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A bus rapid transit system was developed for the 2016 Rio Olympics. AP/AAP

May 5, 2023

Bus rapid transit can avoid traffic chaos for the AFL’s new stadium and transform Hobart – and other cities too

Jason Byrne, University of Tasmania and Graham Currie, Monash University

Bus rapid transit is more than a way to get thousands of people to the game. Used in cities globally as an alternative to light rail, it can be a cost-effective way to transform cities for the better.

When politicians use selected modelling results to justify their decisions on contentious projects like Melbourne’s North East Link, the credibility of transport models suffers by association. Vic Govt/AAP

December 9, 2019

The problem with transport models is political abuse, not their use in planning

Eric Keys, RMIT University; Chris De Gruyter, RMIT University, and Graham Currie, Monash University

Transport modelling has been tarnished by its use to justify the predetermined projects politicians favour. But, if used more transparently, it’s a valuable tool for planning our future cities.

The first autonomous vehicles are already upon us, but once their use becomes widespread they will change cities as surely as the original cars did. AAP/nuTonomy

October 3, 2017

Driverless vehicles could bring out the best – or worst – in our cities by transforming land use

Tan Yigitcanlar, Queensland University of Technology; Graham Currie, Monash University, and Liton Kamruzzaman, Queensland University of Technology

It’s clear autonomous vehicles will disrupt our cities, their land use and planning. Whether they make urban life better or worse depends on how well we anticipate and adapt to their impacts.

Roads are the way to go for the 2014 federal budget. tim rich and lesley katon/Flickr

May 13, 2014

Federal budget 2014: infrastructure experts react

Michiel Bliemer, University of Sydney; Christopher Standen, University of Sydney; Graham Currie, Monash University; Jemma Green, Curtin University, and Phillip O'Neill, Western Sydney University

The Abbott government has committed an additional A$11.6 billion for an “infrastructure growth package” that is heavy on roads, but aimed at fast-tracking what it considers critical infrastructure. The…

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