Streets and People
by Get Around Caboolture
Latest episode
S3E20 PnP The True Cost of Cars Dorina Pojani
S3E20 PnP The True Cost of Cars Dorina Pojani
About this podcast
Streets & People explores how people in Queensland and around the world get around, especially those who don’t drive.
* People & Projects episodes bring together experts, advocates, and community leaders to discuss trends in active and public transport.
* Not Everyone Drives episodes share the personal stories of those navigating car-dependent towns without a car.
* Road Rules 360 with John Burrill steps through Queensland’s road rules and legal cases, focusing on those walking, cycling, or using mobility aids.
Discover more at (www.GetAroundCaboCarfree.com.au). Art by Chris Woodard.
Episodes
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- S3E20 PnP The True Cost of Cars Dorina Pojani · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 20What if half the cost of driving was being paid by everyone, including people who don't own a car? That's one of the surprising findings from University of Queensland researcher…
- S3E19 PnP Small Changes Build Better Communities Juan Mullerat · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 19What might children notice about our neighbourhoods that adults have learned to overlook? Urban designer and planner Juan Mullerat has created a children's book about Sam, a boy…
- S3E18 PnP Journeys Not Taken Together With Bridget Doran · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 18What happens to the journeys people want to make, but can’t? Transport engineer Bridget Doran calls them “trips not made, journeys not taken”. They might never appear in our…
- S3E17 PnP How Place Shapes Who We Are with Jeni Cross · 36 minSometimes, belonging to a place is something you feel beforeyou can put it into words. In this episode, Jeni Cross explores what happens when theplaces we live, move through and…
- S3E16 PnP Rethinking Traffic Signals Together Christian Chong-White · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 16What if traffic lights could see people walking and riding as clearly as they see cars? Traffic signals shape our everyday journeys, yet most of us rarely think about the…
- S3E15 PnP Changing Language Creates Better Collision Reporting Laura Laker · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 15What if changing a single word could help save lives? Most of us have heard road crashes described as "accidents". But what if that language shapes the way we think about road…
- S3E14 PnP Rethinking Suburban Transport For Better Communities Jonathan Bray · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 14Every journey tells a story about the places we build and thecommunities we create. In this episode of Streets and People, we explore how transport shapes everyday life, from the…
- S3E13 PnP Better Places Through Parking David Mepham · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 13Parking affects far more than where we leave our cars. Itinfluences our main streets, local businesses, public transport, shopping centres and the way our communities grow. In…
- S3E12 PnP Beyond Bike Lanes with Max McCardel · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 12What if our streets could do more than move cars—what if they connected us? Max McCardel, an active transport specialist, joins us to explore how thoughtful design can transform…
- S3E11 PnP Kenn Beer on safer streets for all communities · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 11What if our streets could be designed so that no one has tofear for their safety while walking, riding, or driving? In this heartfelt People and Projects episode of The Streets…
- S3E10 PnP Laurie Winkless on cleaner air for communities · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 9That moment when you watch your child run ahead on the footpath, and you wonder—what exactly are they breathing in? Physicist and science writer Laurie Winkless joins Wendy Nash…
- S3E9 PnP Peter Norton on how we became car dependent · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 9Why do our streets belong to cars? It wasn’t always this way—and it wasn’t an accident. In this eye-opening episode of Get Around Caboolture, we’rejoined by Professor Peter…
- S3E8 PnP Nicolas Reid on designing better public transport · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 8How can we design public transport networks that truly serve communities? In this People and Projects episode of the Streets and People podcast, Wendy chats with Nicolas Reid…
- S3E7 PnP Andrea Herklots New eBike laws hurt disabled riders · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 7Queensland’s proposed eBike laws could strip away the independence of thousands of disabled riders including children with cerebral palsy, elderly cyclists, and people with…
- S3E6 PnP Bryan Tony Transforming Dallas Through Parking Reform · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 6What if the key to solving the housing crisis lies in parking lots? In this eye-opening episode, we sit down with Bryan Tony of the Dallas Housing Coalition to uncover how…
- S3E5 PnP Peter Murray Reclaims Our Streets · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 5Learning to Walk Again – How Communities Can Make Streets Safer for Kids Join Wendy on this People and Projects episode from the Streets and People podcast as she chats with…
- S3E4 PnP Monte Anderson Parking Lot Housing · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 4Most parking lots sit empty most of the day. Acres of asphalt, silent and unused — while people struggle to find a home in the very same neighbourhood. In this People & Projects…
- S3E3 PnP Lucy Saunders about Healthy Streets App · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 3What if the most powerful tool for changing your street fitsin your pocket? In this People and Projects episode of the Streets and People podcast, we speak with public health…
- S3E2 PnP Will Symons Bike Lane Planning · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 2Why do cities keep saying they support bike lanes — yet so few actually get built? In this People and Projects episode of the Streets and People podcast, transport planner Will…
- S3E1 PnP Patrick Siegman on Rethinking Parking Policy · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 1Patrick Siegman joins Wendy to reveal how parking policy secretly shapes housing, community, and urban life. Learn why small reforms can make cities more liveableand equitable…
