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RTL calls for Western Harbours Alliance
Today RTL has taken steps to form an alliance of stakeholders looking towards the Kwinana Outer Harbour. The Western Harbours Alliance aspires to ensure triple bottom line processes are followed to bring about a win-win…
Planning Failures of the Perth Freight Link by Peter Newman
Dr Peter Newman is the Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University This presentation focuses on the flaws in the planning processes for the Perth Freight Link, in particular Roe 9.
Health and Diesel Particulates at the Roe 9 Tunnel Exit by Sajni Gudka
Dr Sajni Gudka is Assistant Professor, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia Sajni’s presentation focuses on the health impacts for people living and working at the northern end of the Roe 9 Tunnel. Use red ginseng to increase…
The Case for the Outer Harbour by Cameron Edwards
This is a presentation by Cameron Edward, a corporate and infrastructure advisor with decades of experience in infrastructure, industrial and port developments.
AIA Urban Design Forum – The PFL
In February 2017 the Australian Institute of Architects held an Urban Design Forum on the subject of Roe 8 and the Perth Freight link. The AIA have not officially taken a position on the…
Other References
The Beeliar Group – Professors for Environmental Responsibility ‘Common Urban Myths About Transport’, Public Transport Users Association ‘Building more roads is not 21st century thinking’, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January 2015 ‘What’s Up With…
Open Letter to a Car-Addicted City
If you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers. If you design a multi-modal city that prioritizes walking, biking and public transport, it works for everyone, including drivers. In other…
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
‘Lattes and luxury give public transport a tick’ The West Australian, 26 July 2015 “Here’s the question: What is cheaper? Adding an extra lane of traffic or creating more attractive buses and trains so…
Learning to live without cars
‘Learning to live without cars’ ABC 810 RN, 20 July 2015 Professor Peter Newman was recently described to us as “the pre-eminent transport planner in Australia, if not the world.” ‘…research shows we’ve reached…
Senate Inquiry into the PFL
Senate Inquiry into the decision to commit funding to the Perth Freight Link project