Tag: Melbourne
As cities axe shared e-scooters, the many more personally owned ones are in a blind spot
Shared e-scooters are much more regulated and monitored than privately owned e-scooters, which are likely to pose greater risks as a result.
We asked Melburnians about shared e-scooters. Their responses point to alternatives to the city council’s ban
The parking of e-scooters is a source of fierce debate, but technology offers a solution to control the problem.
How to ensure higher-density housing developments still have enough space for residents’ recreation needs
Planning for residents’ needs must be done well in advance to ease public fears about new high-density housing projects lacking open space for recreation.
How do we get urban density 'just right'? The Goldilocks quest for the 'missing middle'
Despite adopting the goal of creating medium-density neighbourhoods to end urban sprawl, our cities have struggled to achieve it. Confused debates about ‘good density’ are part of the problem.
A spectacular fireball just streaked across Melbourne – but astronomers didn't see it coming
A mysterious hunk of space junk buzzed through Australian skies last night. It may have been the third stage of a Soyuz 2 rocket just launched by Russia.
