The benefits of using sustainable transport and having fewer cars on the road are many and varied.
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Individuals will save money while increasing their health and well-being if they leave their car at home to travel by bus, train, bike or foot.
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The streets will be safer and more pleasant without the traffic congestion and traffic fumes.
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Most importantly the reduction in greenhouse gases and other pollutants will improve the local environment and help prevent climate change.
The City is responsible for a range of different projects to improve movement and accessibility, both throughout the City itself and to destinations beyond. Such projects include travel demand management such as the TravelSmart program, promoting alternative modes of transport to the private car (such as walking or using public transport), coordinating the enhancement of existing services such as the Subiaco Shuttle and improving peoples travel choices generally.
There have already been significant results.
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Between 2001 and 2006 boardings on the Subiaco Shuttle increased by 40%
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Between 2002 and 2005 boardings at Subiaco Train Station increased by 8.5%
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In 2003 the TravelSmart household program reduced single occupant car use in Subiaco by 12%
Some of the specific initiatives that the City is currently engaged in viewed in the links to the right.
