Upcoming Webinars

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2025 Program to be announced soon

 

Previous Webinars

Christchurch Major Cycleway Programme: The natural disaster that was a catalyst for change

This webinar will take you on the Christchurch journey towards becoming a cycle friendly city. This includes discussing The Share an Idea campaign which empowered the Christchurch community to share their dreams for the future of the city. The Major Cycleway network emerged as part of the city rebuild blueprint. This programme planned a network with over 100km of separated cycleways along 13 major routes across the city. With 11 of the 13 routes nearing completion there has been exponential growth of people riding bikes over the past five years.

Host: Austroads

Presenters: Emily Cambridge, Activate Urban and Jacob Bradbury, Christchurch City Council

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Charging forward: Understanding and growing electric bicycle usage in Queensland

This webinar presents a comprehensive body of research on e-bike usage and its potential growth in Queensland, Australia. Join us to learn about who is currently riding an e-bike – why, when and where they are riding – and the potential to encourage more Queenslanders to use e-bikes as a primary mode of transport.

Host: AITPM

Presenters: Sarah Wilkinson, Department of Transport and Main Roads (Queensland) and Tracy Sherwood WashingtonQueensland University of Technology.

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Gender Sensitive Urban Design Guidelines

This webinar focused on Canberra’s first Gender Sensitive Urban Design Guidelines. The guidelines will help planners, engineers, architects, landscape designers and developers create urban spaces that reflect the needs, interests, and routines of the city’s diverse community, enriching people’s daily lives.

Host: Austroads

Presenters:

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Bike Paths and Walking Trails as Biodiversity Corridors

Explore new design and planting guidelines from Murdoch University for a comprehensive guide on how to create cycleways or walk trails in urban areas.

Host: Engineers Australia

Presenter: Jane Chambers, NatureLink Perth

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2023 National Walking and Cycling Participation Survey

In this webinar, CWANZ presented the 2023 National Walking and Cycling Participation Survey, covered its methodology and provided a high-level overview of the results. Presenters also spoke about how the data is used in different states.

Host: Austroads

Presenters:

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Safe Active Streets – An Overview of WA's Pilot Program

This webinar explores the origins of the program, how and why it started, it will share high-level insights from the evaluation, including what worked, what didn’t and what was learnt along the way. It also shares ‘where to next’ for the program and how this work will be used to inform guidelines to support the delivery of safe active street infrastructure by local government into the future.

Host: Austroads

Presenters: 

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Design Innovations Working Group Research Outcomes

The CWANZ Design Innovations Working Group which has undertaken a range of research activities. This webinar will share the outcomes of the research.

Host: AITPM

Presenters:

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Accelerating active transport with 30K speed limits

The topic of 30km/h speed limits in neighbourhood streets encompasses the potential benefits for road safety, public health, and community well-being. By examining best practices, international context, and Australian case studies, professionals can gain valuable insights into this road safety intervention. Furthermore, discussions on community education and engagement strategies contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

Host: Engineers Australia

Presenters:

  • Rod King, Champion for 30km/h and 20mph default speed limits
  • Dr Soames Job, Global Road Safety Solutions

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Behaviour Change (with a focus on walking and bike riding)

In partnership with VicHealth

This webinar is for anyone interested in behaviour change and ways to get more people using different forms of transport. Using walking and cycling as examples, the theories and ideas presented are applicable to any program or messaging that aim to get people to do things differently. Suitable for designers, planners, consultants, local and state government, and anyone interested in helping create a healthier society.

Host: AITPM

Speakers:

Behaviour Change (with a focus on walking and bike riding) Webinar Recording | Oct 2022 (aitpm.com.au)

Zebras and Wombats: Factchecking 'False Sense of Security'

This webinar looks at the different types of pedestrian crossing controls, behavioural responses of both drivers and people crossing and analyse the road safety implications. The presentation goes through the crash characteristics involved, including control of crash forces, analysis of crash braking patterns, the impact of uniform pavement marking on reaction times, speed and yield rates and crash reduction factors.

Host: Austroads

Presenter: Mark McDonald, Principal Technologist (Bicycles, Pedestrians and Motorcycles), Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads

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Cycling for Sustainable Cities

This webinar is based on the book “Cycling for Sustainable Cities” written by Ralph Buehler and John Pucher. In the session, the authors explore how to make city cycling safe, practical, and convenient for a broad spectrum of ages, genders and abilities. They also discuss the latest cycling trends and policies around the world and consider specific aspects of cycling.

In partnership with We Ride Australia and the Heart Foundation.

Host: Austroads

Presenters:

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Research and data influencing walking for transport and urban design

This webinar will present research data on walking and walkability from two of the Australia’s leading organisations on walking. It will include evidence on the many social, economic and health benefits of walking. The presenters will discuss how to improve the walkability of our neighbourhoods through policy, planning, design and infrastructure. The presentation will provide evidence supporting more walking, and ways that engineers and designers can provide places encouraging people to walk. 

Host: Engineers Australia

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National Walking and Cycling Participation Survey 2021

In this webinar, the 2021 National Walking and Cycling Participation Survey (NWCPS) is presented by CWANZ, as coordinators of the 2021 survey, in conjunction with Austroads.

The webinar covers the methodology and provides a brief review of the results. Presenters also talk about how the data is used in different states and some interpretations that can be made.

Host: Austroads

Presenters:

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Keeping the Walking and Cycling Activity Boom Times Post-COVID 19

To start exploring how the increases in walking and cycling has happened and what we can learn from the experience to continue the positive change CWANZ hosted a webinar on 25 May 2020, chaired by Craig Wooldridge (CWANZ Chair), a panel of experts across a range of disciplines brought together their key thoughts and learnings from the pandemic, and a proposed way forward.

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Contacts

Executive Officer

info@cwanz.com.au