How viable are trackless tram systems?
Touted as a lower-cost option than light rail, trackless trams need to attract intensified development around station locations for the ...
Tag: public transport
New public transport app for people with low vision
An electrical engineer has helped to develop a ride-hailing app that could make riding public transport significantly easier for people ...
Fast-tracking high-speed rail
High-speed rail has been an elusive dream for Australia, but some experts believe the path to net zero should start ...
Reimagining the cities of the future
Australia’s biggest cities will soon rival the likes of Paris and London. To improve urban liveability, transport systems need to ...
Rubber railway: disrupting a 200-year-old sector
A University of Technology Sydney (UTS) rail research project not only achieves its sustainability goals, it has been scientifically tested ...
How LA Metro approaches climate change in billion-dollar infrastructure projects
It’s one thing to discuss the effects of climate change on the engineering sector, but to truly understand an issue ...
Brisbane Metro: an innovative, all-electric transport solution
Upgrading Brisbane’s system of busways has involved more than new vehicles or new lanes. The city’s metro project is an ...
How digital engineering tools helped bring this major infrastructure project to life
In the wake of a pandemic that has changed how many people work, a major transport project in Melbourne’s south ...
SYSTRA is driving Australian engineering forward
Global consulting and engineering firm SYSTRA is bringing innovative engineering practices to transportation, infrastructure and technology projects in Australia.
Engineers are getting cities ready for life after the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down cities worldwide. To open them back up, engineers are modelling life after the virus.
