planning

Free car parking doesn't build on the strengths of Melbourne's CBD, and might actually detract from them. Image: Berenice Melis
Planning & policy

Melbourne, it’s time to go big on a car-free recovery

by —December 2, 2020

Co-founders of Public Practice, Pooja Agrawal and Finn Williams. Image: Timothy Chase
Planning & policy

‘New Municipalism’: A Conversation with Finn Williams and Pooja Agrawal

by , —April 9, 2020

Pedestrians stuck by traffic again, Sydney. Could Urban Operations professionals make our cities run better? Image: Dave Young
Transport

To get our cities moving again, we need a new kind of urban professional

by —February 6, 2020

A new study finds access to green, natural spaces was non-negotiable for families living in apartments.
Planning & policy

High-rise families rely on child-friendly neighbourhoods

by , —January 31, 2020

A tapestry of richly varied planting is distributed around and between Bendigo Hospital seating.
Parks & places

Designing the healthy city

by —January 24, 2020

The rise of privately-owned public space has brought with it greater private security surveillance of public activity.
Planning & policy

Wrong division: The rise of privately-owned public space

by —November 25, 2019

Urban and regional planner Phoebe Harrison believes that people are ready for proactive engagement and doing things differently. Photo: Antenna
Planning & policy

The politics of value: good planning makes dollars and sense

by —October 31, 2019

Günther Vogt’s first visit to Australia will be as keynote speaker for the 2019 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ International Festival of Landscape Architecture. Photo supplied.
Parks & places

Günther Vogt and the sensory city

by —October 2, 2019

Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake within the 1.6 million hectare World Heritage listed Tasmanian Wilderness. Photo: RN Brauns
Culture

The things we keep: Why Australia must protect its national heritage

by —September 12, 2019

Under threat from climate change, the Bubbler is a natural spring and important cultural site for the Arabana people of the Kathi Thanda region. Photo: Melissa Nursey-Bray
Culture

Not passive victims: Indigenous Australians respond to climate change

by —August 30, 2019

The federal government has updated the National Cities Performance Framework Dashboard, including new measures for major city transport infrastructure performance. What do these tell us of Australia's urbanity? Photo: Trent Szmolnik
Planning & policy

New infrastructure performance measures for Australian cities questioned

by , —August 19, 2019

Local residents enjoy public recreation facilities designed by Aspect Studios enabled by elevated rail. Photo: Peter Bennetts Photography
Planning & policy

When it comes to urban infrastructure, big doesn’t have to mean bad

by —August 1, 2019