Latest articles by Dr Elek Pafka
School streets for Docklands’ kids
The way from home to school and back is formative – we all remember it. This journey can be rich in sensory and social experiences along the way, or rather constrained, strapped in the back of a car. The difference largely depends on the safety of walking independently.
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Docklands’ transparencies
Around 70 per cent of Docklands’ residents are born overseas and 60 per cent are speaking at home at least one language other than English. Yet this cultural diversity is not evident in its architectural or public space design.
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The missing fine grain
Melbourne’s Docklands has many events that bring buzz and large crowds, but everyday street life tends to lack the vitality that high-density neighbourhoods can have.
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Docklands: the “Venice-side” of Melbourne?
Melbourne’s Docklands is frequently exposed to negative rhetoric about its past or present, as well as to futuristic visions about possible futures. But what do locals want Docklands to become? What can we learn from urban ways of life next to waterways?
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Tram stops for pedestrians?
Trams provide space-efficient low-carbon transport in cities around the globe, connecting walkable neighbourhoods within metropolitan areas.
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