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New paper out looking at health impacts of walking and cycling - well done to lead auother Dr Belen Zapata-Diomedi, and co-authors Alan Both, Ali Abbas, James Woodcock, Annette Kroen and @mtdavern sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @RMIT_CUR @RMITAUO @MRC_Epid #Health #cycling #walking

Excited to speak with the @TAPPCentre on liveability and equity - have a listen here: preventioncentre.org.au/resources/why-… @RMIT_CUR @RMITAUO #liveability #equity

EVENT: Achieving Social Connection & Community Resilience: Joining the dots between policy, practice, research and community ➡️apo.org.au/classified/eve… @Swinburne @RedCrossAU @jane_c_farmer @ALeighMP @cwkwong85 @LianCeallaigh @AbiolaAjetomobi @gunn_ld @CityOfCasey @neaminational

📈 We held our annual board meeting this week -- no easy task (even virtually) when you count 80+ people among your leadership group! 🎉 Lots of good news to share and some eye-opening stats too in the following recap ... [1/8]

We're happy to add Dr. Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu to our Editorial Board! She's a Senior Lecturer in Applied Human Physiology at @UWEBristol & currently serves on the @ISPAH LMIC council. @brainyfearless 🇳🇬🇬🇧

More than $221 million ARC Discovery Projects announced for 2023 Exciting as we have been awarded funding for research on healthy ageing with A/Prof Melanie Davern, and Profs Gavin Turrell and Takemi Sugiyama ⁦@mtdavern⁩ ⁦@RMIT_CUR⁩ arc.gov.au/news-publicati…

Small Giants project seeking to create better mobility in smaller cities to show it can be done in larger cities #EUSmartCities

@SCIJapan3 have created a liveability index that also includes well-being-putting people, their activities and opinions in the mix with objective data. Note that trust in local government is included, something Australia could consider! @RMITAUO @RMIT_CUR

Tomorrow Mobility and Smart City Congress is what’s happening. Many great initiatives. @mtdavern @RMITAUO @SCI_JGlobal

So thrilled our Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration won Vic @pia_planning Excellence in Planning Research Award 4 our @LancetGH Urban Design Transport & Health series @DrMelanieLowe @carlhiggs @estercerin @jonathanarundel @gboeing @DebSalvoD @DrHinckson

Worlds best intervention - living in the Netherlands! Says Harry Rutter #urbantransitions2022

Getting harder to resist the temptations of modern life which is making us obese- we are surrounded by cheap, desirable and unhealthy food, it’s an environmental problem says Harry Rutter #urbantransitions2022

With @billiegc watching her speak on the importance of designing cities with affordable housing, urban greening and demand management at #urbantransitions2022

Enjoying @drklamb’s presentation on 20 minute neighbourhoods, obesogenic environments and the relationship on BMI #UrbanTransitions2022 #delwp

How we measure resilience matters: measuring by distance tells one story, measuring by income or cost is another, revealing a picture of inequity says @UCNZ’s Dr T Logan #UrbanTransitions2022

E-scooters not all bad: Dr. R. Oostendorp finds 24% of trips with e-scooters link to PT, and private e-scooter users would otherwise drive if they couldn’t use an e-scooter. The lesser evil despite conflicts. #UrbanTransitions2022 @RMIT_CUR

PPGIS can show where people go and this is useful for understanding the relationship with the environment, thanks Kostas Mouratidis fir your great presentation #UrbanTransitions2022

Kostas Mouratidis is talking about the use of PPGIS in Norway, great way to bring in the lived experience of residents and to assess walking and walkability @mtdavern #UrbanTransitions2022 @RMIT_CUR

When surveyed, respondents said it was feasible to walk to work/study, but they prefer to drive anyway. Contextual thinking plays a role when there are low density and short distances says Prof Stefansdottir. #UrbanTransitions2022

Am now listening to Dr. Belen Zapata- Diomedi from @RMIT_CUR discussing Cost-Benefit Analysis at #UrbanTransitions2022 CBA has many limitations including its focus on car travel instead of on active transportation @ResearchRMIT