Strong Core Cities

Melbourne, Australia

James Hinkamp

Public Transportation 424

11.3.10

Melbourne is the 2nd largest Australian city, located in the southeastern state of Victoria

Quick Facts

• Metro Population: 3.9 million

• Metro Area: 4,616 sq mi (City: 22 sq. mi)

• Hosted 1956 Olympics

• Top 10 international rail network

According to Cervero, Melbourne is an historical “enigma”, in terms of urban development patterns

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The iconic trams primarily serve the CBD and inner ring suburbs

Quick Facts

• 370,000 passengers/day• 550 cars• 230 km (138 mi) network• 42 routes• Avg. 10 mph

Metlink trains operate extensively throughout Greater Melbourne, reaching outer suburb commuters

Quick Facts

• 380,000 passengers/day

• 4,900 km (2,940 mi) network

• 206 stations

• 100 electric trains

• 15 lines

• Avg 23 mph

Evan Walker led the mid-’80s redevelopment effort, under the new “Green Wedges Plan”

Bourke St.

Yarra River pedestrian bridge

Southbank walkway

Evan Walker

Melbourne’s future will be a continuous balancing act between “urban consolidation” and decentralization

City Link

• 22 km (13.2 mi) automated tollway

• Port and suburb access

• Estimated 25 million liters of fuel saved per year

Sources

• Cervero, Robert. (1998). The Transit Metropolis - A Global Inquiry. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

• City of Melbourne:

http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.visitmelbourne.com/

• Melbourne City Link Authority. http://www.citylink.com.au/15.jsp

• Melbourne Metlink. http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/