Graham Currie

Director of Monash Infrastructure, Chair of Public Transport, Professor in Transport Engineering graham.currie@monash.edu

Core expertise

Public transport planning and strategy development
Special events planning, service assessment and operations
Computerised transport network modelling
Public transport policy and regulation
Public transport efficiency appraisal and performance benchmarking
Investment appraisal and economic analysis
Market research and demand forecasting

Biography

Graham is a renowned international public transport research leader and policy advisor with more than 30 years' experience. He's founder and director of the Public Transport Research Group at Monash, and is one of the world's first professors in public transport. He aims to develop knowledge and training for the PT profession on a national and international basis.

articles

Post-COVID car crush?

Fear of contracting COVID-19, and a lack of physical distancing on public transport, is predicted to lead to a rise in car use once the pandemic passes.

Engineering

Rethinking public transport post-pandemic

A multidisciplinary research team is examining how we can translate what we know about public health contagion to develop safer public transport infrastructure.

Politics and society

Where to next for transport?

With the pandemic having slashed travel in Victoria, research is examining whether the government spending tens of billions on its transport agenda is a worthwhile investment.

Technology and engineering

Designing future cities (ep12)

The challenge of providing appropriate care to an ageing population means the rate of technological innovation needs to be stepped up and more smart homes created.

A Different Lens

The fake news on public transport

Don't believe the hype when it comes to reports that driverless cars are the answer to our traffic problems.

Technology and engineering

Learning from London

As Melbourne's population continues to grow, building more roads isn't the answer to its transport woes.

Technology and engineering