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Working from home a good and achievable idea after all
COVID-19 may have broken the resistance of many employers to working from home.
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People take to their bikes when we make it safer and easier for them
The evidence suggests a small investment in cycling infrastructure, combined with less punitive policing, would enable more Australians to escape daily traffic congestion.
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City planning suffers growth pains of Australia’s population boom
Financial benefits are behind the development industry’s push for a continuous rapid population growth. But our poorly planned cities are ill-prepared and already struggling.
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Do more roads really mean less congestion for commuters?
Congestion is a major source of frustration for road users and has worsened over time in most cities. One solution that is most often put forward is to build more roads, but does this approach work?