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Behaviour Change Programs

Behaviour change programs offer an effective method of reducing unnecessary car use. Providing information and education on the benefits walking, cycling and public transport, through programs such as TravelSmart has brought measurable reductions in car use. By working in concert with infrastructural improvements, behaviour change programs offer an important addition to the transport planners toolkit.

Advocacy and Public Health: Partners for Walkable, Bikeable Communities

25th Mar 2011

Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC),
Washington State

Encouraging Cycling Among Adults in Central Sydney (Australia)

20th Sep 2010

This academic paper, authored by B Telfer, C Rissel, J Bindon and T Bosch, was published in 2006 in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.