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Date        : 2006/02/24 20:03
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  **Recommendation: government implement the Australian National Cycling Strategy 2005-2010 with both conventional and electric bikes in mind; government greatly increase spending on cycling infrastructure; government lift the power threshold for e-bike registration.**
  
  ==== Urban planning ====
  
- Urban planning has been dominated by a thoughtless assumption of indefinite cheap petrol. Urban planning needs to be re-considered from the ground up in light of Peak Oil.
+ Urban planning has been based on an assumption of indefinite cheap petrol. Urban planning needs to be re-considered from the ground up in light of Peak Oil.
  
  If people live near where they want to be -- for work, school, shopping, church and friends -- there is less need for them to travel. If people have the land and the skills and the willingness, they can grow their own food, reducing the need for transport (of food) and travel (for shopping). If neighbourhoods become communities, there can be exchange of food, clothing, skills, services, further reducing dependence on oil (VTPI)
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+ **Recommendation - municipal, state and national governments take into account the likelihood of rising transport and raw material costs in all consideration of the siting of new suburbs, the approval of industrial, retail and office development, the redevelopment of existing towns, suburbs and CBDs. ** 
  
  ==== Rail ====
  Oil prices have risen 45% over the past 20 months, which is already resulting in increased public transport patronage, with 6% increase in Perth and a 8.5% increase in Melbourne, and a 15% increase in adult passengers in Canberra, as people economise on their travel. 
  
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  We need to start preparing for an oil limited future.  Switching public and freight transport away from oil and gas is an important step and electrified light and heavy rail is a key solution, as its power is derived from non oil and gas sources.
  
  **Recommendation: We need to invest now in transport alternatives to enable to minimising economic pain of leaving such a transition to too late.**
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