Rail access improves liveability, but all regional centres are not equal
- Written by Melanie Davern, Senior Research Fellow, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
Shepparton residents are clearly disadvantaged by having far fewer daily train services to Melbourne than other regional centres.Alex1991/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA
Our research on the liveability of regional cities in Victoria has identified an important element: liveability in these areas requires fast, reliable and frequent rail connections to capital...