Loving hearing from Chelsea and Joel from the Gumeracha Main Street project on the importance of volunteer-driven community projects, of perseverance and eventual reward (a national award winner!) Work to be proud of! #planningmatters #PIASA19 #mainstreets

Great to see owners getting on board and recognising the potential benefits! x.com/SarahMaddock2/…

A #Turin study shows us how #population density & accessible public #transport are linked to reduced #depression. goo.gl/u4ugB7

Similar to induced demand, people drive more when car parking is bountiful (McCahill et al 2016) State Smart Transportation Initiative UConn

Cause of #housing #affordability problems analysed by #Demographia are red herrings. Todd Litman's sound critique -> goo.gl/pTZWcS

Compared to building more #road lanes, many other #Infrastructure options have massively higher benefit-cost ratios.

John Campbell: "Empower the community to help drive waterfront redevelopment success". Waterfront Toronto #udiacongress

Some #retailers in the US are increasingly providing a #community socialising ritual, often supplanting #religion. Brian O'Looney Torti Gallas

U.S. #commuters spend an avg 9 DAYS per year on route. #Renters spend 1 day less in #traffic than homeowners Trulia

Our new, draft Low Rise Guidelines promote setbacks for infill townhouses to ensure a great public realm. #TOpoli

US planner Lee Einsweiler Code Studio discusses #formbasedcodes & #missingmiddle with DPTI_SA PIA

Our 30-Year Plan team have updated the project website as we aim for an August 2016 draft release. Check it out! ow.ly/WxfD301PhJR

Stuart Moseley outlines #QLD lessons on #planning reform for #SA at Norman Waterhouse LG Conference 2016 #planningmatters

Today is a milestone day! We're launching #LivingAdelaide (The Draft 30-Year Plan for Greater #Adelaide 2016 Update) livingadelaide.sa.gov.au

Former #SupremeCourt Justice Timothy Anderson QC appointed Chair of SAs inaugural State #Planning Commission. #planningmatters PIA

Big information exchange today in #Adelaide for the DPTI_SA Planning Roadshow. New #infrastructure schemes a major part. #planningmatters

Plenty of interest in the SA leg of PIA #SmartCities forum & rapid convergence of physical/digital environments. #adelaide

Lately, there's a growing link between Edison light bulbs & gentrification. Turns out it's a science! Thomas J. Campanella goo.gl/Ekn3b8

#qanda on #population. Panel of 2 academics, 1 researcher, 1 property industry rep and 1 ex politician. 0 #planners from PIA Qld or elsewhere. Instead we have to listen to non experts spout on about ‘proper’ #planning while the industry gets no representation or right of reply.

Switching from 72 plans to 1 statewide code: Sally Smith from DPTI_SA explains how South Australia is planning to make the big jump. #PIASA18 #planningmatters