Ad hoc, lot-by-lot efforts to house more people in our ageing suburbs are failing to increase liveability and sustainability. Our cities need strategic, precinct-scale regeneration.
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The differences in sentiment in areas of high and low neighbourhood amenity have been clear under Melbourne’s tough COVID restrictions. It’s further evidence of the impacts of inequity on well-being.
The change in our behaviour in response to COVID-19 has created an opportunity to build on this moment and transform our local neighbourhoods into vibrant mixed-use centres of activity.
Only the inner suburbs of Melbourne and other capital cities meet the 20-minute neighbourhood test. But we could transform the other suburbs for much less than the cost of current transport projects.
While many talk about 30-minute cities, some aim for residents to be able to get to most services within 20 minutes. But cities like Melbourne have an awful lot of work to do to achieve their goal.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor in Sustainable Urbanism, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Geography, Environments, Geomatics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor and Director of Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Monash University
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Adjunct Professor, Deakin University; Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Practitioner in Residence, The Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral researcher, Monash University
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Professor and Senior Data Scientist, Data Futures Institute, Monash University
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Professor and Research Director, Data Futures Institute, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Strategic Sustainable Development, Blekinge Institute of Technology
