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Areas in #Melbourne 's growing west like #Melton and Wyndham Vale need frequent, higher capacity suburban trains to cut crowding and keep people moving. Electrification done with track expansion would also help speed up journeys from Geelong and Ballarat.
January 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Areas in #Melbourne 's growing west like #Melton and Wyndham Vale need frequent, higher capacity suburban trains to cut crowding and keep people moving. Electrification done with track expansion would also help speed up journeys from Geelong and Ballarat.
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Melbourne is in the middle of a housing revolution – have the yimbys already won?
Melbourne is in the middle of a housing revolution – have the yimbys already won?
Advocates say even they are surprised by Allan government’s embrace of higher density housing, but warn construction costs risk city becoming ‘victim of its success’
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In just two years, Victoria has rolled out so many reforms aimed at getting millennials into their own homes that even those advocating for them are stunned.
“We’ve seen, in many respects, a planning policy revolution in Victoria,” says Brendan Coates, the director of the Grattan Institute’s housing and economic security program. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Melbourne is in the middle of a housing revolution – have the yimbys already won?
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Tokyo is a city that makes the argument that architecture is irrelevant.
What matters more is urbanism:
The street network
The density
The freedom of uses
The clustering around rail
What matters more is urbanism:
The street network
The density
The freedom of uses
The clustering around rail
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Tokyo is a city that makes the argument that architecture is irrelevant.
What matters more is urbanism:
The street network
The density
The freedom of uses
The clustering around rail
What matters more is urbanism:
The street network
The density
The freedom of uses
The clustering around rail
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A relevant approach to facade design in Iranian apartments - where privacy, shade and ventilation are prioritised
Brick apartment building in Dezful, Iran, by Bio-Design Architects
Brick apartment building in Dezful, Iran, by Bio-Design Architects
January 4, 2026 at 7:08 AM
A relevant approach to facade design in Iranian apartments - where privacy, shade and ventilation are prioritised
Brick apartment building in Dezful, Iran, by Bio-Design Architects
Brick apartment building in Dezful, Iran, by Bio-Design Architects
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Another banger of an apartment design in Iran!
This time in the city of Birjand, designed by Sahar Kamaleddin and Nima Safdari
This time in the city of Birjand, designed by Sahar Kamaleddin and Nima Safdari
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Another banger of an apartment design in Iran!
This time in the city of Birjand, designed by Sahar Kamaleddin and Nima Safdari
This time in the city of Birjand, designed by Sahar Kamaleddin and Nima Safdari
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Our fares are cheap for long distance journeys, but for short distances, the most expensive in Australia. The State Government should bring back a cheaper short distance fare to ensure public transport is affordable, and cheaper than driving.
Ch9 story: youtu.be/uCQCaO26Em8...
Ch9 story: youtu.be/uCQCaO26Em8...
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Our fares are cheap for long distance journeys, but for short distances, the most expensive in Australia. The State Government should bring back a cheaper short distance fare to ensure public transport is affordable, and cheaper than driving.
Ch9 story: youtu.be/uCQCaO26Em8...
Ch9 story: youtu.be/uCQCaO26Em8...
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There will be so many cars that none of them will be able to move
January 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
There will be so many cars that none of them will be able to move
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more Montreal Metro moments from the last few days
December 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
more Montreal Metro moments from the last few days
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Do the opposite of what Australia's merger of the Department of Immigration with the Customs and Border Protection Service achieved: put immigration bureaucrats who see their mission as nation-building back at the top of the immigration policy hierarchy, with the enforcement entity being subordinate
The way for a Democrat to actually "abolish ICE/CBP" in practice is probably to create a cabinet-level Department of Immigration, put a bunch of competent bureaucrats in charge and reorg ICE and BP under it.
December 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Do the opposite of what Australia's merger of the Department of Immigration with the Customs and Border Protection Service achieved: put immigration bureaucrats who see their mission as nation-building back at the top of the immigration policy hierarchy, with the enforcement entity being subordinate
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There’s twice as many utes as tradies in Australia. We need remove the luxury car tax exemption which incentivises people to buy megautes instead of safer, cleaner smaller cars and SUVs.
December 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
There’s twice as many utes as tradies in Australia. We need remove the luxury car tax exemption which incentivises people to buy megautes instead of safer, cleaner smaller cars and SUVs.
