Tag: Transport
Winning design announced for Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway
A team led by Aspect Studios has been selected as the winner of a design competition for a cycleway on Sydney’s Harbour Bridge.
Two more green bridges for Brisbane
Brisbane City Council has released concept designs for bridges linking West End with St Lucia and Toowong.
A new public square for central Sydney
The City of Sydney has released early concepts for a major new public square adjacent to Sydney’s Central Station, developed in consultation with Spackman Mossop Michaels and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer.
Hassell completes stations, parks and plazas for Sydney Metro Northwest
The first leg of Sydney’s new driverless Sydney Metro railway project is finished, replete with new train stations and surrounding landscapes designed by Hassell.
Brisbane’s flood-resilient ferry terminals
Lat27 has stitched eight ferry terminals to their Brisbane River sites in a generous, flood-resilient scheme that elevates the public transit experience.
Car-free Melbourne mooted in transport strategy refresh
Melbourne council is examining Barcelona’s “superblocks” and Oslo’s car-free CBD in an effort to address the “disproportionate” amount of space devoted to private cars.
Could the grass be greener above the Melbourne Metro Tunnel?
Melbourne’s underground rail project also contains a plan to actively improve, increase and preserve Melbourne’s inner-city “living infrastructure.”
Three urban design projects awarded at 2017 Good Design Awards
A set of flood-resilient ferry terminals, a mammoth post-industrial renewal project and the ‘daylighting’ of an urban stream all received gongs at 2017 Good Design Awards.
Going with the flow: Brisbane’s new ferry terminals
Eight ferry terminals have been stitched to their Brisbane River sites in a generous, flood-resilient scheme that elevates the public transit experience.
Riverside Greenway: A bold vision to transform Brisbane’s iconic expressway
A Brisbane student has developed a plan to transform Brisbane’s busy Riverside Expressway into a public transport and pedestrian-focused “greenway.”
Reflections on Paul Mees OAM
In response to recent destruction of heritage homes and parkland for Sydney’s WestConnex road project, we remember the life and work of planning academic Paul Andrew Mees (1961–2013).
Disrupting old ways of getting around cities
We need to change how we get around our cities, but even small shifts in a complex system can have unintended consequences.
How to build light rail in our cities
Light rail reduces traffic, creates livelier neighbourhoods and enables denser cities. So why aren’t we building more of it?
A jewel in the cycle network
Monk Mackenzie Architects and LandLAB have created a bold, almost whimsical design for the Nelson Street cycleway.
