1.94 Net Zero Corridors – Integrating transit with urban development
Project Number
1.94Round
Round 9Date
April 2023 – September 2024Research Team
Chair, Project Steering Group
Professor Rob Adams AM
Director City Design and Projects, City of Melbourne
Project Leader
Professor Peter Newman
PhD DipES&T BSc(Hons) FTSE
Curtin University
P.Newman@curtin.edu.au
Project Manager
Dr Dean Economou
B.E. (Hons), PhD (Electrical Electronic Engineering), GAICD
Curtin University
dean.economou@curtin.edu.au
Documents for Downloading
Videos
Lisa Chamberlain Communications Lead at the Centre for the Urban Transformation at the World Economic Forum Frame.io (November 2023)
Media
Article: Newman, P. The West Australian Perth Towards net zeo, with jobs 25 March 2024
Article: Newman, P. The Fifth Estate ‘Nobody called this a bus after taking a ride! The trackless tram experience and what they said’ 28 November 2023
Article: Newman, P. Perth Voice Prof time to get off track 18 November 2023
Article: Newman, P. Fremantle Herald, Perth Newman – Time to get off-track 11 November 2023
Article: Newman, P. Rail Express Trackless tram touches down for trials 1 November 2023
Article: Newman, P. Infrastructure, Victoria WA Council to test Australian’s first trackless tram 1 November 2023
Article: Newman, P. The Fifth Estate Embracing density – here is a planning model that could work | Spinifex | The Fifth Estate 14 August 2023
Article: Newman, P. The Fifth Estate ‘Affordable, well-located housing – how? Time for a new Better Cities 20 June 2023
Article: Newman, P. The Fifth Estate ‘The fight against urban sprawl demands hard decisions. Do we need more “benevolent dictators” like WA’s McGowan?’ 6 June 2023
Article: Newman, P. The Fifth Estate ‘Trackless trams, land development and integrated urban futures’ 1 June 2023
Publications
Hargroves, K., Newman, P., Joshi, G. R., James, B. (2024). Review of Approaches to Enhancing the Effectiveness of Transport Infrastructure and Services: A Focus on Asia. A Focus on Asia. International Journal of Transportation Engineering and Technology, 10(2), 39-47. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijtet.20241002.12
Newman, P and Verschure, M (2024) Net Zero Corridors—Enabling Urban Regeneration and Net Zero Cities | Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy (utpjournals.press) Volume 2 Issue 2, January 2024, pp. pp. 221-240
Newman, P (2024) Trackless Trams: An Emerging Transformative Opportunity | Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy (utpjournals.press) Volume 2 Issue 2, January 2024, pp. 241-250
Newman P. (2024) Trackless Trams: An Emerging Transformative Opportunity. Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, 2.2, 2024. DOI:10.3138/jccpe-2023-0005
Verschuer M. (2024) Net Zero Corridors – Enabling Urban Regeneration and Net Zero Cities. Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, 2.2, 2024. DOI:10.3138/jccpe-2023-0010
Newman P, Verschuer M. (2023) Net Zero Corridors: A Case Study Approach from Perth, Australia to Decarbonize Urban Power and Transport. Journal of Energy and Power Technology 2023; 5(4): 036; doi:10.21926/jept.2304036.
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To develop a governance and procurement model that integrates public and private interests into the delivery of mid-tier transit corridors and station precincts along main road corridors, as part of the journey to net zero cities. This research will use the catalyst of mid-tier transit (especially new road-based technology) to show how planning schemes and transport strategies that are integrated can create corridors using new approaches to demonstrate net zero outcomes that engender place, mixed use, affordable housing, and regenerated communities.
Objectives
The following objectives will be addressed to work towards net zero outcomes:
- To propose improved models for governance and procurement of Net Zero Corridors integrating transport, development and finance.
- To set out how the options for these can support the provision of net zero social, connected and affordable housing, connecting movement and place, and enabled by the innovations in mid-tier infrastructure and technology such as trackless trams, micro mobility and associated smart technologies.
Industry Outcomes
The key industry outcomes include:
- Models for pairing affordable, place-making, net zero development with mid-tier transport innovation. No model exists for integrating all these factors.
- Australian cities will be seen as leaders in how Net Zero Corridors using mid-tier transit and integrated Net Zero Precincts are part of how improved profitability and community benefit can be simultaneously achieved.
- Global audiences will be aware of the leadership role and advanced practice in net zero transport and urban fabrics
