Cyclists and pedestrians have been given top priority in Melbourne’s ten-year transport blueprint.
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Making Melbourne’s streets safer for women
The City of Melbourne is crowd sourcing innovative ideas to make the city safer for women following a spate of attacks.
Local government key to tackling public transport woes: expert
One of Australia’s foremost public transport experts has called for greater local government involvement in Australia’s public transport system.
New framework guides governments on risks
Heatwaves pose the greatest threat to Sydney, followed by storms and bushfires, according to an international benchmark of cities’ capacity to handle shocks and stresses.
Climate change adaptation: lessons from leading local governments
A group of councils in metropolitan Melbourne has collaborated to develop a framework that tracks their progress on climate change, writes Dr Susie Moloney.
Leadership needed on Sydney and Melbourne’s growth, says Infrastructure Australia
A new report from Infrastructure Australia is calling for the Federal Government to take leadership in securing the global competitiveness of Australia’s two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne. The report…
Australian cities rank poorly in mobility
Australia’s major cities fare badly in a recently released global ranking of mobility – how well they allow their citizens to move around. The ranking of 100 global cities, the…
Major Melbourne makeover – new suburbs planned
Two separate announcements this week have shown a glimpse of Melbourne’s future. The city is evolving rapidly and will soon regain its former position as Australia’s largest city. In the…
Sydney and Melbourne should be ‘polycentric cities’
As the population of Australia’s two largest cities push towards the 5 million mark, increasing attention is being paid to urban sprawl and the need for people to live closer…
‘Retrograde solution’: West Gate Tunnel Project a ‘permanent blight,’ says PIA
The Victorian government’s plans to connect central Melbourne to the city’s west have been called into question.