Transport

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

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

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

Elevated rail frees space for public parks and plazas in Melbourne's built-up suburbs.

After the ribbon cutting: lessons learnt from Melbourne’s sky rail

By Foreground — January 24, 2019

Continuous flow at the Anzac Parade, Alison Avenue and Dacey Avenue intersection

Traffic connector, community disconnector: increased traffic and pedestrians don’t mix

By David Levinson — November 13, 2018

Darebin Yarra Trail Link by VicRoads Urban Design Team and VicRoads Structural Design Team. Image: Emma Cross

More bike paths like these, please

By Foreground — August 17, 2018

A woman walking in a night street in Japan.

What will the footpath of the future look like?

By David Levinson — July 11, 2018

Infrastructure Australia sees a car-bound future ahead.

Landscape and energy missing from Infrastructure Australia’s national priority list

By Eisha Gupta — March 1, 2017

Taiwan High Speed Rail Image: Chi-Hung Lin

Trains have always catalysed new towns and column inches. Australia’s HSR is no exception

By Eisha Gupta — February 15, 2017