The pandemic might've reduced the competitiveness of public transport, but it hasn’t altered the main game appreciably – that still remains civilising cars
Cars aren't going away so it's time to stop ignoring their downsides and take action to civilise them - make private vehicles smaller, slower, quieter, cleaner, and safer
Building a network of safe cycling routes in our major cities isn’t a post-pandemic ‘nice to have’; it’s a necessity. The immediate priority is putting it together very, very quickly
Public transport is likely to take a post-lockdown hit from the pandemic and will have to adapt; but it will remain critical to the functioning of Australia's cities
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Yet again politicians reach for the High Speed Rail elixir - this time as a prescription for national economic recovery from the pandemic. But it's snake oil
The NSW government’s planned Aerotropolis is conning residents of western Sydney. It's more about useful politics than plausible policy
The only surprising aspect of the Victorian government’s decision to terminate Melbourne Bike Share is that it took so long
Fringe suburbs have historically always had fewer jobs than workers. What policy makers should focus on is providing good transport links to the more central parts of the city where most of the employers want to be
We can learn lessons from cities like Paris, but we must be alert to the dangers in importing solutions that might work well elsewhere but aren't well matched to local circumstances
It's a popular idea, but the revenue foregone from abolishing fares in a city like Melbourne would have a bigger impact if it were instead spent on making public transport more competitive with driving
