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Metro critic says rail plan out of step with worldONE of the world's experts on railways says the Rees Government's plan for a metro defies all international trends in public transport because it is designed to push commuters on to the metro from CityRail services.
Making The Most of Missile Silos Preparing for eminent nuclear fallout with Russia, the US government spent hundreds of millions of dollars building extensive underground missile bases during the 1950s and early 60s.
Sustainable cities are the solution "Despite our romantic ideas about nature, it will be well-run, energy-efficient cities that ultimately save us from ourselves" - David Lepeska.
Water levels improve, worry remainsMelbourne's water level storages have improved in the past week but a jump in use has authorities worried ahead of summer. Storages have nudged back above 30 per cent for the first time since March, thanks to good rainfall during the first half of September.
A Talking Head: David Byrne's Perfect City David Byrne has published a piece in the WSJ describing his perfect urban mashups.
Hybrid Architecture:Cargo Container OfficesFor years, designers have used old shipping containers to construct new single- and multi-family housing.
Mohamed Atta confronts the historic Muslim monuments and modern high-rises of Cairo. (3) - By Daniel Brook - Slate MagazineThis is part 3 of a great 3 part essay about the academic work of Mohamed Atta, the pilot of one of the two airliners that were crashed into the World Trade Center towers on September the 11th, 2001.
Mohamed Atta confronts the historic Muslim monuments and modern high-rises of Cairo. (2) - By Daniel Brook - Slate MagazineThis is part 2 of a great 3 part essay about the academic work of Mohamed Atta, the pilot of one of the two airliners that were crashed into the World Trade Center towers on September the 11th, 2001.
Mohamed Atta confronts the historic Muslim monuments and modern high-rises of Cairo. (1) - By Daniel Brook - Slate MagazineThis is part 1 of a great 3 part essay about the academic work of Mohamed Atta, the pilot of one of the two airliners that were crashed into the World Trade Center towers on September the 11th, 2001.
Urban Sprawl Repair Kit: Repairing The Urban FabricAmerica is a country in need of solutions. Here are some ideas for our future that are practical and doable. We are responsible for our environment.
The suburban lawn: enemy of lakes, oceans and rivers everywhereThe typical suburban home is an underestimated source of water pollution, according to research presented today at the American Chemical Society meeting in Washington, D.C. The reason? Lawns and gardens
Planners push to tear out elevated I-10 over ClaiborneNow, shifting national trends and looming maintenance expenses have experts talking about the possibility of removing the Claiborne Expressway from the Pontchartrain Expressway to Elysian Fields Avenue. Traffic would flow on surface streets or along Interstate 610.
Richard Ackland: Emerald city has lost its soul, not just its sparkleSydney is not a lovely place in winter. The CBD is a biting wind tunnel, Frank Sartor's granite footpaths are stained with the grease from spilled milkshakes, the sun is thin, the faces chapped and there's a pervading pong of rotten cooking oil and urine.
John O'Neill: Even Sydney needs a little lipstickSydney has never been a city which has to try too hard. As one American colleague put it to me recently: "When God made Sydney, he had a very good day."
Deal or no deal? Developer sits tightTHE developer allowed to build 7200 houses in a controversial Hunter Valley development has not yet handed over any of the thousands of hectares of bushland he promised in return for planning approval.
Welcome to Camden, McDonald'sCAMDEN councillors have given the thumbs up to McDonald's to move into the main street.
Camden Islamic school rejectedThe Camden Islamic school has this morning been rejected by the NSW Land and Environment Court.
Stop the trains and bring on the busesA WICKHAM rail terminus should be built west of Stewart Avenue by about 2014, and supported by better bus services rather than light rail, the Hunter Development Corporation has recommended.
Newcastle city blueprint backs cutting rail lineA BOLD vision for reviving the heart of Newcastle, which includes cutting the rail line at Wickham, will be unveiled today by the NSW Government.
Sky's the limit at Perpendicular QuayNEW high-rise buildings will tower over Circular Quay under a controversial plan before the City of Sydney.
Light rail extension could run within a yearIN THE first sign that the Rees Government is looking for immediate solutions to inner Sydney's congestion crisis, the Transport Minister, David Campbell, today will take a proposal to extend the light rail line to a key cabinet committee.
CBD Metro will run almost emptyTHE CBD Metro will run as much as 87 per cent empty during the height of the morning rush hour when it opens in 2015, the Transport Minister, David Campbell, has conceded.
'Shame' cry as council vote helps Maryville markets scrape over first hurdleA PACKED public audience heckled Lord Mayor John Tate last night after he paved the way for businessman Con Constantine to pursue a Parklea Markets style development at Maryville.
Churches attack Muslim proposal for new school | The Daily TelegraphFOUR Christian churches have joined in an unprecedented attack on the Islamic faith in an attempt to stop a Muslim school being built.
Biggest Little Cities: Models for Urban Planning Michael Chesko is no architect. He's not a structural engineer or an urban planner either. But he just spent more than 2,000 hours constructing this highly detailed, nearly perfect scale model of midtown Manhattan.
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