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New interactive map to help make more inclusive public space for everyone in Monash

Date Time New interactive map to help make more inclusive public space for everyone in Monash Monash Council is joining with Monash University’s gender, design and space specialists, XYX Lab, and digital consultancy, CrowdSpot, to gather perceptions of safety in public space and make real change in our local area. YourGround will map local streets, parks, trails and recreational spaces, sharing the often hidden experiences of safety for women and gender-diverse people. Statistics show that movement and access is restricted for women and gender-diverse people due to fear, violence and harassment: while 80% of Australian men report feeling safe while walking alone at night, a 2019 Community Council for Australia report notes that only 50% of women say the same.[i]

Council assisting to understand safety perceptions of women and genderdiverse people

Date Time Council assisting to understand safety perceptions of women and genderdiverse people New interactive map to help make more inclusive public space for everyone in Ballarat to enjoy leisure, sport and play. Launched on 27 April, YourGround will map local streets, parks, trails and recreational spaces, sharing the often-hidden experiences of safety for women and gender-diverse people when accessing sport and recreation in Victorian towns. Ballarat is joining with Monash University’s gender, design and space specialists, XYX Lab, and award-winning digital consultancy, CrowdSpot, along with other councils in Victoria, to gather perceptions of safety in public space and make real change in our local area.

Melbourne public safety: YourGround interactive map will show where women feel unsafest

Advertisement Nia McMartin loves very early morning walks with her dog but in recent years has found herself venturing out at 5am less and less, sadly due to being made to feel unsafe. “I’ve had McDonald’s [food] thrown at me from a moving car, I’ve had cars slow down behind me to drive slowly behind me while I’ve been walking along a very brightly lit main road,” says Ms McMartin, a health worker and volunteer community radio station manager in the City of Casey. Nia McMartin hopes the information gathered on the YourGround platform will help councils make outdoor spaces safer for women and gender diverse people.

Melbourne public safety: YourGround interactive map will show where women feel unsafest

Melbourne public safety: YourGround interactive map will show where women feel unsafest
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