A Long while ago now I read on the Wired Magazine site a story about Dongtan. This is a proposed development on an Island in the Delta of the Yangtzee river. It could be a half hour train trip to the centre of Shanghai but it is currently a 3 hour car trip and a ferry. It has just been featured in the latest issue of Science Magazine.
The plans for this city are amazing with the aim of 100% of the cities energy to come from renewable sources. More dense (but not to dense) housing around many commercial centres to encourage walking and the use of public transport. Large public transport nodes in each of the shopping precincts that can take you to your work even in the centre of Shanghai.
This project should be followed and learned from by all city and town planners in Australia. Encourage the use of Bicycles and Public Transport. Increase the density of the housing and increase the number and connectedness of the Parklands in our cities.
I urge everyone to read the Wired Magazine article about this amazing project. The article in Science Magazine is good to but not available to everyone.
Cheers Lewis
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