This paper uses a comparative policy approach to examine a novel policy instrument typology which is developed and used to review the current policy settings in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.

The focus of this paper is on the politics and significance of Plan Melbourne, with significance being most closely assessed in terms of the Plan’s ability to influence housing outcomes. The paper proceeds from my housing and governance research that led to Australia’s Unintended Cities.

This paper investigates the journey to work patterns in four regional local government areas (LGSs) in Victoria. It analyses the differences in journey to work patterns and travel methods between the regional areas as well as to metropolitan Melbourne.

The paper explores on data from 232 questionnaire surveys completed by parents and guardians of 10-13 year olds who were recruited from primary schools in six neighbourhoods in Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane/Ipswich about the reasons parents grant ‘licences’ to their children for independent mobility and active travel.

This paper examines five road space reallocation case studies across four continents, drawing on research conducted at sites in San Francisco, New York, Bogotá, Copenhagen and Yarraville in Melbourne.