Join us for a series of conversations about transforming infrastructure governance. Our shared futures and community well-being are shaped by urban infrastructure such as for transport, green space, water, social, and digital services. While many public discussions revolve around which infrastructure projects should be prioritised, there is growing recognition that questions of governance are critical... Continue Reading →

City Road is revisiting a number of panel discussions from the 2022 Festival of Urbanism. The annual Festival of Urbanism is a series of conversations where researchers, practitioners, community advocates and industry leaders come together to debate the threats and opportunities facing our cities. Cities and regions are at a precipice – from the climate... Continue Reading →

Join us for a series of fascinating conversations about some of the most interesting books about cities and urban life.

The annual Festival of Urbanism is a series of conversations where researchers, practitioners, community advocates and industry leaders come together to debate the threats and opportunities facing our cities. The 8th Festival of ‘endangered’ Urbanism featured a wide diversity of speakers and free online events across Sydney and Melbourne.  Brought to you by the Henry Halloran... Continue Reading →

Join us for a series of fascinating conversations about some of the most interesting books about cities and urban life.

We speak to tenants, tenant advocates and academics about renting during COVID-19.   "The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a hopefully once in a lifetime opportunity to fix the structural and systemic problems of housing that have always been here in Australia."  Dr Alistair Sisson "It's very easy to think that a housing crisis is an... Continue Reading →

You might have heard about the 'structural adjustment' program, but what about the Green Structural Adjustment of the World Bank’s Resilient City program? We're talking with Sophie Webber and Patrick Bigger about what they call Green Structural Adjustment. Within environmental and development finance practices, cities across the Global South are facing a costly infrastructural crisis... Continue Reading →

The world of night-time waste collectors, night shift nurses, office cleaners, rough sleepers and security guards rarely makes international headlines.   CityRoadPod · 53. Night-time and Cities Understanding what happens in cities after dark is crucial to global sustainable development, but will also help create a fairer society that values the night-time economy. Yet the... Continue Reading →

Transport is connected to social justice, freedom and equality in the city. CityRoadPod · 52. Transport as a Platform Transit networks are objects of intense political contestation and are key terrains of struggle in cities around the world. As sites of disruption, they signal the interrelated crises of urban poverty, social reproduction, security, racism, democracy,... Continue Reading →