ProjectPARK - understanding park features that optimise park visitation, park-based physical activity and social interaction among children, teens and older adults (2017-2020).

ProjectPARK aims to understand what park features are important to encourage people to visit parks more often, and to be more active and social in parks. It included approximately 100 walk-along interviews in parks across Melbourne, two surveys with nearly two thousand participants from the general public and 23 interviews with key stakeholders in park design, planning and management to provide you with actionable insights to inform the future design of community parks.

To ensure the results are disseminated in a format that is appropriate and useful to key stakeholders such as park planners and designers, the results have been presented as infographics and in a summary report.

See ProjectPARK: https://ipan.deakin.edu.au/impact-and-resources/#research . A video is also currently being prepared.

The study was led by Associate Professor Jenny Veitch, Alfred Deakin Professor Anna Timperio, and Alfred Deakin Professor Kylie Ball within the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), a research institute within the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University. The project was funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

Please contact Jenny Veitch for more details: Jenny.veitch@deakin.edu.au

Bicycle Network, Australia's largest bike riding organisation with 50,000 members nationwide, has released its 'Super Counts' bike survey data via a public interactive dashboard. The data includes over 15,000 pieces of count data across 10 years and 3,000 Australian locations.

The Super Counts Data Dashboards will assist in planning for improved cycling infrastructure and promoting active transport opportunities within the community. The data dashboards were developed by insideEDGE Sport and Leisure Planning and displays bike volumes, rider genders, year-on-year growth/decline and other features to engage users. The Super Counts Data Dashboards are available for public use at the Bicycle Network website (link below).

For more information regarding Bicycle Network's services and transport data, please contact Dr Nicholas Hunter at nicholash@bicyclenetwork.com.au or visit www.bicyclenetwork.com.au .

If you'd like to know more about insideEDGE's dashboard and data visualisation capabilities, please contact Jake McMinn at jake@ieslp.com.au .

Click here to access the Bicycle Network Super Counts Data Dashboard

Victoria's infrastructure strategy 2021-2051 was presented to the Victorian Parliament on Thursday 19 August for tabling. The strategy makes 94 recommendations representing a capital cost of around $100 billion over 30 years, spanning many types of infrastructure.

PLA Vic/Tas Region, and many of our member organisations, prepared feedback submissions which were part of the 212 submissions received.

Lyn Morling - Mitchell Shire
Simone Bonella - City of Frankston
Neil Ames - Glenorchy City Council
Fiona Young - Tennis Victoria

Webinar

Infrastructure Victoria will host an online webinar and Q and A session to discuss the recommendations of the strategy.

Wednesday 25 August
12pm - 1pm

REGISTER

Join the following staff from Infrastructure Victoria for a discussion on the short, medium, and long-term infrastructure priorities. There will be an opportunity to ask questions.

• Michel Masson, CEO
• Jonathan Spear , Deputy CEO
• Llewellyn Reynders, Director, Research and Economics