How dense are our cities compared to Paris?
Posted: November 30, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentThe population density of metropolitan Paris is five times that of Melbourne. It explains a lot about the why Australian cities have developed in different ways and must devise local solutions
How dense are our cities compared to Paris?
Is cycling so successful in Amsterdam because it’s as flat as a pancake?
Posted: November 26, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentInfrastructure is usually cited as the key explanation for Amsterdam’s astonishingly high bicycle use. And so it is, but what gets overlooked is topography. Hilly cities can’t be expected to do anywhere near as well
Is cycling so successful in Amsterdam because it’s as flat as a pancake?
Where are the most liveable suburbs in Sydney?
Posted: November 26, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentAnother week and another list of “most liveable something or others”. This one is for Sydney suburbs but like all league tables there’re more problems than virtues
Where are the most liveable suburbs in Sydney?
Are councils dealing effectively with the problem of inner suburban parking?
Posted: November 26, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentA recent court decision highlights the inability of local and state governments to deal effectively with the problems of parking in inner suburban areas where density is increasing
Are councils dealing effectively with the problem of inner suburban parking?
Can we build a metro like the one Paris’s got?
Posted: November 18, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentMany Australians form their views about how public transport should work from their experiences of cities in other countries. But we can’t expect to replicate something like the Paris Metro
Can we build a metro like the one Paris’s got?
Can Australian cities be built with a distinctive look?
Posted: November 17, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentSome cities like central Paris developed a characteristic built form; they have a distinctive urban character. Brisbane City Council aims to grow the centre of Brisbane with a distinguishing sub tropical spirit
Can Australian cities be built with a distinctive look?
Is it high time Melbourne got a rail line to the airport?
Posted: November 16, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment64 of the world’s busiest airports are served by heavy or light rail but Melbourne Airport, which ranks 50th, isn’t. Wisely, the Victorian Government has no plans to build one yet; it has higher priorities
Is it high time Melbourne got a rail line to the airport?
Recap: all the topics discussed by The Urbanist last month
Posted: November 13, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentIncluding cycling, Turnbull’s cities policy, bike share, train strikes, walkability, suicide barriers, clustering, CBD towers, a museum of architecture, and more
Recap: all the topics discussed by The Urbanist last month
Is more public transport the answer to traffic congestion?
Posted: November 12, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentA new report projects traffic congestion is likely to continue increasing in Australian cities. There are the predictable calls for more public transport but, like motorways, transit won’t reduce congestion
Is more public transport the answer to traffic congestion?
What should Turnbull do to prepare our cities for the future?
Posted: November 11, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentHere are five “politically courageous” proposals to improve Australia’s major cities for the consideration of Malcolm Turnbull, Greg Hunt and Jamie Briggs
What should Turnbull do to prepare our cities for the future?
Cities: what’s the responsibility of the media?
Posted: November 10, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentIt’s great the mainstream media is actively promoting discussion about cities and putting new information in the public realm; but with that goes a responsibility to ensure the input is useful and relevant
Cities: what’s the responsibility of the media?
Is this ranking of “the most liveable suburbs” believable?
Posted: November 9, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentLiveability is a handy idea but it’s hard to define it in a useful way. However the media – both mainstream and alternative – love a list, so we invariably end up with flawed exercises like this one from Fairfax
Is this ranking of “the most liveable suburbs” believable?
The Melbourne Urbanist 