Are kids cycling a whole lot less?
Posted: August 30, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentA big drop in the number of children’s bicycles imported into Australia last year doesn’t mean large numbers of children are losing interest in cycling
Are kids cycling a whole lot less?
Is selling public housing land to developers good policy?
Posted: August 29, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentThe Victorian Government’s policy of inviting proposals from the private sector to redevelop outdated public housing estates is proving controversial
Is selling public housing land to developers good policy?
That was The week That was…
Posted: August 28, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentTW3 is a commentary on stories in the news over the week ending 27 August 2017 that bear on the delights and discontents of urbanism
Why don’t neighbours matter as much anymore?
Posted: August 24, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentWe’re not as connected with our neighbours as previous generations were, mostly because we’re better off; we have greater mobility and more choice
Why don’t neighbours matter as much anymore?
Have young children lost the “right to roam”?
Posted: August 22, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentWe often hear that the rise of helicopter parents prevents young children from roaming independently, to their detriment; sure, but there’s more to it
Have young children lost the “right to roam”?
That was The week That was…
Posted: August 20, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentTW3 is a commentary on stories bearing on the delights and discontents of urbanism that were in the news over the week ending 20 August 2017
Is Melbourne’s liveability gong mostly bullshit?
Posted: August 17, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentThe media and politicians continue to give it credibility but they know the EIU’s ‘world’s most liveable city’ gong has little bearing on the life of residents of Melbourne
Is Melbourne’s liveability gong mostly bullshit?
Can public transport define the 20-minute city?
Posted: August 16, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentWe make a vanishingly small percentage of short trips by public transport and it’s mostly because we prefer the alternatives for this sort of travel. Transit’s strengths lie elsewhere
Can public transport define the 20-minute city?
Has the case been made for the West Gate Tunnel?
Posted: August 15, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentMore problems are coming to light with the proposed West Gate Tunnel in Melbourne. The Government needs to do a better job of explaining and justifying this project
Has the case been made for the West Gate Tunnel?
That was the week that was…
Posted: August 13, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentA commentary on stories in the news over the week ending 13 August 2017 bearing on urbanism and its discontents
Is the 20-minute city mostly spin?
Posted: August 9, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentIt seems an attractive idea, but the 20-minute city is more about marketing than substantive policy. Of course politicians love it; the rest of us have no excuse for being gullible
Is the 20-minute city mostly spin?
A regional rail fantasy map
Posted: August 8, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentHere’s master mapmaker Adam Mattinson’s vision of what a high quality regional rail network could look like in Victoria. Sheer fantasy, you say?
That was the week that was…
Posted: August 6, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentA commentary on stories in the news over the week ending 6 August 2017 bearing on urbanism and it’s discontents
Have we passed peak car (ownership)?
Posted: August 2, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentAustralian city dwellers have passed peak travel but it seems they haven’t passed peak car ownership or peak parking
Have we passed peak car (ownership)?
Is public transport the sole solution to congestion?
Posted: August 1, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentPublic transport is a big part of the answer to congestion but it can’t do it alone. But congestion isn’t the only big issue; so is providing access to places as population grows
Is public transport the sole solution to congestion?
The Melbourne Urbanist 