Recap: all the issues discussed by The Urbanist last month
Posted: May 5, 2016 Filed under: Miscellaneous, Uncategorized | Tags: Calatrava, clickbait, Cycling, diversity, elevated rail, High Speed Rail, Infrastructure, parking, stadia Leave a comment
Density by itself does not necessarily create vibrant street life. Late Saturday morning in Borneo, inner city Amsterdam
Are infrastructure costs a lot higher in the outer suburbs?
It’s a truism that development costs are much higher on the urban fringe than in inner areas. But there’s little evidence the claim still holds and good reason to think it’s no longer the case
Managing excessive car use: what’s the low hanging fruit?
A study of urban form in the US concludes that increasing the density of population and employment is a slow way to significantly reduce car use compared to directly pricing driving
Should we be building new rail lines up in the air?
It would be a pity if the “Sky Rail” brouhaha in Melbourne over removal of level crossings were to damage the potential use of elevated rail for totally new rail lines in all Australian cities
Recap: all the issues discussed by The Urbanist last month
Posted: May 5, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentIncluding infrastructure costs, elevated rail, Calatrava’s NY rail station, fantasy rail, parking, cycling, sports stadia, High Speed Rail, Grand Prix, Fairfax clickbait, empty homes, dwelling diversity, and more
Recap: all the issues discussed by The Urbanist last month
The Melbourne Urbanist 