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Does Turnbull’s Minister for Cities mean it’s a whole new world?
Foregoing the helicopter option, the then Communications Minister takes the train from Sth Geelong station to Torquay in July 2015 (source: M Turnbull) The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, devoted a...
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Where’s the $4.5 billion taken from public transport funding?
Where the $4.5 billion in "cuts" came from Now that Malcolm Turnbull’s been made captain, the Opposition’s never-ending supply of free kicks on issues like public transport looks likely to come to an...
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Is Shorten letting Turnbull off the hook on cities policy?
Proposed Brisbane Cross River Rail - former PM, Tony Abbott, said he wouldn't invest in urban rail projects The vast majority of voters probably didn’t even think cities were a political issue until...
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Would urban policy benefit from a greater diversity of views?
The political party and ideological sympathies of academic psychologists in the US have shifted leftward over time. Circles show ratios of self-reports of liberal vs. conservative. Diamonds show ratios...
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What should Turnbull do to prepare our cities for the future?
Paris Metro/RER - Australian cities won't ever look much like Paris if the current political paradigm is maintained There’s no shortage of suggested actions the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, could...
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Innovation: haven’t we been here before?
Geoff Pryor, 1984, National Library of Australia Cue cliches: the more things change the more they stay the same. Malcolm Turnbull’s $1.1 billion suite of innovation programs is remarkably similar to...
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Recap: all the topics discussed by The Urbanist in November 2015
Green streets, Hong Kong Is this ranking of “the most liveable suburbs” believable? Liveability is a handy idea but it’s hard to define it in a useful way. However the media love a list, so we...
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Will politicians ever do anything real about cars in our cities?
Share (%) of total passenger kilometres by mode in Australia’s capital cities, 1976/77 to 2013/14 (source data: BITRE) The start of an election year is a good time to take stock of the infrastructure...
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Is it a problem there’s no Minister for Cities anymore?
A frustrated Assistant Minister for Cities Angus Taylor pausing for breath after smashing the PM to smithereens when he realises he’s just a glorified research assistant? Actually no; it’s a sculpture...
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Will simply building more public transport seriously suppress car use?
Not much to cheer about here – mode share of motorised travel (passenger kms) 1945-2014 for five largest Australian cities, public transport vs private transport (source data: BITRE) Malcolm Turnbull...
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Is Turnbull’s “30-minute city” all spin (or a really useful idea)?
@alboMP: “Glad you’re paying attention, @TurnbullMalcolm” “Glad you’re paying attention, @TurnbullMalcolm”, Shadow Cities Minister Anthony Albanese tweeted last week when he discovered the Prime...
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Has Turnbull’s cities rhetoric radicalised the Liberal Premiers?
“Catching favourite bus the 389 to go into the city”; PM Malcolm Turnbull catches himself unawares as he unselfconciously catches a bus, July 2013. He thanks genetics for his extra-long selfie taking...
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Surely the 30-minute city makes sense for primary school trips?
Share of trips to primary school by mode, Melbourne 2012-13 (source data: VISTA) I’ve pointed out before that Malcolm Turnbull’s vision of a city where all trips can be made by walking, cycling or...
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Turnbull’s Smart Cities Plan: is that all there is?
Is basing policy around a 30-minute maximum journey to work – even one that counts the car – really a plausible idea? Exhibit shows average journey to work trip duration by mode and ring, Melbourne...
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Is Turnbull’s ’30-minute city’ a serious election issue?
Weekday journeys to work by duration and mode, Melbourne 2012-13 (data source: VISTA 2012/13) There’s a common view that Malcolm Turnbull’s ‘30-minute city’ is yet another slight variation on the many...
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Does Turnbull’s ’30-minute city’ work for secondary school trips?
Distribution of one-way secondary school trips by duration and mode, Melbourne (source data: VISTA 2012/13) I’ve discussed the Prime Minister’s 30-minute city idea before in terms of trips to primary...
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Is the High Speed Rail bandwagon slowing down?
Ages 6 – 12 years. Say no more The Financial Review reported last week that Federal Major Projects Minister Paul Fletcher says High Speed Rail (HSR) is not a sensible priority for Australia and the...
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Are the politicians trying to con us on this one?
Wyndham Vale, Melbourne Yesterday I made the point that despite the rhetoric about active transport in Plan Melbourne, the defining limit for the “20-minute city” must be the distance that can be...
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Is Melbourne Airport’s SkyBus up to the job?
Where Melbourne Airport workers commute from and what mode they use. Note this shows just the airport; it doesn’t include jobs in the surrounding industrial areas that are part of the airport jobs...
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