Which Sustainable City Are You?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Choose the city scene that most appeals to you

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    Bike-friendly harbor with colorful buildings
  • B.
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    Narrow canal street with bicycles and brick facades
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    Lush urban park with community gardens and people relaxing
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    Elegant cafe-lined square with historic architecture
• 2.
  What does your ideal weekend look like?

  • A.
    Cycling around everywhere, through markets and city centres, and stopping for coffee at a neighbourhood stall
  • B.
    A walk by the water, street art laneways, bustling streets with lots of transport choice, and brunch with friends
  • C.
    Museum hopping, enjoying the arts, walk through streets with lots of character, then a relaxed dinner
  • D.
    Picnic in a rooftop garden, park or local green-space with lots of trees, and browsing a farmers market
• 3.
  Which sustainability priority speaks to you most?

  • A.
    Robust bike lanes and convenient, frequent and reliable public transit for daily trips (transport choice)
  • B.
    Balancing heritage with urban greening, tree canopy planning and lots of public parks
  • C.
    Local food networks, third spaces, composting programs, and community energy projects
  • D.
    High-tech green systems, vertical greenery, and smart, modern infrastructure
• 4.
  Pick the transport or street image that feels best to you

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    Wide, dedicated, protected bike lanes
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    Canal-side cycling and pedestrian streets, ferry, car-free and built for people
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    Electric trams, bus, train fast trains - transport choice
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    Solar roofs, electrification, and community gardens
• 5.
  Which policy would you champion in your city?

  • A.
    Incentives for urban greening, rewilding, green roofs, vertical gardens, and protecting mature trees
  • B.
    Strong support for local food systems, community gardens and zero-waste programs
  • C.
    Top-tier public transit access, transport choice, transit oriented development, paired with cultural programming
  • D.
    Car-free zones, walkability, cities designed around people and placemaking, and congestion charges to prioritise people
• 6.
  Describe your ideal commute

  • A.
    Train into the city, then a short e-scooter, bus, pedestrian and bike paths, or tram through green corridors
  • B.
    Short walk or bike along canals ending at a local cafe or community space
  • C.
    Trams with good connectivity through scenic neighbourhoods where you can read and relax
  • D.
    A pleasant bike ride along the waterfront in a bustling and lively community with a market stop and lots of street art
• 7.
  Which design style speaks to you most?

  • A.
    Colorful canal houses, terrace housing, gentle density, human-scale streets, and lively squares
  • B.
    Grand historic architecture with sensitive ecological retrofits
  • C.
    Minimalist Scandinavian with bicycle culture woven in
  • D.
    Modern skyline integrated with green roofs and community gardens
• 8.
  What excites you most about the city of the future?

  • A.
    Cutting-edge climate tech and smart urban systems, gas free and powered by renewable energy
  • B.
    A rich cultural life with abundant, accessible parks and third spaces for community
  • C.
    Community-led and community owned energy, local initiatives, and practical green solutions
  • D.
    Safer streets that prioritise people and bikes over cars

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Copenhagen

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  You are Copenhagen, practical and people-first. You prioritise safe cycling, efficient transit, and everyday design that makes sustainable choices easy. You value livability, simplicity, and thoughtful public space. The city that proved cycling and happiness go together.You believe cities should be designed around people not cars and you have zero patience for the argument that change is too hard. Copenhagen took decades of political will to take space back from cars and give it to people. That's exactly the kind of thinking our cities need. Fast fact: Copenhagen has 375km of protected bike lanes. Australian cities average under 2% cycling mode share.
• 2.
  Vienna

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  You are Vienna, elegant and well planned. You appreciate a rich cultural life combined with reliable public services and parks that are accessible to everyone. You prefer policies that protect heritage while advancing long-term sustainability. The city that proved great cities can also be affordable. You think housing and public transport are basic rights not luxuries. Vienna's annual public transport pass costs under $400 and around half of all residents live in municipally owned or subsidised housing built for everyone not just those in need. Fast fact: Vienna built its social housing system in the 1920s and never stopped. Australia is only just starting that conversation.
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  Amsterdam

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  You are Amsterdam, playful and human-scale. You love canals, bikes, and compact neighborhoods that keep daily life convenient and social. You prize creative mobility solutions and a city layout that encourages walking and cycling. The city that gave everyone freedom to move without a car. You believe true urban freedom means not depending on a car and that the best infrastructure gives everyone rich or poor the ability to move. Amsterdam has 38% of all trips made by bike and physically separated lanes on almost every street. Fast fact: Australian cities are among the most car-dependent in the world. Amsterdam shows that's a choice not an inevitability.
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  Melbourne

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  You are Melbourne, vibrant and outdoorsy. You enjoy street life, laneways, local food markets, and easy access to nature and beaches. You look for a balanced mix of culture, community initiatives, and environmental awareness. The city that keeps getting better. You care about liveability in the most practical sense, great neighbourhoods, good culture and a city that works for everyone. Melbourne's 20-minute neighbourhood policy means every resident can walk or cycle to what they need. Fast fact: Melbourne just ranked third most liveable city on earth and it's still trying to improve.
• 5.
  Singapore

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  You are Singapore, innovative and results oriented. You embrace smart urban systems, green infrastructure, and integrated planning that scales efficiently. You like high-performance solutions that deliver measurable environmental benefits. The city that turned nature into infrastructure. You believe a great city should feel like living inside a garden and that trees parks and green space are a necessity for every resident not a luxury. Singapore plants 300,000 trees a year as part of its City in Nature strategy and mandates green rooftops on new buildings. Fast fact: Singapore has a 3-30-300 rule, 3 trees visible from every home, 30% canopy cover per neighbourhood, 300 metres to quality green space. Most Australian cities have no canopy target at all.
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  Freiburg

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  You are Freiburg, community-led and eco focused. You believe in local energy cooperatives, green roofs, and neighbourhood driven sustainability. You favour grassroots action, practical low-tech solutions, and strong civic engagement. The world's most sustainable city and most people have never heard of it.You get this result because your values are specific, considered and ahead of the curve. Freiburg in Germany has car-free residential districts, the highest cycling rate of any city its size, and has been solar-powered since the 1980s. It proves you don't need to be a megacity to lead the world. Fast fact: Freiburg's Vauban district was built entirely around people not cars. Residents voted to ban parking from their streets.