The Transportation Podcast by VERCOS

Tactical Urbanism: Think Big, Start Small, Learn Fast

11.11.2020 - By Amit Singh Baghel and Javed AhsanPlay

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In our 7th episode, hosts Amit Singh Baghel and Javed Ahsan welcome Ms Rachel Smith, Transport Planner, Demand Management & Behaviour Change expert and Creator of Cycling Super Highways. She has experience of advising councils and governments in various geographies including Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Germany, Dubai, Singapore, and India.

She has authored 3 books namely 'Underspent', 'Ready for Redundancy' and 'Decongestion' and has been a speaker on many prestigious platforms including London’s House of Lords and has also been 2 times TedX Speaker. Visit Ms Rachel's LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelsmithbrisbane/. You may look up her Ted Talk on 'Can you dream a new Australian dream?' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGoDBIGAmVY and 'Who says building the impossible is impossible?' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZCDBT5dEuY   Ms Rachel enlightened us on the following topics:Poor life choices aka car ownership triggered by clever marketing.7 steps towards decongesting our cities.What does it take to achieve behavioural change?Why tactical urbanism is a crucial step in city planning?What are cycling superhighways and why do we need it?In addition to the above discussion, as a gift to the listeners of The Transportation Podcast by VERCOS, Ms Rachel has issued a free copy of her book JAM-PACKED containing chapters from her book 'Decongestion'. To claim your free copy of the book or to send your suggestions/queries, email us at [email protected] with Podcast Q&A; as the subject line. Let us know your viewpoint and we'll talk about it in our next episode. 

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