City vs sprawl: is this a useful comparison?
Posted: March 30, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentThis comparison by ABC News of living in the city centre versus living in the fringe suburbs is big but unconvincing; it doesn’t compare apples with apples
City vs sprawl: is this a useful comparison?
Can design make cities safe for women?
Posted: March 28, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentA new project shows the urban geography of harrassment and assault suffered by women at the hands of men. The scope for design to mitigate offensive male behaviour is limited
Can design make cities safe for women?
How dangerous is cycling?
Posted: March 27, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentStatistically, cycling is much safer than prospective riders imagine, but it’s what they imagine that matters; it still seems too dangerous to generate widespread uptake
A proposal for a National Electricity Plan
Posted: March 22, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 CommentWe need to respond to Australia’s electricity crisis with a comprehensive National Electricity Plan argues guest writer Dr Garry Glazebrook
A proposal for a National Electricity Plan
Is this week’s Grand Prix worth the cost?
Posted: March 21, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentVictorian taxpayers will spend around $60 million subsidising this year’s Grand Prix and a further $360 million to the end of the current contract. Time to share the cost
Is this week’s Grand Prix worth the cost?
Is sprawl still the number one bogeyman?
Posted: March 20, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentSprawl has been the headline city planning issue for more than half a century, but it’s salience has faded over recent decades. Urban policy-makers need to reassess their priorities
Is sprawl still the number one bogeyman?
The problems with Transurban’s proposed motorway
Posted: March 16, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentGuest writer Russell Smith sets out the arguments against Transurban’s proposed Western Distributor motorway in Melbourne’s inner west
The problems with Transurban’s proposed motorway
Is Plan Melbourne really, actually…a plan?
Posted: March 15, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentIt’s taken since 2014 to prepare, but despite the name, the “refresh” of Plan Melbourne doesn’t deliver on its most basic pretension; it’s not actually a plan!
Is Plan Melbourne really, actually…a plan?
A proposal for a Melbourne ring metro
Posted: March 13, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentMelbourne needs an orbital or “ring” light metro linking major suburban centres to take radial trips off the road system, argues guest writer Dr Garry Glazebrook
A proposal for a Melbourne ring metro
Will these changes have a big impact on housing affordability?
Posted: March 8, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentThe Victorian government says “it’s tackling housing affordability head on”, but its new housing initiatives are mostly about keeping up appearances
Will these changes have a big impact on housing affordability?
Connectivity isn’t the same as social connection
Posted: March 7, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized 2 CommentsIncreased connection via walking and cycling paths sounds great but it can erode social connection, argues guest writer Dr Brenda Mackie; it’s not a guarantee of ‘liveability’
Connectivity isn’t the same as social connection
Australia needs a massive infrastructure fund
Posted: March 6, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentIt’s time to facilitate $200 billion investment in key infrastructure projects like inland freight rail and a national electricity grid, argues guest writer Dr Garry Glazebrook
Australia needs a massive infrastructure fund
Is regional sprawl better than suburban sprawl?
Posted: March 1, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 CommentThere’s a strong push to divert more metropolitan growth to regional cities, but the case hasn’t been made that capital cities are “too big” or that it’s the best strategy
Is regional sprawl better than suburban sprawl?
The Melbourne Urbanist 