67 Decibels and 250 feet - that's the humm of spatial inequality. It would be great if companies like Uber could pay more attention to Melbourne's real transport needs. Uber Air's plans for 1,000-strong Melbourne helicopter fleet revealed abc.net.au/news/2020-02-2… via @ABCNews

Our The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand piece found its way into the The Age today. West Gate Tunnel project has landed state government in a big hole James Whitten Ian Woodcock theage.com.au/national/victo… @msdsocial @unimelb

Is the West Gate Tunnel an example of 'lock-in'? In this article, DrCrystalLegacy, Ian Woodcock and I zoom out on the dispute between Transurban and Victorian Government News to highlight problems with Victoria's market-led proposal framework. theconversation.com/west-gate-tunn…

Ahead of the break, a very sobering reflection on the events of 2019: “The catalogue of climatic disasters that have unfolded this year is truly numbing.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“The biggest danger is not inaction. The real danger is when politicians and CEOs are making it look like real action.”

Climate activist Greta Thunberg called out world and business leaders for using #COP25 to “negotiate loop holes” instead of acting on climate change

I don’t think we’ve ever had a government so out of touch with a national concern and an opposition so incapable of putting the pressure on them.

Why encourage regional customers to take the bus MEL_Air with so much money to be made from car parking. Is the long-term parking closer that the Sunbury stop? Worlds apart from our recent experience riding Transperth. Fresh, frequent and friendly.

Todd Denham and I comment on the lack of economic analysis to accompany the current surge in government support for high speed rail links to regional cities in Australia, via Guardian Australia: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Fyi Awais Piracha UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance AURIN @DrAmandaDavies Alistair Sisson Rebecca Bentley Caryl Bosman @PommiePaulyB Emma Baker Bill Pritchard Billie Giles-Corti UNSW City Futures Research Centre DrCrystalLegacy Laura Crommelin Chris Pettit @TheSensoryCity Carey Curtis Chris Isles @GeogCam @CCRgroup_RMIT

Bringing professionals, activists, community leaders, academics and students together, the 2019 transport research symposium will delve into the ethical questions confronting politicians, policymakers and planners. New deadline 14 Dec 2018 #GetOnBoardVic #UrbanTransportPolitics

To build on the success of the Ethics and Transport Planning conversation from August this year, RMIT and UniMelb are co-hosting a transport research symposium in early-Feb 2019. A 'call for abstracts' is open until Fri 23 Nov 2019. Details attached... cur.org.au/events/2019-tr…

Stockholm City Council promises to halt plans for Swedish flagship Apple store 9to5mac.com/2018/10/12/sto… via Michael Steeber

Work At A University And Think Your Super Is Invested Ethically? Think Again, by George Morgan go.shr.lc/2xW2WVp

Ethics of transport planning conversation at #RMIT tonight. Tune in via #rmitcur fb page. #getonboardvic

Here's a line for you @BillShortenMP ... the Toorak Tax Cut!

Great Guardian Australia article showing which suburbs will benefit most from the #Budget2018 tax cuts, which ramp up to 2020/21, as modelled by NATSEM:

theguardian.com/australia-news…

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Whether it’s an Uber car, or a self driving car, the problem is the same. Cars take up a lot of space. And in cities, space is limited. That’s why we’ll always need transit.

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This election do you expect more than choosing between different roads?

Then #GetOnBoardVic ! Our community powered transport plan knows our politics can go beyond the old 'which road' debate. twitter.com/rwillingham/st…

The urban poor face a trade off between affordable housing and affordable transportation, with neighbourhoods offering both increasingly rare.

The solution is that decent transit and walkability not be so scarce that their presence intrinsically drives up rents.