A fantasy cycling map for inner Melbourne
Posted: May 22, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentHere’s master mapmaker Adam Mattinson’s vision of what a high quality cycling network could look like in an Australian city. At present, unfortunately, it’s sheer fantasy
A fantasy cycling map for inner Melbourne
The Melbourne Subway Map (a rail fantasy)
Posted: May 17, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 CommentA fantastical vision from mapmaker Adam Mattinson of what a subway underneath Melbourne’s inner suburbs could look like if it were as connected as Tokyo’s famous system
The Melbourne Subway Map (a rail fantasy)
Is an airport train to the CBD the whole story?
Posted: May 16, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 CommentThe Victorian and Federal governments have different strategies for Melbourne Airport rail but there’s a lot more to the transport task than a train to the CBD
Is an airport train to the CBD the whole story?
Where’s the toilet?
Posted: May 15, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentThe location of a humble toilet block in a park might seem a minor issue, but it’s big news in inner suburban Melbourne and highlights some larger issues
The outlook for infrastructure is improving
Posted: May 11, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentGuest writer Dr Garry Glazebrook reckons the federal budget shows the Coalition is at last heading in the right direction on infrastructure funding
The outlook for infrastructure is improving
Melbourne ‘fantasy rail map 2070’
Posted: May 10, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 CommentAdam Mattinson’s 2070 fantasy map for Melbourne incorporates almost every rail line ever proposed, as well as historic lines decommissioned during the 1950s and 60s
Melbourne ‘fantasy rail map 2070’
Do residents of green places live longer?
Posted: May 9, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 CommentIt’s arguable whether greener residential areas reduce mortality but there are plenty of other good reasons to promote planting more trees, especially along streets
Does living in green places extend lifespans?
A Bicycle Boulevard for Melbourne?
Posted: May 8, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentThere’s an opportunity for the Victorian Government to recognise the key role Yarra Boulevard plays in supporting cycling in Melbourne by giving more of it to riders
A Bicycle Boulevard for Melbourne?
The alternative to Fairfax – Saturday links
Posted: May 6, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentAvoiding the Fairfax papers? Here’s some interesting, useful, sometimes discombobulating, occasionally contrarian and at times amusing alternative reading, with an urbanist bent
The alternative to Fairfax – Saturday links
What are the public health benefits of riding to work?
Posted: May 1, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentThose who cycle to work have better health prospects than those who commute by car or transit, but it’s unlikely all the public health benefits would scale up if a lot more of us cycled
What are the public health benefits of riding to work?
The Melbourne Urbanist 