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June edition: The bold, the brave and the beautiful

For our June 2026 edition, we are embracing a theme that inspires, provokes and celebrates the creativity at the heart of our profession: The bold, the brave and the beautiful.

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June 2026 Featured Article | Beyond the tracks

What if light rail infrastructure could do more than move people? Beyond the Tracks explores the innovative green track system delivered as part of the Parramatta Light Rail, revealing how transport corridors can also support cooler streets, greener neighbourhoods and more liveable cities. Discover the planning, design and collaboration behind one of Australia's most distinctive urban greening initiatives, and what it means for the future of city-making.

The Parramatta Light Rail green tracks are the cover of The bold, the brave and the beautiful edition, and available to all as our online feature article.

Written by Gigi Lombardi, Senior Manager Urban Design, Transport for NSW, Hamish Dounan, Director, CONTEXT, and Ian Connolly, Director COX Architecture.

Image (left) credit: Passengers cross tracks at Tramway Avenue stop, Parramatta, 2025 (Source: Copyright State of new South Wales (Transport for NSW), 2025)

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