1. Brendan Gleeson
National Local Government Infrastructure and Asset Management Conference
MAV
June 2016

2. Australian Council of Learned Academies
ACOLA is the forum whereby Australia’s four independent Learned Academies - Australian Academy of Science, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Australian Academy of the Humanities and Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering - come together to contribute to inform national policy and to develop innovative solutions to complex global problems and emerging national needs.

3. Delivering Sustainable Urban Mobility
Securing Australia’s Future
In June 2012 the Australian Government announced Securing Australia’s Future, a $10 million investment in a series of strategic research programs delivered to the Australian Chief Scientist and the Commonwealth Science Council (previous to October 2014, the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council, PMSEIC). Projects coordinated by ACOLA.
Australia’s comparative advantage
STEM: Country comparisons
Smart engagement with Asia
The role of science, research and technology in lifting Australian productivity
New technologies and their role in our security, etc
Engineering energy: unconventional gas production
Australia's agricultural future
Sustainable urban mobility (SAF 8)
Translating research for economic and social benefit
Capabilities for Australian enterprise innovation
Business diasporas in Australia: maximising people to people links with Asia
Though direct comparisons may not be appropriate, the recent European planning experience has demonstrated the importance of:
a national framework for urban planning;
action at the metropolitan level; and engaging communities in the development of sustainable responses

4. Delivering Sustainable Urban Mobility
Expert Working Group
Prof Bruce Armstrong FAA
Prof Graeme Davison FAHA, FASSA
Prof Brendan Gleeson FASSA
Dr Bruce Godfrey (Chair) FTSE
Dr Jacques de Vos Malan
Though direct comparisons may not be appropriate, the recent European planning experience has demonstrated the importance of:
a national framework for urban planning;
action at the metropolitan level; and engaging communities in the development of sustainable responses

5. Delivering Sustainable Urban Mobility
EWG meetings
4 Expert Studies
Health
Technology
Economics
Social/institutional
Invited expert forum, including scholars, consultants, policymakers
Independent review
Though direct comparisons may not be appropriate, the recent European planning experience has demonstrated the importance of:
a national framework for urban planning;
action at the metropolitan level; and engaging communities in the development of sustainable responses

6. Delivering Sustainable Urban Mobility
Expert Studies
Dr Peter Brain
Dr John Stone
Dr Elizabeth Taylor
Dr Serryn Eagleson
Professor Billie Giles-Corti
Professor John Stanley
Dr Brendan Pender
Andrew Cole
Yvonne Kirk
Melanie Lowe
David Singleton
Though direct comparisons may not be appropriate, the recent European planning experience has demonstrated the importance of:
a national framework for urban planning;
action at the metropolitan level; and engaging communities in the development of sustainable responses

7. Assoc Prof Scott McGuire
Delivering Sustainable Urban Mobility
Review Panel
Prof Robert Clark AO
Assoc Prof Scott McGuire
Prof Peter Newman AO
Though direct comparisons may not be appropriate, the recent European planning experience has demonstrated the importance of:
a national framework for urban planning;
action at the metropolitan level; and engaging communities in the development of sustainable responses

8. Delivering Sustainable Urban Mobility
Delivering Sustainable Urban Mobility was launched by the Minister for Cities and the Built Environment, the Hon Jamie Briggs MP, with opening remarks from the Chief Scientist of Australia, Professor Ian Chub AC on 7 October 2015 in Canberra.

12. Delivering Sustainable Urban Mobility
Urban morphology
Transport technology
Population and environmental health
Climate change
Social sustainability
Economic productivity: micro and macro
Strategic and metropolitan planning
Though direct comparisons may not be appropriate, the recent European planning experience has demonstrated the importance of:
a national framework for urban planning;
action at the metropolitan level; and engaging communities in the development of sustainable responses

13. Key Findings
Cities and people: the urban mobility challenge:
Australian cities are vulnerable
Australian urban environmental footprints are not sustainable
Technological innovations are important
Three strategies are key in improving urban sustainability
Australia has limited fuel stocks. Our greenhouse gas emissions are increasing. Inefficiencies in the transport sector and inadequate infrastructure have been highlighted by Infrastructure Australia.

14. Key Findings
Transport technology: the next 25 years
Limited fuel stocks are a major national risk
Greenhouse gas emissions are growing not declining
The transport sector is inefficient – this incurs costs
Inadequate infrastructure restricts productivity and incurs costs
Several key enabling technological innovations are evident
Policy development needs to be nimble to match rapid change
Australian transport emissions
The growing and increasingly ageing population presents specific challenges for Australian cities.

15. Key Findings
Impacts on the environment, public health and safety
The growing, ageing population presents particular urban challenges
Inner city living is becoming denser; outer city living risks being marginalised
Transport risk and poverty
Inner city living is becoming denser but outer city living risks being marginalised. This can lead to transport poverty.

16. Key Findings
Barriers and pathways to sustainable urban mobility
The cost of urban congestion will increase four-fold in two decades
The majority of Australian children are no longer actively mobile as commuters
Planning for the origin-destination distance is key to sustainability
Access to multi-modal transport choices promotes sustainability
Urban congestion costs money. This is forecast to grow from the current $15 billion per annum to more than $50 billion in the next 15 years. Most Australian children are no longer actively mobile as commuters. Public health issues are related to this.

17. Key Findings
Economic perspectives
Economic progress is not evenly distributed
Australian cities have a significant infrastructure deficit
Integrated planning is essential
Policy reforms and regulation have a role to play
Polycentric cities bring people closer to opportunities
The key strategy in sustainable urban mobility is planning to shorten the distance between origin and destination. Providing access to multi-modal transport choices contributes to social equity and economic growth.

18. Key Findings
Towards sustainable urban mobility
Community consultation and active local involvement is essential
Successful sustainable urban planning includes action at the metropolitan level
A national framework for urban planning ensures that infrastructure investments are maximised
The State-of-the-Art of
sustainable urban mobility
plans in Europe
Economic progress is not evenly distributed within and between Australian cities. Addressing the Australian infrastructure deficit has been identified as a priority. Integrated planning, along with policy reforms and regulation, can lead to the development of polycentric cities.

19. A national planning framework Action at the metropolitan level
Polycentric planning in metropolitan regions
Communities engaged in the development of sustainable responses
Though direct comparisons may not be appropriate, the recent European planning experience has demonstrated the importance of:
a national framework for urban planning;
action at the metropolitan level; and engaging communities in the development of sustainable responses

20. http://www.acola.org.au Delivering Sustainable Urban Mobility
Though direct comparisons may not be appropriate, the recent European planning experience has demonstrated the importance of:
a national framework for urban planning;
action at the metropolitan level; and engaging communities in the development of sustainable responses