Changing cities on Corona Business Insights
How are cities changing and adapting during the pandemic? We talk with urban geographer Dr Dallas Rogers on how COVID-19 is reshaping urban areas.
Working from home a good and achievable idea after all
COVID-19 may have broken the resistance of many employers to working from home.
Reimagining Sydney: this is what needs to be done to make a Central City CBD work
Central City 2048 proposes one new rail line, three metro lines and almost 300,000 extra jobs for the new CBD, one of three proposed for metropolitan Sydney. Clearly, the investment needed is massive. Part two in this series by University of Sydney's Dr Tooran Alizadeh.
Re-imagining Sydney with 3 CBDs: how far off is a Parramatta CBD?
The Greater Sydney metropolis is envisaged as having three CBDs by mid-century, but an assessment of the proposed Central City around Parramatta shows how much work is needed to make that a reality.
Making small cities bigger will help better distribute Australia’s 25 million people
In the 70s, Whitlam tried to build new, big cities. But this was too costly. Now the most viable solution for Australia's population woes is to make existing cities bigger.
Aim for cities of all sizes to give everyone a fair go
Having cities of all sizes will increase people's choices of where to live and work.
China’s “Internet of Bikes”
The golden era of automobility innovation: the “Internet of Bikes” sensation in China.
The Future, This Week 01 December 2017
This week: cities creating real kerb appeal, Meetup at work, and quantum bits.
The Future, This Week 24 November 2017
This week: is the ivory tower asleep at the wheel, city experiments, and Uber...again.
Capturing China’s middle class potential
The emergence of China's middle class is one of the greatest economic stories of the 21st century and a game changer for the global markets.
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?
Urban impact entrepreneurship
We talk to May Samali, Director at Tumml and University of Sydney Alumni, about how can we help entrepreneurs make our cities better.