Exploring community-based transport solutions for young people

The Transport for Young People project was undertaken by the Dusseldorp Skills Forum in 2002/2003.

The Dusseldorp Skills Forum (DSF) has a particular interest in young people and their transition from education into employment, and continually seeks to improve this journey.

Inability to access safe, appropriate, reliable and cost-effective transport has been regularly highlighted in projects across the country as a barrier for young people in accessing and employment opportunities.

This website provides a record of the first national workshop conducted for practitioners to share information about their attempts to tackle the issue at a local level. It gives information about what is happening out there, who is doing it and also provides those attempting to meet this need a network of practitioners to tap into. At the same time it attempts to flag to governments the difficulties being encountered by community groups attempting to provide safe, reliable and cost effective transport for their young people.

 
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TRANSPORT FORUM


Terrigal 2003
The summary report and other resources from the Transport Forum held on the Central Coast, NSW in February 2003.
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Forum Contacts
Contact information for Forum participants - from both the Government and Community sectors.
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TRANSPORT PROJECTS


Australia
How communities are tackling the problem.

Youth focussed transport projects in Australia.

– Ballarat, VIC
– Casino, NSW
– Latrobe, VIC
– Wimmera, VIC
– Central Coast, NSW
– Blue Mountains, NSW
– Byron Bay, NSW
– Hawkesbury, NSW
– Lismore, NSW
– South Sydney, NSW
– Tasmania
– Sydney, NSW
- Wyndham, VIC

THE ISSUE


Papers and Reports

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TRANSPORT PROJECTS


Overseas Best Practice
Featuring the moped loan scheme in the United Kingdom - now expanded to include minibuses.

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Youth Transnet - a great youth transport website in the UK. It provides links to other youth transport sites in England and has the results of some transport surveys they have done. Over 400 schools have registered for the survey which is about travel to school. The results can be viewed on-line.
http://www.youngtransnet.org.uk/

Mopeds
www.communigate.co.uk/
ne/wheels2work/

Motor Scooter leasing (UK)
 www.nottswheels2work.org.uk

Minibuses
www.communigate.co.uk/
ne/wheels4all

Youth Shuttle Bus (Hawaii, USA)
www.meoinc.org/trans.htm

CONTACT US


info@dsf.org.au

 

RESOURCES


Transport-related resources from Australia and around the world.

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POST FORUM


Read the Presentation that Kylie Agnew, forum participant and Noosa High School student, made to her local Council following the Transport Forum in February 2003.

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