by Ray | Oct 15, 2015 | Amenity, Commentary, Democratic Planning, Urban Form
We recommend reading the following article that appeared in The Age recently: Big and ugly: the new towers ruining Melbourne’s skyline The Age, by John Carroll, September 24, 2015...
by Ray | Sep 19, 2015 | Affordable Housing, Amenity, Commentary, Democratic Planning, Environment
Michael Buxton and Norman Day (separately) comment in The Age on high rise apartment building in central Melbourne : http://www.theage.com.au/comment/dirty-extraction-of-highrise-gold-will-pollute-central-melbourne-for-generations-20150910-gjjh71.html...
by Ray | Mar 13, 2015 | Affordable Housing, Amenity, Commentary, Democratic Planning, Heritage, Urban Form
This article: Melbourne faces becoming ‘Anywhere City’ in the Australian edition of The Guardian, is consistent with the sustainability and equity principles embodied in our Charter for Planning, and is well worth reading.
by Ray | Oct 10, 2014 | Commentary, Public Transport, Urban Form
Access to jobs for people living in the outer suburbs of Melbourne is a perennial topic of discussion. It has been suggested recently[1] that a tax should be levied on residents and businesses in the city centre and the inner ring of suburbs to pay for new transport...
