in 2010 the Growth Area Infrastructure Contribution (GAIC) fund was introduced to partially offset (up to 15%) the cost of new ‘essential state-funded’ infrastructure in growth areas on Melbourne’s fringe. This paper examines the GAIC fund and within this, its use for public transport – towards which 50% of GAIC funds are to be directed.

The notion of ‘new regionalism’ is used widely in the discussion of metropolitan economic and spatial development in North America, Western Europe and Australia today. This paper suggests to distinguish more clearly between the different 'new regionalisms', not only to avoid confusion within the planning literature, but also to distinguish the discussion from other ‘new...

Australia's large capital cities metropolitan areas in which diverse needs, players and topics have to be coordinated. Mostly, this is done bu the state government or by groups of local councils. However, there are no regional authorities dealing with metropolitan issues such as pressures of growth or sustainable development.

This paper deals with governance models for transit-oriented development (TOD). TOD is a concept of mixed-used, medium to higher density development around public transport that is gaining importance in Australia.

This paper looks at the motivations, institutional frameworks, goals and preliminary results of Victoria’s Transit Cities program – a key element of the Melbourne 2030 strategy – and the FrenchGerman project Bahn.Ville which examined several rail lines in Germany and France regarding their suitability to act as anchors for urban development, and the roles of...