Is subsidising airport train fares the way to go?

The fare travellers will pay – whether less than $5 or more than $25 – is a key issue in planning for a mass transit connection between Melbourne Airport and the city centre

Is subsidising airport train fares the way to go?

Should airport trains also serve metro passengers?

One of the key issues that needs to be worked through in planning mass transit access to airports is integration with the existing rail network

Should airport trains also serve metro passengers?

That was The week That was…

Tw3 provides a brief commentary on stories bearing on the delights and discontents of urbanism that were in the news over the week ending 24 September 2017.

In this week’s Tw3, The Urbanist comments on:

• Is Melbourne already bigger than Sydney?
• Bigger is better – small businesses once employed over half of private sector workers but no longer
• Public transport is always greener on the other side
• Doncaster hill’s next major apartment project verges on approval
• Council wants toll for $5.5b West Gate Tunnel to be set by minister, not operator
• Sydney park to be named after Green Ban-era community leader Nita McCrae

That was The week That was…

Weekend reading

Weekend reading 

What are the issues with Melbourne Airport rail?

The solution is seen as a single rail line, but it should be conceived as the package of infrastructure and policies that will best promote the accessibility of Melbourne Airport

What are the issues with Melbourne Airport rail?

How safe is cycling on city roads?

The likelihood of suffering a serious injury while cycling on the road is extremely low, but it seems our tolerance for risk is even lower

How safe is cycling on city roads?

That was The week That was…

Tw3 provides a brief commentary on stories in the news over the week ending 17 September 2017 that bear on the delights and discontents of urbanism

That was The week That was…

All stops to ‘Winterfell Station’?

Winterfell is leading the public nominations for names for the five new Melbourne Metro underground rail stations. Melbourne can do much better

All stops to ‘Winterfell Station’?

Is Daniel Andrews selling out public transport?

Victoria’s Andrews Government has decided to continue with franchised management of Melbourne’s trains and trams rather than bring them back under direct government control

Is Daniel Andrews selling out public transport?

That was The week That was…

Tw3 is a short commentary on stories in the news over the week ending 10 September 2017 bearing on the delights and discontents of urbanism

That was The week That was…

Should public works be named after politicians?

No matter how worthy they are, we should be very cautious about naming public works after people, but most especially after politicians

Should public works be named after politicians?

Should this motorway report be secret?

No, Daniel Andrews, you can’t spend $1 Billion of public money to get rid of the East West Link and then be secretive about the case for the West Gate Tunnel

Should this motorway report be secret?

Can Melbourne be the new Amsterdam?

It’s an appealing meme, but the idea Australian cities could replicate the experience of Amsterdam if only they had the political will is harder than might look

Can Melbourne be the new Amsterdam?

That was The week That was…

Tw3 is a commentary on stories bearing on the delights and discontents of urbanism that were in the news over the week ending 3 September 2017

In this week’s Tw3, The Urbanist comments on:

• Should the new Melbourne Metro stations be named after locations?
• It’s about time, not money: the real reason retirees keep their big homes
• Questions raised about heritage listing of Hobart’s Wrest Point Casino
• It’s smart to be dense: Melbourne sprawl to cost $110bn
• Fake news: is smoking really increasing in Australia?
• Let’s get to the facts on the Powerhouse move
• Future Brisbane: New technology will ensure city’s dominance
• Melbourne sky rail: Great wall of ‘cookie-cutter’ fences may cost taxpayers $1.75m
• It’s time to take back the streets and make them safe for walking.

That was The week That was…