The “Great” Australian Vision investigates the impact of urban sprawl on Australia’s transportation networks. Highlighting the automobile as a luxurious but negative outcome on the environment, society and network congestion, the paper highlights that councils and governments are neglecting solutions like public transport, pedestrianisation and the bicycle as solutions to fixing issues and promoting a diverse and efficient transportation network. Using post WWII as a starting point, the cross examination of Australian historical points of significance and cultural influences with parent nation the United States, and leading European multi-transport environments Denmark and the Netherlands to discover why Australia’s transportation system is the way it is, and why it will stay the same unless a new approach is pursued. In conclusion, a structured approach of problem identification, precedent analysis and visionary documentation is highlighted as a strategy to push the boundaries of Australian transportation development, and explore the implementation of pedestrianisation, public transport and the bicycle.

 

While the information documented is this paper highlights local Tasmania and Australian councils and governments as the organisations that would most benefit from the information within it, it is extremely doubtful that a university developed document would be read, acknowledged or have an impact on the system.