Whilst we now know much about the value of active transport for physical activity there is less information available on the extent or characteristics of this travel within Australian cities.

This paper reports a modelling study of energy use and pollutant impacts from land transport sources for the City of the Gold Coast.

The location (or siting) of new development in relation to other elements of the urban area, such as shopping or employment centres, is known to influence travel patterns, particularly for trips such as journeys to work. Similarly, the design of a development, including such matters as density, land use mixing and connectivity, is now generally...

The use of rating schemes has emerged in recent decades as a popular planning tool to provide means to assess the performance of development proposals in order to meet desired sustainability objectives.