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A fantasy cycling map for inner Melbourne
Alan DaviesMay 22, 20174 Comments
Here's master mapmaker Adam Mattinson's vision of what a high quality cycling network could look like in an Australian city. At present, unfortunately, it's sheer fantasy
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The Melbourne Subway Map (a rail fantasy)
Alan DaviesMay 17, 20171 Comment
A fantastical vision from mapmaker Adam Mattinson of what a subway underneath Melbourne's inner suburbs could look like if it were as connected as Tokyo's famous system
Is an airport train to the CBD the whole story?
Alan DaviesMay 16, 201711 Comments
The Victorian and Federal governments have different strategies for Melbourne Airport rail but there's a lot more to the transport task at Tullamarine than a train to the CBD
Where's the toilet?
Alan DaviesMay 15, 20178 Comments
The location of a humble toilet block in a park might seem a minor issue, but it's big news in inner suburban Melbourne and highlights some larger issues
The outlook for infrastructure is improving
Alan DaviesMay 11, 2017
Guest writer Dr Garry Glazebrook reckons the federal budget shows the Coalition is at last heading in the right direction on infrastructure funding
Melbourne 'fantasy rail map 2070'
Alan DaviesMay 10, 20177 Comments
Adam Mattinson's 2070 fantasy rail map incorporates almost every rail line ever proposed for Melbourne, as well as historic lines decommissioned during the 1950s and 60s
Tuesday links
Alan DaviesMay 9, 2017
Avoiding the Fairfax papers? Here's some interesting, useful, sometimes discombobulating, occasionally contrarian and at times amusing alternative reading, with an urbanist bent
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