Infrastructure
Environment
If Australia wants high-speed rail, it must take regions along for the ride
Even after four decades of studies and debate, Australia is yet to develop a plan that integrates regional cities into a high-speed rail network
Environment
A Big Build or a big bet?
Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop aims to help the city become more equitable – but better integration of land use and transport could deliver more benefits for less money
Business & Economics
Three ways to avoid mega projects going way over budget
Big projects are almost always over budget, but in Australia they too often have massive cost blowouts. There are ways to fix this.
Environment
Is Melbourne’s new bus proposal really faster and fairer?
Melbourne’s proposed bus program could change the city’s public transport system for the better, but it doesn’t quite go far enough
Environment
Book extract
‘Invisible’ infrastructure is the background to our modern lives
They are critical to urban life, but we don’t often think about infrastructures. Maybe it’s time we should
Environment
Planning floodproof cities
Our natural environments must be prioritised and understood when designing infrastructure for modern cities. The 2022 flooding in Seoul is a devastating example
Politics & Society
Book extract
The making and unmaking of the East-West Link
A new book explores how Melbourne’s multi-billion dollar East-West Link that promised to knit the city together was stymied from the start
Environment
It’s critical we update flood guidance
There’s been some progress in incorporating climate change into engineering design, but flood guidance must keep up with our changing climate
Environment
Identifying the ‘Paris-End’ of town
Good urban design can help enhance our health; new research uses ‘big data’ to explore how Australian cities compare globally
Environment
Engineering a smart city
An app that can get you from A to B faster and safer? The technology to transform our burgeoning city transport systems into intelligent networks is already here