Planning – Page 2 – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Reshaping Sydney by design https://www.openforum.com.au/reshaping-sydney-by-design/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 23:03:58 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=20584 Over the past two decades,, Sydney has quietly adopted a mandatory competitive design process for the projects that have transformed the city skyline.

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Our unsustainable cities need local planning innovations https://www.openforum.com.au/our-unsustainable-cities-need-local-planning-innovations/ Sat, 15 Dec 2018 23:03:38 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=18443 Thirty years after the landmark Brundtland report, urban planners are still grappling with the challenges of making our cities sustainable but local solutions may offer the best options for the future.

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Making cities a better home for everyone – and everything https://www.openforum.com.au/making-cities-a-better-home-for-everyone-and-everything/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 23:24:58 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=16064 It’s the urban age for people – and for other species too – so it’s time to start planning for all the plants and animals that call our cities home.

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Designing ‘compassionate’ cities https://www.openforum.com.au/designing-compassionate-cities/ Sat, 28 Apr 2018 23:46:27 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=13911 The Dutch concept of ‘woonerfs’ - 'living yards' designed to invite walking, playing, socialising and cycling while curbing motor vehicles - has spread around the world and should be embraced by Australia.

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Our ‘liveable’ cities need a visionary response to rapid growth https://www.openforum.com.au/our-liveable-cities-need-a-visionary-response-to-rapid-growth/ Sat, 07 Apr 2018 22:02:02 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=13408 Australia is now undergoing its third great wave of population growth, putting pressure on infrastructure, services and the environment. A similar third wave of planning and investment in open space and green infrastructure is therefore now needed to underpin liveability as our cities grow.

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Boost for Western Sydney from ‘smart city’ transport plans https://www.openforum.com.au/boost-for-western-sydney-from-smart-city-transport-plans/ Mon, 05 Mar 2018 20:50:01 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=12518 Professor Barney Glover, Vice-Chancellor and President of Western Sydney University, believes the new Western Sydney transport deal will help create a 'smarter city'.

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Our cities need metro-scale governance https://www.openforum.com.au/our-cities-need-metro-scale-governance/ Sat, 03 Mar 2018 21:45:20 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=12425 Have Australia’s big cities, including Melbourne and Sydney, outgrown the historical patchwork governance structure of local councils?

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