Governments, planners and analysts across Australia agree that mode shift from the automobile to walking, cycling and public transport is desirable for environmental, social and health reasons, but in all our major cities trends are heading in the opposite direction. Various remedies have been proposed, but all have their drawbacks. Road pricing, for example, is...

'City of cities' was a 25-year plan for Sydney, published by the NSW Government in 2005.

Richard Webb reviews developments in Commonwealth road funding in the 1990s and examines associated majorissues. The paper also contains the most recent data.

Studies of urban travel – where people travel to, how they get there, for what purpose and for how long – have become increasingly sophisticated in their recognition of the complexity of urban travel.

The papers in this session address the conference theme of The Connected City, which explores the provision of urban infrastructure.