Australia

Officials in Australia have announced plans to recast downtown Sydney as a pedestrian-friendly central business district.

September 14, 2010 - ABC

In Melbourne, Australia, a frayed power line gave way today at Southern Cross Station. The resulting domino effect took out most of the city's transit system during the heavy morning commute.

July 27, 2010 - The Age (Australia)

Arid Australia is investing big-time in a water desalination project that will attempt to ease some of the country's water woes.

July 12, 2010 - The New York Times

Peter Cock argues that Australia's suburbs can and should be transformed into more self-sufficient communities.

April 27, 2010 - Sydney Morning Herald

Australian architects imagine futuristic density, from jellyfish-shaped cities on the ocean to cactus-like desert structures.

April 13, 2010 - The Age (Australia)

Already criticized for its sprawl, the largest city in New Zealand is putting on its game face as it prepares to host its largest sporting event ever - the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

March 10, 2010 - The New Zealand Herald

Aquaponics offer urbanites a new way to farm sustainably in space- and resource-poor areas.

February 22, 2010 - The New York Times

High-density development in Australia is causing more greenhouse gases than the suburbs, argues Dr. Tony Recsei of the group Save Our Suburbs, in this rebuttal of a blog post by Michael Dudley.

February 15, 2010 - Tony Recsei

McMansions are often thought to be a U.S.-only problem, but Australians have the largest homes in the world, with houses in the state of New South Wales averaging 262.9 square meters (around 2800 sq. ft.).

January 13, 2010 - The Courier Mail

Australia's liberal party has just elected a climate change skeptic as its new leader, which could prove to be a challenge to its carbon reduction.

December 2, 2009 - BBC News

Last month saw the debut of one of the world's longest footbridges, which also happens to be 100% solar-powered. 36,500 people are projected to walk across the bridge each week.

November 6, 2009 - Inhabitat

Golf courses use dangerous pesticides and hundreds of thousands of gallons of water to maintain their manicured look. Many people would like to change that. But some golf courses says you can have your cake and tee off, too.

November 4, 2009 - Good

GE is going to power the world's largest carbon capture and sequestration project for western Australia, in order to process natural gas from its Gorgon natural gas field.

October 23, 2009 - Environment News Service

July 16, 2009 - Angus Witherby

A perfect storm of projects, ranging from a new busway to an expanding sports arena, is just beginning to disrupt life in the village of Rozelle, Australia. Construction could continue past 2020.

July 15, 2009 - The Sydney Morning Herald

Transport Textbook maps new data about car ownership in Melbourne, and finds clear evidence that transit makes a difference.

April 30, 2009 - Transport Textbook

The government of New South Wales is considering a plan to remove fares for public transit.

April 28, 2009 - The Daily Telegraph

Australian transport official Nick Dimonpoulos has called on better land use and long-term planning to avoid flooding and temperature extremes brought on climate change caused by land transportation-related emissions.

April 16, 2009 - Transport & Logistics News

With years of drought, recent deadly fires, outbreaks of pests and a multitude of other problems, Australia is becoming the poster child for what effects global climate change will have.

April 10, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Without a proper light rail system, Sydney will get left behind as other global cities progress into a diverse transit future, according to planning expert Peter Newman.

March 29, 2009 - The Sydney Morning Herald