02.08.2011: UDFQ 94 (June 2011) is now available online!

The latest version of UDF Quarterly is online now – personal subscribers have already received the printed edition.

Feature article: Cities: the problems and the solutions

Rob Adams, Director City Design at Melbourne City Council, believes that it is a very exciting time for Melbourne – to overcome the problems and meet the challenges. Two years ago, Rob led a team study jointly commissioned by the Victorian Department of Transport and the City of Melbourne to establish the potential to transform metropolitan Melbourne to meet the projected population of 8 million by 2050. ‘Transforming Australian Cities – for a more financially viable and sustainable future – transportation and urban design’ was a major contribution to the metropolitan planning and sustainability debate. In a recent interview with UDF, Rob reflected on what led to his observations about how cities work, and how to plan and design them sustainably for the future – and what has happened since the report was published.