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St. Rochus in Jülich, Germany. Formerly a church, now a bicycle shop. r/brutalism
December 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
St. Rochus in Jülich, Germany. Formerly a church, now a bicycle shop. r/brutalism
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Saint-Henri station on the Montreal metro is just unbelievably stunning. no one tell Arden I said that it'll get jealous
December 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Saint-Henri station on the Montreal metro is just unbelievably stunning. no one tell Arden I said that it'll get jealous
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"Council Plan"
@cityofmelbourne
previous years "5 km of new protected bike lanes". This year "Implement and refine the cycling infrastructure network focusing on safety and functionality of the road network, delivering 5 km of new or upgraded protected bike lanes per year" /2...
@cityofmelbourne
previous years "5 km of new protected bike lanes". This year "Implement and refine the cycling infrastructure network focusing on safety and functionality of the road network, delivering 5 km of new or upgraded protected bike lanes per year" /2...
December 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"Council Plan"
@cityofmelbourne
previous years "5 km of new protected bike lanes". This year "Implement and refine the cycling infrastructure network focusing on safety and functionality of the road network, delivering 5 km of new or upgraded protected bike lanes per year" /2...
@cityofmelbourne
previous years "5 km of new protected bike lanes". This year "Implement and refine the cycling infrastructure network focusing on safety and functionality of the road network, delivering 5 km of new or upgraded protected bike lanes per year" /2...
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These proposals from Infrastructure Victoria to extend tram lines make a lot of sense. They'd make Melbourne's trams more useful for more people by better connecting to railway stations and other suburban destinations.
How about it, Vic govt?
How about it, Vic govt?
December 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
These proposals from Infrastructure Victoria to extend tram lines make a lot of sense. They'd make Melbourne's trams more useful for more people by better connecting to railway stations and other suburban destinations.
How about it, Vic govt?
How about it, Vic govt?
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Restricting higher-density housing leads to
❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
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❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
🧵
December 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Restricting higher-density housing leads to
❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
🧵
❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
🧵
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Hardest fucking brutalist church!? (St. Paulus Church (St. Paul's Church) located in Neuss, Germany.) r/brutalism
December 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Hardest fucking brutalist church!? (St. Paulus Church (St. Paul's Church) located in Neuss, Germany.) r/brutalism
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In the fight that generates infinite content, I'm in the AFR Magazine this weekend talking about generational housing conflict.
Truly unhinged comments from anti-housing activists – and as a bonus you can see me focusing so hard on Standing Normally.
Come for the Content, stay for the Fashion.
Truly unhinged comments from anti-housing activists – and as a bonus you can see me focusing so hard on Standing Normally.
Come for the Content, stay for the Fashion.
‘YIMBY is a misnomer. They haven’t got backyards’
Love thy neighbour as thyself. Unless they’re on the other side of a contested development application.
www.afr.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
In the fight that generates infinite content, I'm in the AFR Magazine this weekend talking about generational housing conflict.
Truly unhinged comments from anti-housing activists – and as a bonus you can see me focusing so hard on Standing Normally.
Come for the Content, stay for the Fashion.
Truly unhinged comments from anti-housing activists – and as a bonus you can see me focusing so hard on Standing Normally.
Come for the Content, stay for the Fashion.
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A recent news report on possible fare changes once Myki upgrades are completed.
Top priorities should be short distance fares and automatic weekly caps, to help encourage more people onto public transport.
Top priorities should be short distance fares and automatic weekly caps, to help encourage more people onto public transport.
December 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
A recent news report on possible fare changes once Myki upgrades are completed.
Top priorities should be short distance fares and automatic weekly caps, to help encourage more people onto public transport.
Top priorities should be short distance fares and automatic weekly caps, to help encourage more people onto public transport.
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Adults call the cops if teens hang out in parks for too long or too noisily.
📢 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is encouraging children to catch up face-to-face ahead of the under-16s social media ban.
PM Albanese delivers message to kids ahead of social media ban
www.smh.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Adults call the cops if teens hang out in parks for too long or too noisily.
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The false dichotomy between university and apprenticeships
Against apprenticeships
Australian political discussion regularly returns to the idea that the solution to our education and labour-market problems lies in “more apprenticeships”.
substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The false dichotomy between university and apprenticeships
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Meanwhile we’re constantly afflicted with setbacks 😮💨
My travels have made me an insufferable whiner about the quality of public space in America. Thanks for listening.
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Meanwhile we’re constantly afflicted with setbacks 😮💨
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Oh you think we have too much migration for the rate at which we’re building infrastructure? I bet you can’t wait to hear my opinions on building train lines
December 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Oh you think we have too much migration for the rate at which we’re building infrastructure? I bet you can’t wait to hear my opinions on building train lines
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Great to be in the best city in the world for Tram T'ursday
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Great to be in the best city in the world for Tram T'ursday