Main Content
Features
Photo by Austal
A HIGH-PERFORMANCE Austal ferry on sea trials off the Western Australian coast. It can reach speeds of 42 knots and is now one of a fleet of similar passenger vessels operating between Hong Kong and Macau's Cotai Strip resort. Yet while WA is a world leader in the design and construction of such craft, the State's own water transport is under developed. In the latest issue of TransScan. we look at world trends to create new "marine highways" and the potential for Perth to give a boost to its own water transport.
Highlights from the journal
- Has Perth Forgotten it's Rivers?
-
- How an international airport found its sea legs
- Never mind the roads, what about the rules? WHO investigates the international road toll
-
Every emergency needs its Plan B: The interim report of Victoria's Black Saturday Royal Commission - Could cars be co-opted for a public alarm system?
-
Back to the future, via the Thirties -
Black Saturday: a look at possible new policy changes -
Using smart technology to keep tabs on water hazards - Training brains for safer roads
- Planning for better city life
Does Perth need a new face?-
Measuring Perth's quality of living -
Building the case for burying the infrastructure -
Pressure is on for a big switch to electric vehicles - Will more public transport help future cities thrive?
-
Using tax to change people's travel habits - Cutting speed for the good of the planet?
- Why doctors want a say in city design
-
Staff find an edible side to 'greening' an office - Victoria's urban planners told their role will be critical
-
How old paintings can help track coastal evolution - Is an 'inland retreat' on the horizon?
- Getting into deep water to save money
