Australia’s “30-minute city” delusion

Tuesday 11 September 2018

With the population of Australia’s cities projected to balloon, and Sydney and Melbourne to surpass 8 million people mid-century:

Policy makers have increasingly spruiked the goal of “30-minute cities”, whereby residents can get to where they need to go in just 30-minutes. This goal comes as traffic congestion has unambiguously worsened across the major cities over the past decade as population growth has surged:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.