“Scaling upward as opposed to outward would reduce costs, create lively streets and sidewalks, and allow for more human interactions, which, in turn, would provide opportunities for newcomers and immigrants to enter the middle class.”
August 22, 2021
Working from home throws spanner in works for major Brisbane transport projects
“Brisbane’s new multibillion-dollar transit projects are likely to feel the financial impact of fewer people working from the CBD because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
August 19, 2021
Reforms needed before Victoria hits 10 million people (says infrastructure adviser)
“The population of Melbourne’s fringe suburbs will grow by more than 900,000 people in the next 30 years, leading Victoria’s independent infrastructure adviser to urge sweeping reforms to housing, transport, and energy use.”
August 18, 2021
Victoria COVID: With Melbourne’s CBD on ‘life support’, businesses declare 2021 a write-off
“Businesses and landlords in Melbourne’s CBD are giving up on a recovery in 2021, concentrating instead on surviving into next year when they hope the pattern of repeated lockdowns will end.”
July 30, 2021
Google employees angered by search giant’s ‘hypocritical’ remote work policies
Google employees angered by search giant’s ‘hypocritical’ remote work policies
July 28, 2021
UK government backs scheme for motorway cables to power lorries | Travel and transport | The Guardian
“E-highway study given £2m to draw up plans for overhead electric cables on motorway near Scunthorpe”
July 26, 2021
Bourke Street Mall: Melbourne’s prize shopping strip faces lean years
“The pandemic, and the changing face of shopping, has left Melbourne’s famous Bourke Street Mall facing “grim” times with rents tumbling and vacancies rising.
Bourke Street Mall is facing a challenge to retain its premier status as a retail shopping strip, with the pandemic and changing shopping habits looking set to force radical changes.”
Source: Bourke Street Mall: Melbourne’s prize shopping strip faces lean years
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