NSW could buy the private operator Transurban and then charge lower tolls over a greater number of roads.
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Will Labour’s pothole politics provide the meaningful infrastructure investment desperately needed in Britain?
Resource laws and processes have tried to keep politics out of decision making. But this technocratic approach carries its own problems. The challenge is getting the balance right.
A quirk in the funding formula means remote councils in some states get far less than in others.
Hardening electric transmission systems and monitoring ocean temperatures are two key priorities.
African countries require efficient infrastructure networks to boost trade within the region and with the rest of the world.
Finance minister Nicola Willis made good on two promises with her first budget – tax cuts and no surprises. But the belt tightening required to do that will have longer-term consequences.
A report released next week argues the real problem with New Zealand’s inadequate infrastructure is not money – it’s the three-year political cycle. We need a 30-year, cross-party national plan.
A tonne of carbon dioxide is released for every tonne of cement manufactured from limestone.
City deals are being touted as the answer to NZ’s local infrastructure problems. Lessons from the UK and Australia suggest greater transparency and more coherent planning should be on the table too.
US cities are doing green infrastructure, but in bits and pieces. Today’s climate-driven floods require a much broader approach to create true sponge cities that are built to soak up water.
Victoria is in huge debt but the government is keen to keep spending to stave off worsening unemployment.
Too much pavement and old drainage systems are just two of the problems communities face.
Love it or hate it, the ‘Acela Corridor’ has developed a widely recognized identity thanks to the trains that link it together.
Social inclusion gives slum dwellers a voice to advocate for their rights and interests, leading to more inclusive and equitable policies and practices.
The University of Cape Town’s new report on the impacts of climate change in South Africa found that heatwaves and water stress will affect jobs, deepen inequality, and increase gender-based violence.
Architectural models are an effective way of showing the public what new major buildings will look like.
Extreme downpours and droughts, both fueled by rising global temperatures, are taking a toll. Communities trying to manage the threats face three big challenges.
A coastal scientist explains why marshes, mangroves and other wetlands can’t keep up with the effects of climate change, and how human infrastructure is making it harder for them to survive.
A civil engineer lays out the physics behind Dali’s crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge pier.
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Executive Director, Better Infrastructure Initiative, John Grill Centre for Project Leadership, University of Sydney
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Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Proprietor - Hale Consulting, The University of Melbourne
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Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Empowering Communities to Adapt to Environmental Change, United Nations University; University of Calgary
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Director, Centre for Western Sydney, Western Sydney University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor of Earth Sciences and Executive Director, Environmental Resilience Institute, Indiana University