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It looks like construction of Melbourne’s East-West Link freeway will go ahead while Melbourne Metro languishes, but the case hasn’t been made that the Link is the best road option available

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The East-West Link promoted by Tony Abbott and Dennis Napthine looks questionable, but the media should promote debate on its merits not pedal equally doubtful arguments on the front page

Brisbane’s Cross River Rail and Melbourne’s Metro are good projects and warrant funding, but the budget for transport infrastructure is driven more by smart politics than good policy

The Victorian government provided funding for a new city freeway this week but spurned a new rail line. It’s important to understand why governments continue to favour roads over rails

Light rail is cost-effective because it mostly uses existing street space. NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian is right to resist calls to underground the eastern suburbs light rail line through Surry Hills

The Coalition has committed to rigorously evaluating infrastructure proposals on merit if it wins government. But it seems its already blithely ignored its own promise

Tony Abbott’s announcement that a Coalition government will fund new freeways in Australia’s major cities but not public transport has no logical justification and will hold cities back

Tony Abbott and Dennis Napthine have effectively committed to Melbourne’s proposed East-West Link “sight unseen”, but it’s likely the costs of this new freeway would well and truly exceed the benefits

The Fairfax press claims a consulting firm hired to work on Melbourne’s planned East-West Link got the traffic forecasts for Brisbane’s failing Airport Link toll road wrong. Is that right and is it a bad thing?