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Investigating decarbonising the transport sector through enabling more sustainable transport options for all Australians.
This project undertakes to better understand how to enable people to choose more sustainable public and active transport that will have a more beneficial impact in the short and long term. To achieve this, we need to understand how policy and infrastructure actions can make that transition work for cities and communities across Australia.
Decarbonising the transport sector through transitioning from internal combustion engine vehicles to low or zero emission vehicles (LZEV) will not solve the majority of issues that face the transport sector. Enabling people to choose more sustainable public and active transport will have a more beneficial impact in the short and long term. To achieve this, we need to understand how policy and infrastructure actions can make that transition work for cities and communities across Australia.
This project will uncover attitudes and actions that are best likely to deliver actual change to a more sustainable transport system and include recommendations for policy makers and operators to expedite those changes with evidence-based policies and interventions. It will also investigate the economic impacts and potential cost benefit analysis of transition to more sustainable transport initiatives.
To maximise the benefits for Australia, there needs to be a well-planned and collaborative approach. To that end we will design and implement an Australia-wide online survey of demographically representative citizens to better understand their appreciation of, and willingness to support sustainable transport transitions. Outcomes will be analysed to offer insight into preparing a pathway forward for sustainable transport services in Australia and enable emissions reductions to meet more ambitious decarbonisation targets.
This research is funded by iMOVE CRC an Australian Commonwealth Government initiative. ITS Australia lead this project with research partners Institute Transport Logistics Studies - University of Sydney, and participants The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and the Arts and Queensland Transport & Main Roads to better understand how we can collaboratively work to increase the options for customers to access more sustainable transport to improve outcomes for our communities.
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