Australian Cities Should Adopt Trackless Trams to Improve Sustainability and Efficiency: Urban Planner

Published on February 2, 2024

Australia’s biggest cities are being urged by urban planners to adopt trackless tram technology to curb emissions and improve convenience for its outer residents.  Mike Day, a founding partner at Hatch RobertsDay—an urban strategy consulting firm—has this week come out advocating for the technology after it was trialled by the City of Stirling local government area (LGA) in Perth. “The greatest attribute of these trackless trams is there’s no need to lay tracks and multi-millions of dollars aren’t spent ripping up roads and putting in steel tracks,” Mr. Day reported AAP.  Mr. Day said the trams will alleviate costs for residents living in the outer suburbs of Australia’s cities by providing an affordable means of travelling to the CBD.  ...

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