A Slow Cities Future

EPISODE 81, SEASON 2:
In this episode, John “heads” down under for a chat with Paul Tranter, Honorary Associate Professor in Geography in the School of Science at the University of New South Wales Canberra in Australia

They discuss the new book Slow Cities: Conquering our Speed Addiction for Health and Sustainability which Professor Tranter co-wrote with Rodney Tolley

Show Notes:

In this episode, John welcomes to the podcast Paul Tranter, Honorary Associate Professor in Geography in the School of Science at the University of New South Wales Canberra in Australia where he researches children’s well-being and the dominance of speed and mobility in urban planning and society. His work has demonstrated that child-friendly modes of walking, cycling and public transit are also the modes that paradoxically reduce time pressure for urban residents. In this conversation, we dive into the details of his recent book Slow Cities: Conquering our Speed Addiction for Health and Sustainability that he co-authored with Rodney Tolley.

Additional Helpful Links:

Slow Cities Book

Slow Cities Manifesto

Build slower cities or keep careening towards disaster – opinion

Slaves to speed, we’d all benefit from ‘slow cities’ – article in The Conversation

Time to hit the brakes on the “Hurry Virus”

Introduction: changing cultures of speed – journal article

Speed Kills: The Complex Links Between Transport, Lack of Time and Urban Health – journal article

Active Travel: A Cure for the Hurry Virus – journal article

Children’s Play in their Local Neighborhoods: Rediscovering the Value of Residential Streets

Busted: 5 myths about 30km/h speed limits in Australia

30Please.org – children