'30-minute city'? Not in my backyard! Smart Cities Plan must let people have their say

Authors

Crystal Legacy, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Dallas Rogers, Western Sydney University
Kristian J. Ruming, Macquarie University
Nicole T. Cook, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

116007

Publication Details

Legacy, C., Rogers, D., Ruming, K. & Cook, N. (2016). '30-minute city'? Not in my backyard! Smart Cities Plan must let people have their say. The Conversation, 24 May 1-4.

Link to publisher version (URL)

http://theconversation.com

Abstract

The federal government's Smart Cities Plan is framed around the "30-minute city". In this city, journeys will take no more than half an hour, regardless of your location. The recently released plan has significant implications for population, transport provision and land-use intensity in neighbourhoods - the places where people live and how they get around. The realisation of its goals will require ongoing densification of Australian suburbs.