Tag Archives: Transport

Sydney transport inquiry – final report released

Posted on 5 June, 2010 by Alex

Well, it’s out. The final report of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Independent Public Inquiry into Sydney’s public transport, chaired by Mr Ron Christie, was published by the Herald earlier this week. The report follows the release of the Preliminary Report … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Infrastructure, Planning, Public Transport, Sydney metro area, Transport | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Paul Mees puts the case for better-connected public transport

Posted on 2 May, 2010 by Alex

On today’s ABC National’s Public Interest (Sunday 2 May), Dr Paul Mees, a well-known Melbourne-based transport expert,  makes one of the most eloquent summaries of the case for a better-planned, better-managed and better-connected public transport system that I have ever heard. … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Infrastructure, Public Transport, Transport | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Transport Public Inquiry final report nears completion

Posted on 2 May, 2010 by Alex

A lot has happened since the SMH Transport Inquiry released its preliminary report in February. Shortly after its release the State Government announced that it was dumping the CBD and West Metros, aspects of which were criticised in the Inquiry … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Infrastructure, Planning, Public Transport, Sydney metro area, Transport | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Western Sydney a winner in Transport Inquiry interim report

Posted on 16 February, 2010 by Alex

In my last post I outlined the governance arrangements outlined in the interim report of the Independent Public Inquiry into Sydney’s public transport which I had a small role in developing. Now I’d like to summarise the Inquiry’s proposals for … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Growth, Infrastructure, Planning, Population, Public Transport, Sydney metro area, Transport, Western Sydney | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Independent inquiry’s report will shape Sydney’s transport debate

Posted on 16 February, 2010 by Alex

It’s finally out – the interim report of the Independent Public Inquiry into Sydney’s public transport.  The Inquiry’s report was prepared under the guidance of Mr Ron Christie, former NSW Coordinator General for Rail and former head of the RTA, … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Infrastructure, Planning, Public Transport, Sydney metro area, Transport | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

SMH publishes transport opinion piece

Posted on 26 January, 2010 by Alex

In late November last year, just before I left for Perth and then Paris, the Sydney Morning Herald published my opinion piece on Sydney’s current transport infrastructure saga. The title the paper chose was: Three times denied: western Sydney misses … Continue reading →

Posted in Growth, Infrastructure, Planning, Public Transport, Sydney metro area, Transport, Western Sydney | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

SOAC addresses cities in Perth

Posted on 18 January, 2010 by Alex

In November the 2009 State of Australian Cities Conference brought together academics, researchers, planners and many others involved in urban design and management at the University of Western Australia in Perth to discuss the current status and direction of our … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Infrastructure, Presentations, Transport, Western Sydney | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

“Red Ken” looks outside the building

Posted on 21 September, 2009 by Alex

The former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone’s recent City of Sydney CityTalk address contained a strong argument for greater investment in education, infrastructure and sustainable transport to tackle climate change, but he made another  important comment on city management  in the Q&A session afterwards. As a result … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Infrastructure, Local Government, Planning, Public Transport | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Christie’s Sydney public transport inquiry hearings kick off

Posted on 18 September, 2009 by Alex

Well, it’s inevitable that the next few posts will be dominated by Sydney public transport and planning issues. On Tuesday the public hearings for the Sydney Morning Herald’s independent public inquiry headed by transport expert and former Director-General Ron Christie … Continue reading →

Posted in Infrastructure, Planning, Public Transport, Sydney metro area, Transport, Western Sydney | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Nowra’s take on Sydney’s fate well worth a read

Posted on 31 May, 2009 by Alex

For those who haven’t seen it yet, writer and playwright Louis Nowra’s latest essay “Who turned out the lights?” in the Weekend Australian Magazine is a pungent summary of Sydney’s major problems, their causes and the resulting social, cultural and … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Infrastructure, Planning, Public Transport, Transport, Western Sydney | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment