How will Melbourne's unprecedented investment in rail ensure equitable growth for current and future communities?

Asia Society Australia and AECOM's global conversation series Imagine 2060: Delivering tomorrow’s cities together comes to Melbourne. Join us and other leaders from the transport, planning and land-development industries to discuss a future vision for Melbourne, Australia and Asia.

Date: Wednesday 4 September, 2019
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Venue: Melbourne Gallery, Level 1, Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, 3053

Registration for this event is essential. For more information please contact [email protected].

Why Now?

Melbourne is in the midst of a rail renaissance. The Government of Victoria is investing $57 billion in major infrastructure and smart technology projects to build more capacity on existing networks and to fund infrastructure improvements. New urban metro and suburban passenger rail projects will dominate the infrastructure pipeline for the next 30 years. These projects provide opportunities to fundamentally change future land use, evolve how Melburnians live, work and play, and continue to enhance Melbourne’s competitiveness as one of the world’s most-liveable cities.

“In Search of New Ground” visits four diverse and high growth cities in Asia Pacific including Mumbai, Singapore and Hong Kong, to facilitate an exchange of ideas and best practices on how to optimise the vital commodity of land, and achieve the right balance between design, land use and density across the world’s fastest-urbanising region.