Canberra Transport Photo (Australia)
In September 2012 the Cycling Promotion Fund recreated a world-renowned photograph taken more than 20 years ago to demonstrate the advantages of bus and bicycle travel in congested cities. The captured image shows the typical space occupied in a city street by three common modes of transport—cars, bicycles and a bus—and is being made available free of charge to organisations, group and individuals to help promote the efficiency of public transport and cycling in congested cities.
The Australian photographic initiative was funded by the Cycling Promotion Fund, the ACT Government and online donations from Australians via the Go! Alliance website, also receiving in-kind support from Pedal Power ACT. The project used 69 people, as this is the capacity of a standard Canberra bus, and 60 cars, as this is the number occupied on average by 69 people.
Download the Australian transport photo from [http://bit.ly/PJ0ZAD ], 1600px, 2400px and 3600px versions available for download.
Australian Documentaries produced a short video of the making of the Canberra Transport Photo.
Cycling Promotion Fund media release
Discussion on Human Transit blog
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