The Urbanist Digest, vol 2, 2017

Posted: June 30, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A digest of all the topics discussed by The Urbanist in the June quarter 2017, including airports, transport, heritage, cycling, planning, health, infrastructure, housing, regions

The Urbanist Digest, vol 2, 2017

Has Albo really found a hollow log?

Posted: June 27, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Anthony Albanese gets it wrong on traffic congestion. Australian cities need politicians who’ll tell us what’s really going on and what really needs to be done

Has Albo really found a hollow log?

Can security bollards be done better?

Posted: June 26, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

It’s regrettable it seems necessary to install heavy bollards in Australian cities to protect against vehicle attacks. But it could be a way to improve public spaces

Can security bollards be done better?

Could the average trip to work nearly double by 2030? Really?

Posted: June 22, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The average Melbourne one-way commute could increase by 28 minutes by 2030 according to this newspaper report. Sounds horrendous but it’s scary tabloid journalism

Could the average trip to work nearly double by 2030? Really?

Are towers inherently wrong for public housing?

Posted: June 21, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

St Louis’ famously demolished Pruitt-Igoe public housing project has a lesson for the debate over high-rise stemming from the Grenfell Tower fire; it’s not really about the architecture

Are towers inherently wrong for public housing?

What are the prospects for dockless bike share in Australian cities?

Posted: June 20, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Dockless bike share faces a much bigger challenge in Australia than in countries like China, especially given new entrant oBike has to make it work commercially

What are the prospects for dockless bike share in Australian cities?

Does the Grenfell Tower fire mean we should stop building residential towers?

Posted: June 19, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | 1 Comment

The Grenfell Tower fire was the result of flawed policy on public housing, not some inherent flaw in the high-rise residential building type

Does the Grenfell Tower fire mean we should stop building residential towers?

Should Doncaster Bus Rapid Transit be a priority?

Posted: June 13, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A private proposal to build and operate a Bus Rapid Transit system in Doncaster looks promising but taxpayers will ultimately pay for it; so it’s vital to make sure it’s a high priority

Should Doncaster Bus Rapid Transit be a priority?