Understanding Urban Agglomeration: Benefits in Mass Transit
Professor Graham Currie of Monash University's Institute of Transport Studies presented this research to the Metropolitan Transport Association on Wednesday 2 February 2011.
This research discribes the phenomenon of Agglomeration Economies: increased productivity caused by higher employment density. This is directly related to ttransport which facilitates this density, and is especially important to Melbourne due to higher car dependency, low urban density, and the large scale of our cities relative to other developed countries. As a result, Australia spends more of its wealth on transport than any other developed nation.
This research forms a strong argument for public transport reform in Victoria and will be useful to local governments seeking increases in service to their municipalities. For further details, contact the Institute of Transport Studies on (03) 9905 9627 or at itsinfo
eng [dot] monash [dot] edu [dot] au.
