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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

Brisbane’s Cross River Rail and Melbourne’s Metro are good projects and warrant funding, but spending on transport infrastructure in the budget 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

The chances of getting the massive funding required to build major urban rail projects any time soon don’t look promising. What might happen to our cities if they’re never built?

Automobile associations are calling on Australians to ‘Demand Better Roads’. Like Tony Abbott, they’re only paying lip service to the need for more investment in urban public transport

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

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

Yet another public transport report was released in Victoria yesterday! This time, Public Transport Victoria released its Network Plan for Melbourne’s rail system over the next 20-30 years

Fairfax contributor John Legge has a $35 billion vision for the future of public transport that’s proving popular with readers. Sadly, it’s not that simple.

Australian cities could learn a lot from the ‘anywhere at anytime’ public transport network proposed by Auckland Transport for implementation within just four years