The questions of why regions grow or fail to grow, and what, if anything, governments can do about it have attracted considerable interest and debate for many years.

Over the last few years, the Commonwealth has devoted considerable resources to the task of helping local government authorities maintain and upgrade their road systems.

The BTRE projects that the total freight task will continue to grow strongly. Such growth will increase the infrastructure maintenance needs and possibly hasten the need for capacity expansion.

On rural roads, the speed that a driver chooses will affect their travel time, vehicle operating costs and crash costs.

This paper looks at differing investment and growth patterns of irrigation dependent regions along the course of the Murray River.

This paper presents the results of a desk study of the road freight industry. The aim of the study is to update our knowledge of the Australian freight industry by bringing together and analysing information that is currently available.

This paper presents the results of applying a policy model to simulate the effects on greenhouse gas emissions from trucking in Sydney of various abatement scenarios.

The possibility of sustained high world oil prices has fueled concern over long-term supply. The question is particularly relevant for transport as a major user of oil with few viable alternatives.

This report is part of a series of BTRE research on the socioeconomic costs of transport impacts and focuses on the health impact costs of motor vehicle emissions in Australian capital cities.

The Australian Government's AusLink initiative represents a new approach to planning and funding Australia's land transport infrastructure.