Seminar: Delivering the Walkable, Slow City
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In a presentation here in Wellington last year walkability expert Rodney Tolley argued that in the city, speed is not the solution, it’s the problem. In this sequel he explores how health-giving and sustainable cities—'Cities of Places'—can be achieved despite current models, tools, strategies, policies, investments, cultures, attitudes and behaviours all being firmly based on the myth that ‘faster is always better’. With examples from around the world he will discuss the action required to slow us down and will conclude with a manifesto for the slow city.
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Rodney Tolley has been involved in the field of active, sustainable transport for over 40 years, first as a university researcher and teacher, and now as an experienced international speaker and consultant. He has led hundreds of presentations, walkabouts and workshops in communities across the world, including over 50 cities in Australasia. He was a founding member of the Steering Group for Walk21—the first International Conference on Walking and Livable Cities—and has been the Conference Director for the twenty Walk21 Conferences since then. He was central to the development of the International Charter for Walking, which is has now been signed by over 500 mayors to lead their communities towards better walkability. He is currently finalising his most recent book (with Paul Tranter of UNSW Canberra) on Slow cities: conquering our speed addiction for health and sustainability.
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