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Latest News on Upgrade for Queen Bess Park
13 May 2019
In February and March 2019, we held a public meeting followed by a community design workshop to facilitate local residents to decide what improvements they wanted to the unnamed park at the souther...
Understanding Divergent Approaches to Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
04 Apr 2019
In a city like Brisbane, whether we’re talking about improving public transport services, or improving paths and intersections to make walking and riding safer and easier, there are basically two a...
Email to Brisbane's New Mayor
01 Apr 2019
For anyone who's interested, here's the text of an email I've sent on 1 April, 2019 to Cr Adrian Schrinner, who the LNP have chosen to be the new mayor of Brisbane after Graham Quirk announced his ...
Pedestrian and cycling safety
Understanding Divergent Approaches to Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
04 Apr 2019
In a city like Brisbane, whether we’re talking about improving public transport services, or improving paths and intersections to make walking and riding safer and easier, there are basically two a...
Development and housing affordability
A Different Trajectory for Brisbane's Future
18 Feb 2019
I originally wrote this article for the Courier Mail's 'Future Brisbane' series in September, 2017, but since they put it behind a paywall, I thought I'd repost it here so everyone can read it. BR...
What does "good development" look like?
06 Dec 2018
As well as objecting to over-the-top developments, I wanted to highlight positive examples. The projects featured below certainly aren’t perfect, but they do include elements that we can learn from...
Media Release: Build Houses not Fences
16 Nov 2018
Local residents will gather in Kurilpa Point Park on Saturday morning to protest the installation of hostile landscaping under the Kurilpa Bridge, calling for stronger renters rights and more inves...
Parks, public spaces and biodiversity
Latest News on Upgrade for Queen Bess Park
13 May 2019
In February and March 2019, we held a public meeting followed by a community design workshop to facilitate local residents to decide what improvements they wanted to the unnamed park at the souther...
Priorities for the Gabba Cross River Rail Station Redevelopment
10 Dec 2018
The State Government is just beginning its next round of ‘consultation’ regarding the Cross River Rail project, with a particular focus on future options for the new station in Woolloongabba, immed...
Transport, traffic and parking
Understanding Divergent Approaches to Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
04 Apr 2019
In a city like Brisbane, whether we’re talking about improving public transport services, or improving paths and intersections to make walking and riding safer and easier, there are basically two a...
Priorities for the Gabba Cross River Rail Station Redevelopment
10 Dec 2018
The State Government is just beginning its next round of ‘consultation’ regarding the Cross River Rail project, with a particular focus on future options for the new station in Woolloongabba, immed...
Communities and Culture
Latest News on Upgrade for Queen Bess Park
13 May 2019
In February and March 2019, we held a public meeting followed by a community design workshop to facilitate local residents to decide what improvements they wanted to the unnamed park at the souther...
Changing the system or is it changing us?
12 Mar 2019
When we look at the dumpster-fire that is mainstream Australian politics, it’s obvious that the system itself is broken, regardless of who happens to be on top of the shit-heap at any given point i...
A Different Trajectory for Brisbane's Future
18 Feb 2019
I originally wrote this article for the Courier Mail's 'Future Brisbane' series in September, 2017, but since they put it behind a paywall, I thought I'd repost it here so everyone can read it. BR...