These plans arebased on part of the budget which Federal Urban Infrastructure and Cities Minister Paul Fletcher describedas the Commonwealth Government providing“$77.5 million for a business case for Stage 2 of the Sydney Metro – WSA line from Bradfield to Glenfield, via Leppington, which will ...
Also read Eryk Bagshaw in the Fairfax press, Jonathan Jackson in Finfeed, and a piece in Business Insider where the Commonwealth Bank state that 17% of recently built dwellings are left unoccupied (not sure how that was calculated). What are the dwelling occupancy rates in Australian cities?
Sydney is followed by Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and then Perth. The most spectacular step change was in Perth in 2008, following the opening of the Mandurah rail line in the southern suburbs. This brought rail access significantly closer for around 18% of the city’s population. However,...
The “North East Adelaide Public Transport Review” suggested light-rail or a busway would be the best solution. Initial plans were proposed to link the north-east with a light-rail tramway that would connect with the existing tramline from the city proper to Glenelg in the west. However, ...
Ports of Melbourne sale Newcastle, Botany, Kembla and Darwin port leases Cairns and Mackay Airports privatisations Adelaide Heavy Passenger Rail Outsourcing Project Victoria and NSW bus services procurement Melbourne metropolitan tram network franchiseRecent...
Adelaide is the smallest of the five larger cities, with a mostly contiguous urban structure, which probably explains it’s lower median distances. Hobart is another very small city, which probably explains shorter commutes, although it is split over a wide river mouth which would lengthen many...
Northern Adelaide: Southern Adelaide: And finally Canberra: So how much of each cities’ population growth has been in outer growth areas? Here’s a breakdown of the population growth for my six urban areas: Over the five-year period, outer urban growth areas accounted for 19% of Sydney’s...
City of Adelaide Seals Deal to Go 100% Renewable. July 2020. Available online: https://reneweconomy.com.au/city-of-adelaide-seals-deal-to-go-100-renewable-starting-july-44123/?fbclid=IwAR2aw9WWR4spwyyqDhUFwZaMxrEbMGQQtsCZaTazsDAx2CI-x8LToJcyE7Y (accessed on 6 February 2020). Arslan,...