Your car isn’t a human right, researcher says

Transport planning shouldn’t be about how to fit in more cars, a researcher says.

5 March, 2020

The gap between cities that are well positioned for success and those that will struggle in the new economic age of knowledge and ideas is growing.

The gap between cities that are well positioned for success and those that will struggle in the new economic age of knowledge and ideas is growing.

28 February, 2020

‘Digital twin’ opens new horizons in planning

The Digital Twin provides 3D and 4D visualisations of future planning scenarios.

25 February, 2020

Shade mapping tool helps pedestrians dodge heat

A new tool is helping residents in the City of Bendigo seek out shadier routes and avoid the heat.

16 January, 2020

Sydney planning must focus on people, not cars

Urban planning in Sydney is prioritising cars above people, an academic says.

15 January, 2020

Tiny houses could ease housing pressures

ALGA says tiny homes could help solve the affordable housing problem.

13 January, 2020

Green open spaces can unlock urban growth

Quality open spaces can unlock urban growth, a NSW planning bureaucrat says.

15 October, 2019

Using economics to improve urban planning

Urban economics can help transform the way local councils approach planning.

10 October, 2019

Call to relocate population-crunched Aus cities

A city planning expert says the government should consider relocating Australia’s most population-slammed cities.

20 May, 2019

Need to upskill workers for driverless transport

An inquiry into driverless transport has heard Australia needs a national strategy to upskill transport workers.

28 February, 2019

Rail lobby tallies NSW Election promises

Vow to keep commitments on track.

26 March, 2015

It’s a New York state of mind for NSW councils

City of dreams could help make Marrickville more like Brooklyn.

26 November, 2014

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 growth, climate change, urban sprawl and natural disasters whilst delivering a high quality of sustainable living for Australians has become a key objective of both […]

20 January, 2014

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 councils do much more than more than “rates, roads and rubbish” especially with large tracts of publicly owned land to manage in the form of […]

3 September, 2013