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Dr Carolyn Whitzman on plans to increase housing density in Melbourne

4 May 2009, 2.40 PM
Dr Carolyn Whitzman on plans to increase housing density in Melbourne

Increasing Melbourne’s housing density along its major tram lines would help achieve the planning goals of Melbourne 2030 according to Dr Carolyn Whitzman at the University of Melbourne. 

“The plan would add a lot of certainty, because right now decisions are being made council by council about what maximum heights are going to be, while this plan is talking about a maximum height of 8 stories. Studies in Europe and North America show that if you increase density, you also increase services."