Every city >100k should have tramways

I love it when I'm in the city and I see a bunch of tourists out and about having a good time. One of my favourite things if I'm honest. I'm a big Melbourne fan and seeing other people enjoying themselves in the place I get to call home is a great feeling. 💞🥰

It's not just Williamstown. This heritage bullshit has spread all through Melbourne and the rest of the country like a varacious parasite, sucking the life and potential out of our city. The primary vector for the spread, is the silver haired architecture enthusiasts.

It’s a shame that children who want to cycle to school have to dress like navvies just because local authorities don’t think they’re worth protecting with proper bike lanes that keep careless drivers away from them.

I got a red mark and still apparently in 100th percentile? I think they're being too easy on us 🟩 🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟥🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟧🟩 Percentile: 100.00 datcreativity.com

Agree with this 100%. The Australian standard parking space should not be increased in size. If your car can't fit into your garage or into a parking space, it's too bloody big. news.com.au/national/cant-…

This may be a hot take but the current design for the Melbourne Airport rail link as fine as it is A thread 🧵

James May: “Obviously I’ve spent a lot of time over the years writing about cars and making TV about them, and I love cars, but I do think in my bones they don’t really belong in towns.” “It amazes me that people go to the shops a mile away in the car.” standard.co.uk/news/transport…

My drop in the ocean of commentary about Trump's tariffs, for ABC News this morning: America's having a holiday from reality and reason. We should move on. abc.net.au/news/2025-04-0…

Turns out people prefer living in areas not dominated by speeding cars theage.com.au/national/victo…

Manhattan did not preserve the historical scale of the original streetscape, and from what I'm told, that must have ruined the tourism potential for this area

Good now do Melbourne

what a snap. what a rich text. god bless cammos

We should be churning these out like sausages

In Australia you can try to kill a man with your Ford Therapy truck and the media will say you "Bit off more than he could chew" like you're a toddler at a buffet.

Pedestrianise this goddam street!

VIC: Suburban Rail Loop 🟢 Support: 59% 🔴 Oppose: 32% Newspoll | 23-30 June

For a generation, many people will think of dead & dying children when they think of Israel. Israel is killing equivalent of a classroom of children (28) every day: UNICEF. It's becoming a pariah. It now worries about one thing: sanctions. My new column abc.net.au/news/2025-08-1…

if you don't own a car, you should be allowed to use a parking-space-sized patch of street near your house for your own purposes - like a picnic bench, washing line, raised bed/planter, etc

Took a Tesla ride through the Boring Company tunnels in Vegas. Only two cars were running. Got stuck in traffic behind the other car.