Transport

Learning to live with aggressionless cars

by Simon Sellars—April 15, 2021

Cycling and walking infrastructure are consistently short-changed in transport budgets, and this under values the economic contributions of sustainable transport. Image: Marc Kleen

Cycling and walking are overlooked in Australia’s recovery budget, and this is a mistake

by Matthew Mclaughlin, Trevor Shilton—July 29, 2020

Like many divisions in our society, road rage towards cyclists is underpinned by history and values. Image: TH Chia

Road rage runs deep: How can we overcome the motorist-cyclist divide?

by Andrew Dawson, Jennifer Day—June 11, 2020

Cycling is emerging as the best way to get around during the pandemic. Image: Mitchell Luo

As COVID-19 bites, this ‘freedom machine’ is enjoying a resurgence

by Jo Russell-Clarke—March 31, 2020

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

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

by David Levinson—February 6, 2020

Driverless vehicles and pedestrians don't mix

Driverless vehicles and pedestrians don’t mix. So how do we re-arrange our cities?

by Peter Newman—November 28, 2019

Has the removal of level crossings in Melbourne's rail network helped or hindered property values? Photo: Peter Bennetts Photography

Elevated value: how is sky rail affecting real estate?

by Chyi Lin Lee, Jerry Liang, Kang Koo—October 15, 2019

Sydney's transport system is dominated by the car, despite global shifts to recognise the multiple benefits of walkability.

How can Sydney start a walking revolution to overthrow its killer cars?

by Barnaby Bennett—May 15, 2019

Everyone is a pedestrian at some point in their journey. Roads serve part of an integrated mobility network in Japan. Photo: Sergio Rola

The Foreground five: our most-read stories for April

by Foreground—May 15, 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 road 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