The Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11), the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization, will be held June 26-30 in Katowice, Poland. The conference will convene representatives at all levels of government, academics, business and community leaders, urban planners, and civil society representatives to chart the future of cities and examine how urban areas around the world can be better prepared to address future pandemics and a wide range of other shocks.
Anthony Albanese is right to hope his story of growing up in social housing and moving into The Lodge inspires others. But we should also recognise that his story is less likely to happen today.
Homelessness is traumatic. It affects not just housing arrangements but whether or not someone can get enough food, feel safe and maintain relationships with friends and family.
Many transportation equity strategies only address a small portion of the need. To be more effective, we need structural reforms that create more diverse and affordable transportation systems and more compact and multimodal communities.