The world’s best pedestrian-friendly makeovers

Some of the world’s most traffic-choked cities are banning cars and transforming streetscapes to improve walkability.

9 May, 2019

Smart parking technology shows spots in real-time

New cloud technology that shows vacant parking spots could take smart parking to the next level, its developers say.

6 May, 2019

Plan to make Melbourne Australia’s most bike-friendly city

Cyclists and pedestrians have been given top priority in Melbourne’s ten-year transport blueprint.

2 May, 2019

Tamworth in energy-cutting smart city trial

Tamworth Council will head up Australia’s first fully integrated IoT smart city trial.

26 April, 2019

Boost for regions in billion-dollar budget windfall

The Budget is being sold as good news for Australia’s struggling regions.

8 April, 2019

Government must steer the transport revolution: report

A parliamentary report has called for the creation of an ‘automated transport ecosystem’ for the transition to driverless buses, trains and cars.

4 April, 2019

Budget infrastructure splashout leaves councils underwhelmed

Local government has emerged with some wins out of the federal budget but the peak national body for councils says funding falls short.

3 April, 2019

Excavated light rail artefacts record first contact

A report has revealed the importance of an Aboriginal archaelogical find at the Sydney Light Rail construction site.

1 April, 2019

Local government promised $1.1 billion for roads in budget

Local councils have welcomed the announcement of a $1 billion regional road funding package to be included in Tuesday’s federal budget.

30 March, 2019

Seattle’s lessons on liveable localities

Seattle’s transport mastermind explains how the city is balancing unprecedented growth with a thriving, liveable locality.

25 March, 2019

Claims of ‘secrecy’, misused funds in transport projects

Melbourne and Sydney transport projects have been plagued by ropey estimates and lack of scrutiny, a conference has heard.

25 March, 2019

CSIRO finds Inland Rail a boon for agriculture

CSIRO research has found the nation’s largest rail infrastructure project connecting regional Australia could save agriculture up to $70 million a year.

21 March, 2019

Calls for strategic maritime fleet

Unions and industry have put forward the case for the creation of an Australian maritime fleet that would offer strategic national interest benefits.

18 March, 2019

Electric vehicle charging network a high national priority

Australia needs to get a nationwide charging network in place to respond to the expected increase in electric vehicles.

13 March, 2019