▁establish ments ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : A ir ports ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 <0x0A> </s> ▁Paul ▁Me es ▁ ▁( 2 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁– ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁academic , ▁special ising ▁in ▁urban ▁planning ▁and ▁public ▁transport . ▁ ▁Me es ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 1 4 ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁diagn osis ▁of ▁kid ney ▁cancer . ▁He ▁was ▁ 5 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Global , ▁Urban ▁and ▁Social ▁Studies ▁at ▁R MIT ▁University . ▁ ▁A ▁committed ▁educ ator ▁and ▁pro l ific ▁research er , ▁Me es ▁was ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁outside ▁academic ▁circles ▁for ▁his ▁advoc acy ▁and ▁activ ism ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁public ▁transport ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁sust ain able ▁transport , ▁particularly ▁in ▁urban ▁areas . ▁In ▁both ▁his ▁campaign ing ▁and ▁academic ▁work ▁Me es ▁confront ed ▁powerful ▁interests , ▁question ed ▁the ▁status ▁qu o ▁and ▁challeng ed ▁common ▁community ▁per ception s ▁of ▁good ▁policy ▁and ▁practice ▁- ▁often ▁cour ting ▁controvers y . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁fusion ▁of ▁his ▁achiev ements ▁as ▁a ▁scholar ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁activ ist ▁that ▁set ▁Me es ▁apart ▁from ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁academic ▁pe ers . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁Senator ▁Pen ny ▁Wright , ▁a ▁fellow ▁law ▁student ▁and