Urban

Fondi aggiuntivi per il costoso progetto di trasporto pubblico da 90 km promessi in vista delle elezioni statali di novembre. Ricevi l'email con le ultime notizie, l'app gratuita o il podcast quotidiano. Il budget federale includerà altri 3,8 miliardi di dollari per il Suburban Rail Loop, il controverso e costoso progetto di trasporto pubblico di 90 km di Melbourne. Il Primo Ministro Anthony Albanese annuncerà i fondi aggiuntivi insieme alla Premier del Victoria, Jacinta Allan, questo venerdì, in vista del budget del 12 maggio e mentre si intensifica la campagna elettorale per le elezioni statali. Continua a leggere...

Exclusive: 839,000 homes in urban areas face threat of surface-water flooding, with social housing tenants most vulnerable to costsEight in 10 of the homes that are at high risk of flooding in England are now in towns and cities, according to analysis by the National Housing Federation (NHF), which said social housing tenants are disproportionately vulnerable to the financial cost.Research found that 839,000 homes in urban areas are now classed as being at high risk of surface water flooding, a threefold increase since 2018. Continue reading...

Researchers believe behavioral gap, which may hold true across species, is probably product of less fear of harassment in cities Anyone who has lived long enough in a city can tell you – with time, you just stop noticing strange new things. A unicycling bagpiper. A person changing clothes on the subway. Murals that transform streets into tart.Coyotes in cities seem to be bolder as well and less afraid of new experiences. That’s according to a new study that researchers conducted at more than a dozen sites across the US, comparing urban and rural coyotes’ reaction to new stimuli. Continue reading...

The Australian Institute of Architects’ judges sought to highlight a gentler approach to urban transformation,’ chair of the awards steering committee saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney’s Campbelltown has paved paradise and put up a parking lot. And the brave jury at the Australian Urban Design awards has declared it heavenly.The winners of the 2026 awards, announced on Tuesday at Parliament House in Canberra, suggest the era of the star architect’s singular, sculptural spectacle is being traded, at least this year, for something more pragmatic: an unassuming revolution where the most significant breakthroughs are found in natural, open-mesh ventilation, a splash of colour and a heart of soothing greenery. Continue reading...