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Category: Roads
Sydney city to trial industrial waste in roads
Council is trialling the use of recycled industrial materials in its roads.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Seattle’s lessons on liveable localities
Seattle’s transport mastermind explains how the city is balancing unprecedented growth with a thriving, liveable locality.
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.
VicRoads pledges to do better after report highlights complaints
Victoria’s roads and traffic authority has accepted it needs to do better after a report revealed a barrage of complaints against it.