Cities

How to measure the impact of zoning on housing in your city

and why "zoned capacity" is a bad way to do it

May 6, 2024 • Jonathan Nolan

Designing bedrooms in cities for a better night's sleep

We need to start building apartments for a breath of fresh air

Apr 1, 2024 • Jonathan Nolan

The importance of measuring population density properly

No, parts of Melbourne are not more crowded than Manhattan

Mar 30, 2024 • Jonathan Nolan

How dense is your city?

You’ve almost certainly been lied to about how big the world’s cities are.

Mar 3, 2024 • Jonathan Nolan

Mapping bicycle safety on Australia's roads

Over the period 2019 to 2024, James Sinclair and I have been working with the Transport Accident Commission in Victoria, Australia to create the most…

Sep 9, 2023 • Jonathan Nolan

Are bicycle lanes effective?

Results from the world's largest study on how drivers respond to bike lanes

Sep 9, 2021 • Jonathan Nolan

How to Revitalise Sydney Road

The campaign to create a street for everybody

Jan 9, 2019 • Jonathan Nolan

Australia’s dangerous fantasy: diverting population growth to the regions

A dangerous fantasy is taking hold in Australia: that government policy can divert population growth from our bulging capital cities to our needy…

Oct 29, 2018 • Jonathan Nolan

Melbourne should join NYC and Paris to roll-out bike lanes

The election of Sally Capp as lord mayor marks a new era for the City of Melbourne.

May 31, 2018 • Jonathan Nolan

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