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Dr. Chris Cherry is a Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Tennessee. His research is centered on the intersection of policy, technology, travel behavior, safety and sustainability in the transportation sector. His past and current work spans the globe, with projects in Asia and the US. Focusing on low-impact transportation modes, much of the work of his career has aimed to understand the role of lightweight electric vehicles (micromobility) in the transportation space, starting with his PhD dissertation on e-bikes in China from UC Berkeley in 2007. Experience

Premium Content A new study will be at the forefront of flood planning in the Tweed Valley. Residents have been asked to share their personal experience to help Tweed Shire Council better understand past flooding events. Roads and stormwater manager Danny Rose said flooding was not confined to one part of the Tweed and council wanted to better understand flooding in the upper parts of the valley, including the villages of Tyalgum, Chillingham, Uki and the surrounding rural areas. “A flood study is essentially a technical investigation of the flood behaviour for a region. It includes co...

 "We keep getting hammered by storm events." The constant battering down the hatches and cost of local clean ups is what has motivated Tweed Shire Council mayor Chris Cherry to join 17 mayors across Queensland and New South Wales to call upon the Federal Government to urgently take action on climate change. The statement asks the Federal Government to provide support by further reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, and investing in clean industries that create regional jobs, unlocking business investment and spurring technological innovation. Cr Cherry said local councils have been the ...

Staff not returning calls and closure over Christmas were two of 20 complaints one Northern Rivers council received in the past quarter. A report to be tabled at the next Tweed Shire Council meeting reveals the council received 44 compliments and 20 complaints between October and December 2020. According to the Compliments and Complaints Analysis Report the most complimented area was park and open space maintenance under the Sustainable Communities and Environment division, which received 16 compliments. Other compliments related to customer service, response to storms and support during CO...

Richard, you’re sounding very out of touch. Milne and Cherry listen to their community and know there is strong support for rail services, just as there always has been. “Unrest” will naturally occur when it’s planned to remove any chance of that happening in the future. It’s not up to Milne or Cherry, the community will do it themselves! The rail trail isn’t much of “community path” when using most of it would only suitable to a very small group of people, ie cyclists with the right equipment, fitness and importantly vast amounts of time to kill. That branding feels like a bi...