30 minute city

A planning concept for a city in which people can easily access the places they need to visit on a daily basis within 30 minutes travel from where they live. In the Greater Sydney context the focus is on the access to the nearest centre within 30 minutes by public transport, walking or cycling.

Accessibility

The ability for everyone, regardless of disability, personal circumstances or where they live, to use and benefit from the transport system.

Active transport

Transport that is human-powered, such as walking or cycling, that can also occur while using public transport such as buses, trains, and ferries.

Body Mass Index (BMI)

A value derived from a person's weight and height.

Built environment

The human-made space in which people live, work, and recreate on a day-to-day basis.

Chronic disease

A disease or condition that usually lasts for 3 months or longer and may get worse over time

Co-design

The approach of actively involving stakeholders in the design process.

Car dependency

The concept that some city layouts cause cars to be favoured over alternate forms of transportation, such as bicycles, public transit, and walking.

Citizen science

A research approach that actively involves members of the public in the research process, with the aim of generating new knowledge to address real-world problems.

Direct health costs

Costs that are directly attributable to patient care such as nursing, drugs, medical supplies, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation and food services.

Incentive

Something that motivates or encourages someone to do something.

Last mile transport

Transport with a focus on improving first and last mile connectivity and efficiency

Liveability

The term ‘liveability’ is used in land use planning to focus on the people who live in an area, the places they spend time in, their health and quality of life as well as overall community wellbeing.

Pedestrian

A person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.

Physical activity

Physical activity refers to all movement including during leisure time, for transport to get to and from places, or as part of a person's work

Randomised controlled trial

A form of scientific experiment that compares a proposed new treatment against an existing standard of care; these are then termed the 'experimental' and 'control' treatments. Research participants are randomly assigned to receive the experimental treatment or the control treatment.

Real time bus information

Typically uses GPS data about the location of buses to give passengers real time information about expected arrival times.

Regional area

Includes all of the towns, small cities and areas that lie beyond the major capital cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra) but does not include Hobart and Darwin.

Remote area

Zones where population centres have less a population > 5000.

Transport system

Facilitates, equipment and logistics of transporting passengers and goods

Traffic calming measures

The combination of mainly physical measures that reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use, alter driver behaviour and improve conditions for non-motorized street users.

Walkability

An index based on three key factors: land use mix and services of daily living (something to walk to); street connectivity (a way to get there); and dwelling density (higher population densities are associated with increased populations needed to supply services and different land uses).

Walkability audit

A systematic way to assess a neighbourhood’s walkability using standard resources such as checklists and a way to record features that enable or impede walking.