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Jun 22, 2023 · Melbourne has beaten Sydney by one ranking in the age-old battle of the most liveable city, according to the June 2023 liveability survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The Victorian capital shot up to third behind Vienna and Copenhagen, and Sydney also jumped several places to fourth.
- Public Transport Access
- Walkability
- Better Policies Create Better Cities
Melbourne has an ambitious policy for public transport access. This requires 95% of residences to be within a 400-metre walk to a bus stop, 600m to a tram stop, or 800m to a train station. At present, 69% of residences meet this target. The policy we measured spatially for Sydney is even more stringent. It requires 100% of residences to be close to...
Coinciding with good access to public transport are walkable areas, which combine somewhere to walk (to local shops and services), population density (to support the services) and a way to get there (connected road network). Walkable neighbourhoods are the backbone of a liveable city. Figure 2 shows that in both Sydney and Melbourne inner areas hav...
So to the question: which is the most liveable city? The answer in turn depends on another question: liveable for whom? Both cities have areas performing well on some liveability domains and other areas where more could be done. The findings of these reports show a need for more ambitious policies, research evidence linking liveability indicators t...
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Jun 9, 2021 · Melbourne has taken a tumble down the list of World's Most Liveable Cities, thanks to the 2021 list. But it still beats Sydney. Adelaide, Perth, and Brisbane are all above Melbourne.
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Jun 23, 2022 · Melbourne is Australia's most liveable city, but other state capitals have tumbled down the list - ABC News. Posted Wed 22 Jun 2022 at 3:02pm, updated Wed 22 Jun 2022 at 6:05pm. Melbourne was the highest-ranked Australian city in the Global Liveability Index for 2022. (ABC News: Peter Drought)
who live in more liveable communities are more likely to walk, cycle and use public transport and less likely to drive. Details for the included measures are contained in Higgs et al 2019 [3]. Results Analysis of liveability for Melbourne suburbs reveals wide variation over the city. Figure 1. Liveability Index for Melbourne. 2019 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Jun 23, 2023 · Melburnians may be feeling a little cocky this morning, after the Victorian capital beat interstate rival Sydney in an age-old battle: Which city is more liveable. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released its Global Liveability Index for 2023 and Australian cities have made a major comeback after tumbling down the list last year.
