A major investment in renewing the urban centre of Dandenong is starting to pay dividends. But while research has found three keys to success, the benefits haven't reached everyone.
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Regulating Sidewalk Labs proposed developments poses new challenges for assigning responsibility and oversight.
The seemingly ad hoc collection of nine City Deals announced so far falls short of a national settlement strategy that finally gets to grips with where our growing population might live and live well.
Other countries are planning new cities using technological innovation to achieve more sustainable development. Such plans aren't new for Australia, but existing city growth is the focus of attention.
This collective fundraising technique helps defuse anti-cyclist sentiment before it dooms protected bike lanes and other new infrastructure.
Starting in 2021, drivers will pay a fee to enter midtown and lower Manhattan during busy times of day. Will this clear New York's air and streets?
US cities were designed and engineered around cars. Now some are working to increase walking and biking, but the shift isn't easy.
Minorities are driving the bicycling boom, but bike infrastructure investments often neglect their needs. A new study explores what riders in low-income and minority neighborhoods want.
Under 10 percent of new Citi Bike and Divvy bike docks are sited where residents suggested using interactive online maps, a new study shows. But that doesn't mean city officials weren't listening.
Rising e-commerce means more delivery trucks and urban gridlock. Lockers at transit centers, where carriers can leave packages for people who live or work nearby, are a potential solution.
Hundreds of US cities have pledged to meet the carbon reduction targets in the Paris climate accord. Now it's time for them to start showing results.
How smart are our cities now? In Queensland, a study of all 78 local government areas reveals major gaps between the ten leading the way in becoming smart cities and the rest of the state.
They may not say 'climate change,' but many Republican US mayors support clean energy, jobs in renewable industries, and other climate-friendly policies. And so do majorities of their constituents.
Dozens of US cities have launched bike-share programs in the past decade. There have been bumps – critics want wider access, and cities want bikes stored out of the way – but bike sharing is on a roll.
Governments have started to see automation as the key to brighter urban futures. But what will this look like?
Business-as-usual projections assume our four biggest cities must absorb three-quarters of Australia's population growth over the next 30 years. Might new cities be a better way to deal with it?
Even in cities with good public transportation, some areas can be 'transit deserts,' where demand exceeds supply. Living in these zones makes it hard to access good jobs, health care and other services.
Given the challenges Australian cities face, the need for urban planning based on solid research is greater than ever. Sadly, when it comes to research funding, planning is at the back of the queue.
They don't all support the same strategies for coping with it, but US mayors increasingly see climate change as a pressing urban challenge.
Ségou in Mali has successfully developed its urban cultural economy in ways that's inclusive, sustainable and context-sensitive.
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Program Director, Master of Urbanism, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Urban Management and Planning & Director, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Professor of Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor of Community and Regional Planning and Director, Urban Information Lab, University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research and Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform, RMIT University
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, University of Melbourne
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