Imagine the equivalent of a service station for pedestrians. A place where they can break their journey, to rest, recharge, check their directions. It’s a landmark and a meeting spot.
How do we get Councils to address shade on walking paths. Our Council has built many kilometres of pathways under grants from Cycle Network Local Govt
Grants Program and Australian Govt Road Safety Program. There's not a tree in sight. Who'll use these pathways as our climate increases. Who'd take their dog out and risk paw burns?
I support these networks, but the green infrastructure should have been installed as they did the grey.
What levers do we have to get them to take action?
I see the same here and my bus stop is just one of many examples. I think it's that siloing. The funding is for the path so that's all they can do. Planting is a different department / organisation / level of government. even within TMR there is the Cycle Network Local Govt grants and they also have Walking Local Government Grants and their new Moving and Place initiative. https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/community-and-environment/planning-for-the-future/movement-and-place And of course, the local councils will also have their separate sections.
Within these organisations there will be people just as frustrated as we are. They don't know how to make it happen either. Policies might help but they aren't enough.
That's what the articles and the whole Shady Lanes project is all about - trying to find ways for people to collaborate, moving from linear thinking to more ecosystems. That's also why I'm interested in Doughnut Economics and take part in @regenbrisbane. We did a workshop on heat and shade on Sunday and I'm part way through the write-up. I'll send you a link when it's done.
How do we get Councils to address shade on walking paths. Our Council has built many kilometres of pathways under grants from Cycle Network Local Govt
Grants Program and Australian Govt Road Safety Program. There's not a tree in sight. Who'll use these pathways as our climate increases. Who'd take their dog out and risk paw burns?
I support these networks, but the green infrastructure should have been installed as they did the grey.
What levers do we have to get them to take action?
I see the same here and my bus stop is just one of many examples. I think it's that siloing. The funding is for the path so that's all they can do. Planting is a different department / organisation / level of government. even within TMR there is the Cycle Network Local Govt grants and they also have Walking Local Government Grants and their new Moving and Place initiative. https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/community-and-environment/planning-for-the-future/movement-and-place And of course, the local councils will also have their separate sections.
Within these organisations there will be people just as frustrated as we are. They don't know how to make it happen either. Policies might help but they aren't enough.
That's what the articles and the whole Shady Lanes project is all about - trying to find ways for people to collaborate, moving from linear thinking to more ecosystems. That's also why I'm interested in Doughnut Economics and take part in @regenbrisbane. We did a workshop on heat and shade on Sunday and I'm part way through the write-up. I'll send you a link when it's done.