| Organisation name |
GTA Consultants |
| Organisation type |
Private organisation |
| Organisation fields |
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| Description |
GTA is a transport planning consultancy with a specific focus on active transport projects - planning, designing and encouraging walking, cycling and public transport. |
| Commenced Work |
Five to ten years ago |
| Type(s) of HBE Activity |
- Advocacy for healthy built environments
- Research to better understand healthy built environments
- Education - formal courses
- Guidelines for practitioners
- Provision of physical infrastructure
- Workplace initiative (e.g. end of trip facilities)
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| Key objectives of HBE activities |
- To improve people's physical health
- To increase people's physical activity level
- To reduce pollution from traffic
- To promote active transport (walking, cycling, public transport)
- To improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists
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| The organisation addresses the following areas of work in relation to getting people active |
- Promoting walking for daily travel / recreation
- Promoting cycling for daily travel / recreation
- Promoting use of public transportation for daily travel
- Improving safety from traffic for pedestrians and cyclists
- Improving connectivity
- Improving accessibility
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| The organisation addresses the following areas of work in relation to strengthening and connecting communities |
- Promoting equitable access to community facilities
- Influencing proximity to places of employment
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| The organisation takes part in the following specific HBE activities |
Developing an end of trip rating tool.
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| Target Population |
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| Geographic Focus of HBE activities |
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| Website |
http://www.gta.com.au/home.aspx |
