Browsing by Author "Cheyne CM"

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    Barriers to active transport in Palmerston North
    (Massey University, 2015-09) Cheyne CM; Muhammad I; Scott M; Tien C
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    Collaborative working to overcome barriers to active transport: Learning from a living lab
    Cheyne CM; Muhammad I
    Christine teaches sustainable transport to Resource and Environmental Planning students and supervises postgraduate research on a range of sustainability topics related to transport. As a local government specialist, she is particularly interested in planning for and implementation of sustainability by local government and grasping the nettle of integration of land-use and transport planning. This has stimulated her interest in fostering a new approach to collaborative working by council planners and university researchers. ‘Co-production’ of research has been the focus of the Massey University Living Lab in which she has been involved for several years with Palmerston North City Council planners.
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    Collaborative working to overcome barriers to active transport: Learning from a living lab
    Cheyne CM; Muhammad I
    Innovative research on barriers to active transport in Palmerston North set out to “disrupt” conventional approaches to research in a number of ways. First, council managers and planners worked collaboratively with university researchers to determine the focus of research and the approach that was taken. Second, the two organisations (council and university) chose to focus on their own staff in order to be able to demonstrate leadership in the community in addressing the challenge of promoting active transport. An online questionnaire was developed and administered to staff of both organisations. Third, recognising the need to have a long-term approach, both organisations have continued to collaborate in carrying out follow-up research and implementing the findings. This paper outlines the background to the research that was initiated in 2014 and discusses the importance of the long-term relationships between planners, policy advisors and active transport researchers. It shares insights for local government, district health boards and other key agencies about working collaboratively to co-create research about and implement solutions to increase participation in active transport.