NIMBYs, YIMBYs & green bridges: Local attitudes towards large-scale active transport infrastructure from the Gold Coast, Australia
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Bland, Madison
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Dedicated and connected active transport infrastructure encourages walking and cycling, supporting space-efficient, low-cost and non-polluting mobility. In the Australian-context, larger-scale active transport infrastructure, such as green bridges, are being built to improve fragmented walking and cycling networks. Previous attempts at delivering such infrastructure have been the source of resistant, Not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) attitudes among local communities that can stymie projects. To better understand such sentiments, this crosssectional study investigates community attitudes towards both existing and future green bridge implementations on the Gold Coast. A mixed-methods approach was employed, including an online questionnaire (408 respondents) which is the focus of this paper. The results identify differences in mostly positive attitudes towards both the current HOTA green bridge and future bridges nearby. Support for future green bridges decreases with proximity to the landing itself. Those aged over 70 years, who own their property, and reside in detached dwellings, were the most opposed to future green bridges. The findings provide both conceptual and practical learnings of NIMBY and Yes-in-my-backyard (YIMBY) attitudes with respect to green bridges. The findings can aid decision-makers and active transport practitioners understand local stakeholder sentiment to better inform green bridge infrastructure planning and implementation processes
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Public participation and community engagement
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green bridges
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Burke, M; Bland, M, NIMBYs, YIMBYs & green bridges: Local attitudes towards large-scale active transport infrastructure on the Gold Coast, Australia, 2022, pp. 1-8