Crystal Legacy

Will the population freeze allow our big cities to catch up on infrastructure?

Glen Searle, Crystal Legacy

The 2020 federal budget forecasts Australia’s population growth will slow to almost zero over several years because of COVID-19 and related ..

'Forced' evictions eat away at a Manila community as developer spares the golf course next door

Redento B. Recio, Crystal Legacy, Kim Dovey

One of the entry points to San Roque, with a makeshift guard shelter on the left. Kim Dovey, Author providedQ – Ricky sits at one of half..

West Gate Tunnel saga shows risk of 'lock-in' on mega-projects pitched by business

James Whitten, Crystal Legacy, Ian Woodcock

Victoria’s government finds itself in a big hole with its West Gate Tunnel project. As diggers lie idle in a dispute over what to do with co..

We're still fighting city freeways after half a century

Andrew Butt, Crystal Legacy, Gerry McLoughlin, Ian Woodcock

Demonstrations against freeway construction in Melbourne included a street barricade erected in protest at the F19 extension of the Eastern ..

Market-led infrastructure may sound good but not if it short-changes the public

Crystal Legacy, Brendan Gleeson, Jago Dodson, John Stone

The privatisation of services in Australian cities has weakened public control of key infrastructure. This is likely to accelerate as govern..

$500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money

Nathan Pittman, Crystal Legacy, John Stone, Rebecca Clements

With more than a million Australians using public transport to get to work each day, demand for car parking at the station is virtually insa..

2019 Budget: The Verdict Part 1

Mark Triffitt, Crystal Legacy, Sam Tsiaplias, Kelsey Hegarty, Cathy Humphreys

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has handed down the 2019 budget, boasting a $A7.1 billion surplus next year, and offering tax cuts for..

We hardly ever trust big transport announcements – here's how politicians get it right

Crystal Legacy

Australian governments regularly spend billions of dollars cancelling infrastructure projects, or dealing with delays and legal challenges. ..

A closer look at business cases raises questions about 'priority' national infrastructure projects

Glen Searle, Crystal Legacy

Infrastructure Australia’s latest infrastructure priority list has been criticised for being “too Sydney-centric” and for giving Melbourne’s..

Sidelining citizens when deciding on transport projects is asking for trouble

Crystal Legacy

Citizen engagement is, or should be, central to city planning. When it comes to planning and implementing transport infrastructure the focus..