are being advanced in the design of the Newcastle City Centre and the Smart City Strategy is bringing new technology and thinking to support active transport. In the suburbs, Council strategies are providing the necessary guidance to deliver better active transport infrastructure across the local government area. The Newcastle Transport Strategy has many actions, relating to walking and cycling and the local centres program is designing and delivering improved walking and cycling facilities in local and neighbourhood centres. Better mapping of cycling networks are also underway and the Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan program delivers millions of dollars of improvements to walking paths every year. However, there are always issues with retrofitting an existing urban environment with high standard active transport facilities.
How Newcastle City Council is supporting active transport.
Newcastle City Council is supporting active transport in the CBD and suburbs through strategies, plans and projects. The talk will outline these strategies and projects and discuss the key issues facing Council when developing these projects.
In the CBD, key elements of active transport are being advanced in the design of the Newcastle City Centre and the Smart City Strategy is bringing new technology and thinking to support active transport. In the suburbs, Council strategies are providing the necessary guidance to deliver better active transport infrastructure across the local government area. The Newcastle Transport Strategy has many actions, relating to walking and cycling and the local centres program is designing and delivering improved walking and cycling facilities in local and neighbourhood centres. Better mapping of cycling networks are also underway and the Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan program delivers millions of dollars of improvements to walking paths every year. However, there are always issues with retrofitting an existing urban environment with high standard active transport facilities.
Presentation
How Newcastle City Council is supporting active transport
Presented on 27th September 2017 at the Active Transport: The Richmond Vale Rail Trail Conference (2017)
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