Case studies

The City of Melbourne’s Wheels and Heels program was a community consultation program focused on developing sustainable transport such as walking, cycling and access to public transport.

Through Wheels and Heels the City of Melbourne asked targeted communities for suggestions on how to make sustainable transport easier to use and access in their local areas. This data was used by the City of Melbourne to help make cycling and walking safer and more convenient and to make parking easier for residents.

The program was conducted in four metropolitan areas; South Yarra, North and West Melbourne, Kensington, and Southbank. The surveys and presentations used in this consltation are attached below.

For more information on the Wheels and Heels program, see the City of Melbourne website.

Adelaide City Council has launched Tindo, the first electric bus that can be recharged using solar energy.

The vehicle’s power will come from a solar photovoltaic system (PV) installed on the roof of the new Adelaide Central Bus Station.

The solar PV system generates almost 70 000 kilowatt hours of zero-carbon-emissions electricity each year – the city’s largest grid-connected PV system.

International research suggests people strongly prefer electric buses to those powered by other means, such as diesel engines.

Electric buses can operate in busy City streets and residential neighbourhoods in a clean and quiet manner, which makes them very popular with both passengers and the public.

For more details about the Tindo bus system, see the attached report or visit the Adelaide City Council website.

This case study describes the development of the Wombat Bend Play Space by the Manningham City Council.

This case study describes changes made by the Bass Coast Shire Council to its Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS) to ensure healthy urban design principles were incorporated into the planning schemes for residential developments and subdivisions.