A city planning expert says the government should consider relocating Australia’s most population-slammed cities.
Tag: urban-planning
Need to upskill workers for driverless transport
An inquiry into driverless transport has heard Australia needs a national strategy to upskill transport workers.
Rail lobby tallies NSW Election promises
Vow to keep commitments on track.
It’s a New York state of mind for NSW councils
City of dreams could help make Marrickville more like Brooklyn.
What Australians want from urban planning and design
By Mark Bruzzone* The concept of ‘liveable cities’ has become an increasingly used term when talking about planning and designing urban areas. The desire to tackle challenges such as population…
Clean, green urban space not just a walk in the park
Governments are looking into each other’s backyards for lessons on how to keep community spaces in top shape reports Paul Hemsley. It’s all too easy for ratepayers to forget that…
Developer group wants councils as members
By Julian Bajkowski Property development industry group Urban Taskforce has taken the highly controversial step of throwing open its doors to allow local governments to formally become “associate members” of…
Looking beyond electric vehicles
OPINION By Doug Harland Current transport paradigms are no longer affordable or sustainable. Electrification of our urban transport system is urgently required, but we need to think beyond electric cars….
Creating smarter cities
By Lilia Guan Population growth, ageing infrastructure and the need to reduce carbon usage created the tipping point for developing 'smarter cities'. Australian cities are growing and that growth…
Feds to tackle city planning: Rudd
By Angela Dorizas Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has proposed greater Federal Government involvement in the planning of major cities to prepare for future population growth. In an address to the…