A network of green spaces. Long-distance bike paths. A facelift for Whalley Avenue. These were some of the ideas architects concocted after listening to Dwight residents describe the neighborhood of their dreams. (more >>)
(from www.news.com.au) WITH 1500 people a week moving into southeast Queensland, there is no shortage of reminders of the challenges of urban growth. Recently the Queensland Government released its "Smart City" plan which applies the Smart State ethos to the future form and function of the inner city. The Smart City strategy seeks to nest Brisbane's emerging knowledge economy within a high quality urban environment. (more>>)
DESPITE a boom in cycling, the number of children riding bikes has fallen dramatically with a study linking the drop to the increasing rate of childhood obesity. Deakin University research has revealed there was an 80 per cent decline in the number of children cycling to school at least once a week between 1985 and 2001. In the same period, childhood obesity rates doubled. (read more >>)
Sydney has already been warned to be on high alert when world leaders arrive in September to attend the 2007 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. The latest announcement has only heightened the sense of fear surrounding that event. The easy-going residents of Australia's biggest city are being urged to carry personal "survival bags" to help them cope with a future terrorist attack or natural disaster. (>> read more..)
IN a world besieged by terrorism and suicide bombers, politicians can't be expected to take planes, trains and automobiles like the rest of us, dine in unsecured restaurants or stand in public squares to deliver important messages. They [the politicians] need protection, and that comes at a price we taxpayers must bear. ( >>read more>>)
As expected, Melbourne (population 3.6 million) had strong growth (6 per cent) since the last census. But while its overall growth was broadly consistent with Government expectations and aspirations, its distribution was not. Melton in Melbourne's outer west was the state's fastest growing municipality, with a 52 per cent increase in population between 2001 and 2006, courtesy of Caroline Springs. Wyndham, also in the west, was third with a 32 per cent rise in residents. (read more >>)
LOVE it or hate, its distinctive wavy roof has become a Melbourne landmark. And now Southern Cross Station has been judged the best new building in … well, most of the world, by an esteemed panel of enraptured British architects. (read more >>)
The medical profession can show leadership in promoting "active transport" In the United Kingdom, several local programs promote active transport. In Glasgow, "Fit for life and healthy transport" includes a range of programs for cardiac rehabilitation, as well as health promotion in workplaces and secondary schools, to assist car travellers and school students to adopt healthier travel regimens.... There is a need for similar programs in Australia...(read more >>)
Public transport and traffic managers have started using IT keeping mind the comfort and safety of commuters in cities that are choking for lack of efficient transportation. IT in areas such as bus and rail transport can be used in various ways. Such facilities are by large implemented to ease the lives of harried commuters. Be it in-house development or an outsourced project, these government run entities are on their way to full IT adoption for administration as well as for better services. The need to be on par with the rest of the world has encouraged our bureaucrats to take the technology route. Starting from microprocessor based ticket vending machines to RFID based smartcards a host of initiatives are paving the way for a high tech commute. (read more >>)
DUBAI — Drivers working in the fast-expanding public transport network in Dubai will be provided accommodation with recreational facilities, said a senior Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official. (read more >>)
The grim warning was given this morning by Victorian Assistant Police Commissioner Noel Ashby. Mr Ashby said investigators would reconstruct the crash scene at the level crossing on the Murray Valley Highway near Kerang, where a truck smashed into a passenger train travelling from Swan Hill to Melbourne yesterday. (read more>>)
In a frank assessment of the city's future, sustainability commissioner Ian McPhail has called for Labor to back an extended rail network and to impose new road levies to discourage cars. Both proposals are likely to embarrass a Government that has ruled out tolls on new roads indefinitely, and extending rail lines for the forseeable future. (>>read more...)
MELBOURNE'S transport congestion is worse than the Government has let on, with internal documents revealing a train system at bursting point, trams among the slowest in the world and clogged freeways and major arterial roads (>>more...)
Federal authorities should take over the running of Sydney Ferries until the organisation gets its ship in order, the NSW opposition says. "For too long the state government has ignored the cultural, management and safety issues plaguing Sydney Ferries, and for too long the state government has allowed these issues to be swept under the carpet." (>>read more...)
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2007 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit* of US$15.6 million to scale-up the Transport Infrastructure Investment Project (TIIP) of the Government of Madagascar which supports the rehabilitation of the country’s major transport infrastructures in order to fight poverty by reducing transport costs and by facilitating trade. (>>read more...)
The Age Last year, Melbourne's trains carried 157 million passengers, a big increase on the previous year's total. The rise was helped by the Commonwealth Games and job growth in the city centre. Connex and its government regulators tell us this surge in patronage has caused capacity problems, which are to blame for the woeful performance of the rail system. Fixing them will require huge capital investments, including projects such as the cross-city rail tunnel ... It's time to stop making excuses and fix the real problems, writes Paul Mees. (>> read more...)
NEW ZEALAND HERALDMonday April 30, 2007By Colin Marshall
A PUBLIC transport lobby group has hit out at Transport Minister John Hargreaves' "outdated" attitude in scrapping the strategy of more busways and fewer car parks in Civic. 'What was needed was a revamp of ACTION services, a return to the frequency of services that were slashed at the end of last year, and plans for sus-tainable public transport.' (>> read more...)
May 07 2007 at 01:44AM On September 22 private cars will be barred from some roads, forcing people to walk, use public transport or get back on the bicycles for which Chinese cities used to be famous. (>> read more ...) |
|
Madagascar: World Bank Approves US$15.6 Million for the Transport Infrastructure project
