19 Oct 2020
Embracing the local in a post-Covid world
The idea focuses on the creation of ‘inclusive, vibrant and healthy neighbourhoods’ that are readily adaptable to the changing needs of residents while keeping to this time limit.
Transport
Transit Oriented Developments create vibrant, livable, sustainable communities. Also known as TODs, they create compact, walkable, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use communities centered around transit systems. This makes it possible to plan for denser, more sustainable cities whose population can live a lower-stress life without dependence on the automobile.
25 May 2020
Taking cars out of the urban planning equation
If cars are so detrimental to the health and wellbeing of our cities and their inhabitants, why haven’t we phased them out? We look at some of the issues involved, and how urban designers and architects can respond to the problem.
14 May 2020
The road ahead for driverless cars
For years, we’ve been told to expect a transport revolution: get ready for the driverless car! And yes, there are little signs of it happening – from universities using automated vehicles to ferry guests around on open days to the deployment of driverless transport as a way of circumventing coronavirus restrictions. But aside from feeling twinges of jealousy when watching self-controlled limos speeding characters around on shows like Westworld, we’ve more or less let the whole idea slip from our consciousness.
19 Nov 2018
Spotlight on the future of urban hubs
The future of urban hubs and transit oriented developments have been a hot topic in Queensland this month, with a number of panel events and media outlets reporting on the subject.
06 Aug 2018
The notion of nodes
What is a city node? What are its benefits? And what is its place in the Australian urban environment?
19 Jun 2018
Google to run the waterfront of Toronto
Sidewalk Labs will help transform Toronto into a smart city, using sensors to monitor a variety of interactions in order to collect data that will create efficiencies for the city.
21 May 2018
Laying the tracks for great Transit Oriented Developments
For today’s developers, urban planners and governments, development around transit areas requires extremely careful planning. Here we explore the key principles that will allow projects to truly serve and support their surrounding communities.
21 May 2018
Uber and above
Ride-sharing service Uber could soon disrupt the transport sector again with a new project, Uber Elevate.
16 Mar 2017
The impact of a driverless society on retail
It’s coming at us faster than a speeding Bugatti Veyron – the era of the autonomous car - and when this technology finally arrives the impact to retail will be immense…
16 Mar 2017
Driving sales
Imagine this: you walk into your local retail centre, aiming to pick-out an evening gown and shoes, grab a quick chef-prepared meal for lunch, and organise your grocery drop-off to your house. Then, out of the corner of your eye, you spot the plush lounge of a major auto brand…
14 Feb 2017
Moral machines
New technology raises a myriad of questions about how the design of our cities will change to accommodate them. But what is of increasing interest is how machines will be programmed to make difficult, even moral, decisions…
12 Feb 2017
Driverless cities – preparing for a transport revolution
With driverless cars already taking to the roads in Pittsburg, San Francisco and even on trial in Adelaide, the autonomous vehicle revolution is upon us – whether we like it or not.