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We can’t build our way out of traffic congestion
Infrastructure
Wednesday August 19 2020

We can’t build our way out of traffic congestion

Almost all new highway and road widening projects are ‘sold’ to the public as a means of reducing, or ‘busting’, traffic congestion. In reality, new or...

Demand Management: The COVID19 Legacy
Urban Planning
Tuesday April 21 2020

Demand Management: The COVID19 Legacy

COVID19 may be the biggest threat that we will face in our lifetime. It’s a threat to our health. It’s a threat to our economy. It’s...

Gridlock – Getting out of the Car is Scary
Urban Planning
Tuesday June 18 2019

Gridlock – Getting out of the Car is Scary

Gridlock, congestion, commuting, the cost of living, sedentary lifestyles, heart disease and obesity are some of the biggest issues facing our Governments, Councils and public sector...

Normal is… Traffic, Debt and Empty Houses.
Urban Planning
Wednesday May 15 2019

Normal is… Traffic, Debt and Empty Houses.

“Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to...

Melbourne Set to Remain a Car Dominated City
Urban Planning
Friday January 19 2018

Melbourne Set to Remain a Car Dominated City

Melbourne is set to remain a car dominated city with driving set to account for more than seven in 10 trips still to take place in...

Melbourne Traffic Slowing Firefighters
Infrastructure
Tuesday October 31 2017

Melbourne Traffic Slowing Firefighters

Traffic congestion across Melbourne's sprawling urban fringe is making it harder for firefighters to get to jobs in time, new data shows.

Let’s Not Blame Car Drivers for Traffic Congestion
Infrastructure
Monday May 29 2017

Let’s Not Blame Car Drivers for Traffic Congestion

Many of us are literally sat in our cars stuck in traffic congestion. A big problem is that the campaigns about traffic congestion are almost always...

New Year, Same Old Congestion
Infrastructure
Wednesday February 1 2017

New Year, Same Old Congestion

As we move along into 2017, we face that inevitable wall of congested traffic that’s the ultimate national BBQ stopper. But if you think that people...

Study Suggests Living Close to High-traffic Roadways Raises Dementia Risk
Urban Planning
Wednesday January 11 2017

Study Suggests Living Close to High-traffic Roadways Raises Dementia Risk

People who live in close proximity to high-traffic roadways appear to have a higher risk of dementia than those who live farther away, say researchers, suggesting...