Planning transport infrastructure: examining the politics of transport planning in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth

Legacy, Crystal; Curtis, Carey; Scheurer, Jan

doi:10.1080/08111146.2016.1272448

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“…As an umpire organisation, it can be called upon to interpret public agitation and opposition to projects, proposals, and ideas in a meaningful way that moves away from the antagonistic dynamic between state and citizen actors (Legacy et al, 2017). But it is important to note that by its very design, Infrastructure Victoria will likely reproduce the kinds of participatory arenas that are critiqued within the post-political urban literature; however, its role as a third party umpire is potentially really interesting as a new platform upon which transport politics can be mediated, and where transport politics can also be illuminated.…”

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“…But it is important to note that by its very design, Infrastructure Victoria will likely reproduce the kinds of participatory arenas that are critiqued within the post-political urban literature; however, its role as a third party umpire is potentially really interesting as a new platform upon which transport politics can be mediated, and where transport politics can also be illuminated. As an umpire organisation, it can be called upon to interpret public agitation and opposition to projects, proposals, and ideas in a meaningful way that moves away from the antagonistic dynamic between state and citizen actors (Legacy et al, 2017).…”

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“…Antagonistic interactions between state decisionmakers and citizens around proposed transportation projects in Australian capital cities in recent times have often centred on road-based toll ways, for example in Perth, Sydney, and Melbourne (Legacy, Curtis & Scheurer, 2017). These interactions render visible the ferocity and political nature of citizen-led resistance in the face of unwanted transportation infrastructure proposals.…”

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The post‐politics of transport: establishing a new meeting ground for transport politics

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2017

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This paper brings together two disparate but critical bodies of literature about contemporary citizen participation in the Australian city: transport politics and post‐politics. The argument is advanced that state and citizen actor relations—as they exist in the governance and management of Australian urban transport—have taken on characteristics of post‐politics. By conceiving of citizen participation in this manner, new ways of understanding it are generated and it is possible to appreciate how such participation is shaped by state actors both across time and in response to the politicisation of transport proposals. The paper illustrates the extent to which citizen engagement has become a new focal point in transport politics, particularly given citizens' capacities to politicise proposals and transport trajectories. It achieves such ends by drawing upon key‐informant interviews conducted between 2013 and 2016 with public transport advocates, select resident groups, and local and state level planning officials from Melbourne, Australia.

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“…48 It is worth noting that Australia's largest city road project the $16bn WestConnexhas received bipartisan support despite opposition from many sustainability advocates, local communities and the Greens. 49 Queensland and South Australia These two states provide less conducive material for testing the urban rail partisanship thesis as Labor has held sway in both over recent decades and there has been insufficient alternation of office. In Queensland, Labor has governed for twenty-six of the past thirty years (interrupted only by LNP rule 1996-98 and 2012-2015), while Labor governed South Australia for sixteen years between 2002 and 2018.…”

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Road or Rail? The Partisan Politics of Urban Transport Policy in the Australian States

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“…However, there are rather common cases where it is impossible to substitute natural capital stocks with manmade alternatives. In this case, careful steps should be taken to ensure sustainability [13]. Consequently, the underlying result to ensure sustainable transportation would entail a reduction in the energy and material needs required for transport [14].…”

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Analysis of Sustainable Transport for Smart Cities

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2019

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For decades, transportation has been considered as a link to all aspects of life worldwide. In this case, the world’s natural environment, social well-being and economic development all usually depend on transportation systems. In most cases, safe, clean, sustainable and equitable transport systems help countries, especially in cities and urban centers, to thrive. However, a wide range of research shows that transportation systems in most of the cities and urban areas are unsustainable. In fact, some of these transportation systems are considered to be a threat to the environmental, social and economical aspects of future generations. In this perspective, therefore, changing such trends in transportation requires the collaboration of various stakeholders at regional, national and international levels. In this paper, therefore, a wide range of definitions of sustainable transport are discussed. More so, some of the aspects of smart transport for modern cities such as cycling and the role of women in sustainable transport were explored. With the aim of getting to the core of the subject, cases of women in bicycle transport, especially in the Netherlands and Germany compared to Kenya and Uganda are equally elucidated. Although not fully outlined, the idea of smart cities and sustainable transport have heterogeneous characteristics globally as discussed herein.

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Planning transport infrastructure: examining the politics of transport planning in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth

Cited by 54 publications

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The post‐politics of transport: establishing a new meeting ground for transport politics

The post‐politics of transport: establishing a new meeting ground for transport politics

Road or Rail? The Partisan Politics of Urban Transport Policy in the Australian States

Analysis of Sustainable Transport for Smart Cities

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