• Engineers Australia Policy Statements
• Engineers Australia Submissions to Government

 

Improving the alignment of Commonwealth, state and local government planning for transport

As part of its ongoing program of developing policy papers that contribute to transport and land use decision-making and implementation in Victoria, the Transport Branch has selected “Improving the alignment of Commonwealth, state and local government planning for transport” as its next policy topic. This topic was chosen due to the fact that it is the combined impacts of decisions by the three levels of government, and the interactions between these levels, which together determine the effectiveness of transport and land use systems in meeting community needs.

The invitation to participate is available here.

Towards a More Livable Future for Victoria - Choosing as Sustainable Land Use and Transport Path
The decisions that Victorians make today on major transport and land use challenges will set the direction for the liveability of Victoria for many years to come. The Victorian Transport Branch of Engineers Australia believes that how these decisions are reached will profoundly affect the type of state we live in, and the legacy we will pass on to future generations.

We believe that the steps outlined in this paper will equip Victoria to achieve a more sustainable and liveable future. Failure to plan and act properly will commit future generations to not only solving their own challenges, but to also sorting out the problems this generation bequeaths them.

The policy paper is available here.

The Victorian Transport Branch of Engineers Australia developed a paper on the Branch’s views on implementation priorities for Central Activity Districts, as its contribution to supporting the effective delivery of these centres. A seminar was held kick-start the discussion.

 

The Transport Branch invited comments from engineers, planners, other interested organisations and individuals on the questions below, or on other issues that may impact on how well implementation of the CAD strategy is achieved.