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In this episode, we head down under, for a chat with Professor Paul Tranter, Honorary Associate Professor in Geography in the School of Science at the University of New South Wales Canberra in Australia, about why we all need to just slow down a bit.

Paul 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

Pontevedra, Spain, wins the first EU urban road safety award – European Transport Safety Council

Pontevedra, Spain Increases Downtown Livability by Reducing Vehicle Access – article in Smart Cities Dive

Reclaiming the streets: the increasing trend of pedestrianisation around the world

Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores, Mayor of Pontevedra City, Spain

Why the need for speed? Transport spending priorities leave city residents worse off – article in The Conversation

Raising an Unhurried Child

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