Organisation Sunshine Coast Association of Residents
Western Australia is moving towards electric buses, with its first battery-electric bus hitting the streets. The new CAT bus will be the first of four electric vehicles to be rolled out as part of a trial. From this week the red bus will service the Joondalup area as part of […]
Like rivers in the sky: the weather system bringing floods to Queensland will become more likely under climate change Kimberley Reid, The University of Melbourne and Andrew King, The University of Melbourne The severe floods in southeast Queensland this week have forced hundreds of residents to flee the town of Gympie […]
Here’s what researchers have found Enrica Papa, University of Westminster Luxembourg recently became the first country in the world to make all public transport free. As of March 1 2020, all buses, trains and trams throughout the country can be boarded without paying a fare – the largest area to […]
NH53/Flickr, CC BY John Stone, The University of Melbourne; Iain Lawrie, The University of Melbourne, and Nat Manawadu, The University of Melbourne As part of efforts to decarbonise urban transport, Australian states and the ACT have announced various zero-emission bus trials and targets for replacing diesel buses. These trials are […]
Urban consolidation policies to contain development within existing urban areas are creating poor development outcomes in Australian cities. In Brisbane, our newly published research shows this means the low-density housing character of the city is being retained at the expense of backyards. Current land development regimes place urban planning outcomes […]