public policy

Recent protests around the world reflect rising popular concern about climate change.

2 Degrees: climate countdown

By Foreground — June 12, 2019

Still from an animated time lapse of sea surface salinity and soil moisture from NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite: April 2015 to February 2019.

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in May

By Foreground — May 29, 2019

Detail of Canberra plan submitted to the Canberra design competition by the Griffins – "View from the summit of Mount Ainslie".

Remaking Lost Connections: a timely call to rethink the future of the city

By Foreground — May 16, 2019

Politicians call for governance review for Fed Square as Apple fails to secure place for Flagship store. Photo: virginiam Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0

“Public space should not be managed as a business”

By Foreground — April 29, 2019

The roads of many European, as well as Asian cities such as Bangok, are vibrant city spaces with diverse transport modes.

It’s time to move beyond the false binary of roads vs public transport

By Ian Woodcock — April 12, 2019

Congestion-busting infrastructure plays catch-up on long-neglected needs

By Phillip O'Neill — April 3, 2019

Traffic jams and congestion are a well-known outcome of poor political decisions to focus on transport mobility over urban accessibility.

It’s the (political) economy, stupid: when it comes to urban transport, we’re doing it wrong

By David A King, David Levinson — March 29, 2019

The night view of the Sydney Opera House that 94 percent of Australians want to see. Image: Diliff

The Sydney opera that nobody wants

By Foreground — October 9, 2018

Would cities benefit from more autonomous governance? Image by Beau Giles.

Do Australian cities need major governance reform?

By Marcus Spiller — August 16, 2018

Between May - August, Foreground will explore 'The Street', to better understand what the future holds.

The Street

By Foreground — May 3, 2018

Overgrown underused public land

Parks hidden in plain sight: Melbourne looks to unlock infrastructure for public open space

By Foreground — April 24, 2018

Current TCL director Lisa Howard (left) pictured with founding director Kate Cullity (right). Image: Kristoffer Paulsen.

TCL’s Lisa Howard on gender in landscape architecture

By Foreground — March 8, 2018