Sustainable transport users need to get represented in Sydney!!!
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011So I’m sitting at the traffic lights (I can no longer stand up as I’ve been waiting for so long my legs are tired) and I start to wonder – why isn’t the green man given a fairer go on this traffc light. Why is flow optimised for cars (maximum possible level of service) whereas pedestrians are expected to be satisfied with conditions that suffice (minimum acceptable level of service). Could it have something to do with a lack of representation of pedestrians in transport planning circles? Maybe this is a problem!!!
Along with this, who represents public transport users in this city? Let’s get organised and make an organisation. The biggest issue I’m having is what to call this organisation and how to get it started. Does it need to have an acronym? I hate acronyms but it seems to be the best way. The only one I came up with is
PIST (People improving sustainable transport)
Maybe I need some suggestions from you…… then we’ll start thinking about how to get it started and what would the framework be – the most important thing would be is just that we make a way for all people who are using sustainable transport to have a voice, and for information sharing, accountability and all the other stuff that the advocates of the car have had over us for all these years