Author Archives: Alex

Report released on options to enhance regional collaboration amongst NSW councils

Posted on 5 December, 2012 by Alex

The NSW Independent Local Government Review Panel has just released Options to Enhance Regional Collaboration amongst Councils in NSW. This report was prepared independently for the Panel by Gooding Davies Consultancy and is available from the Panel’s website, along with … Continue reading →

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StrategicMatters – the new StrategyMatters

Posted on 5 December, 2012 by Alex

StrategyMatters is having a temporary change of hosting arrangements while our main website undergoes a major update – and a temporary change of name, to StrategicMatters. While there is a minor name change, the principle remains the same: strategy matters! … Continue reading →

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Porto Metro – how to retrofit a light rail system

Posted on 21 November, 2012 by Alex

Using the Porto metro on a recent trip to Portugal was a revelation. The system serves Portugal’s second-largest city, Porto, which has an official population of only 250,000 but which serves a wider urban region of about 1.6 million. The … Continue reading →

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Welcome to StrategicMatters – the “new” StrategyMatters!

Posted on 6 November, 2012 by Alex

Welcome to the launch of StrategicMatters, an updated version of the StrategyMatters blog linked to the Gooding Davies Consultancy website. A temporary change of hosting arrangements specifically for this blog while our main website undergoes a major update means that … Continue reading →

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Gooding Davies regional organisation study released

Posted on 20 January, 2012 by Alex

A major audit of regional organisation of councils (ROCs) in NSW and Western Australia prepared by Gooding Davies Consultancy has just been released. The study was prepared for the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) and the Northern … Continue reading →

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Trams in the CBD and heavy rail across the Bosphorus – examples for Sydney

Posted on 16 September, 2011 by Alex

Recently I looked at what Sydney could learn from Istanbul’s electronic ticketing system, which is part of a much wider story about how the public transport in Turkey’s largest city is being transformed through a massive investment in public transport … Continue reading →

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The Akbil and the Istanbulkart – lessons from Istanbul in electronic ticketing

Posted on 23 August, 2011 by Alex

Before I post my follow-up to the fare integration post, I thought I’d make a short diversion to Istanbul which is where I am at the time of writing. Apart from its intrinisc fascination as a city, Istanbul is also … Continue reading →

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Another small step for fare integration…

Posted on 15 July, 2011 by Alex

The recent partial integration of Sydney’s Metro Light Rail (MLR) ticketing with the MyMulti/MyZone system is another welcome if very modest step towards a true integrated ticketing and fares system for Sydney’s public transport. You can now use a MyMulti … Continue reading →

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A long break

Posted on 15 July, 2011 by Alex

Apologies to anyone following this blog. I’ve had a long break due to the death of my mother at the end of April. I’ll be resuming posts very soon.

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Will the new NSW Transport Authority succeed?

Posted on 20 April, 2011 by Alex

Yesterday’s announcement by the new NSW Government of the creation of a new Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) not only fulfils a major election promise but also highlights the extent of the government’s transport ambitions.   The announcement also echoes many … Continue reading →

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