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Fair access to healthy, safe and climate-resilient communities
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Fair Access is one of the five pillars of GWSAN’s Fair Share Framework.
Fair access to transport, walkability, services and daily opportunity
Fair access to transport, walkability, services and daily opportunity
Fair Access is one of the five pillars of GWSAN’s Fair Share Framework.
It recognises that access shapes opportunity.
People should be able to reach jobs, schools, healthcare, parks, shops and community life without excessive time, cost or car dependence.
Fair Access asks:
Can people realistically access the things they need to participate fully in daily life?
Why Fair Access Matters
In many parts of Greater Western Sydney, communities experience:
long commute times
limited transport options
poor walkability
unsafe crossings and streets
disconnected infrastructure
unequal access to services and opportunity
Access affects:
employment
education
family life
health
participation
social connection
economic mobility
Transport and movement systems are not only infrastructure issues. They are wellbeing and equity issues.
Fair Access supports healthier, more connected and more liveable communities.
What Fair Access Focuses On
Walkable Communities
Supporting safer, healthier and more connected neighbourhoods where daily needs can be reached locally.
Related:
Read: Walkable Western Sydney
Explore: Healthy Streets
Learn about: Movement & Place
Public Transport Access
Supporting accessible, reliable and connected public transport systems.
Time Equity
Recognising the social and economic impacts of excessive commute burdens.
Active Transport
Supporting walking, cycling and healthier movement networks.
Place-Based Planning
Encouraging movement systems that support community life, local centres and healthy public spaces.
Access to Services
Supporting fair access to healthcare, education, parks, food and community infrastructure.
Fair Access Questions
Can people safely and easily move through their communities?
Are transport systems connected to housing growth?
Are local centres supporting everyday life?
Are streets designed for people as well as movement?
Are communities able to access opportunity close to where they live?
Related Fair Share Tests
Fair Voice is strongly connected to:
Access Test
Can people realistically reach jobs, housing, services and public spaces?
Need Test
Is transport and infrastructure investment going where pressure and disadvantage are greatest?
Prevention Test
Are movement systems supporting healthier long-term outcomes?
What Progress Could Look Like
Fair Access outcomes may include:
shorter commute burdens
improved walkability
safer crossings and streets
increased public transport access
stronger local centres
better access to services and opportunity
Related Work
Explore Related Projects
Fair Share Framework
Walkable Western Sydney
Policy & Submissions
Civic Literacy Series
Research & Insights
Read Related Topics
Walkability
Movement and Place
Public transport
Active transport
Healthy streets
Time equity
Related Articles & Submissions
Get Involved
You can contribute to Fair Access by:
sharing local transport and walkability issues
contributing place-based observations and lived experience
supporting healthy streets and civic participation initiatives
participating in community discussions and advocacy
Together, we can help support healthier, safer and more connected communities across Greater Western Sydney.
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