Peter Keller Wrote:

These thoughts are from someone who lived briefly in Melbourne over 20
years ago.
Swanston Street then was basically a place where almost stationary
lines
of cars spent hours not doing much. Even pedestians could use this
"roadway" much better and faster than cars.
Has it "improved"?

How long is a piece of string?


The main CBD section of Swanston was closed off to motorised traffic in
the 90's, then partially re-opened to placate the local traders in '99.
IMHO the street has suffered badly from a lack of strong management
from respective Melb City Council administrations and conflicting
interests, but that's nothing unique in local politics. For all it's
current drawbacks, at the least the street is no longer a traffic sewer
for most of the day.

http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=53&pg=731

http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info...a=1752&pg=1786

Until the tour buses started breeding and creating issues for street
users, as if the errant peds, 'rumble strips' and the occassional horse
poo aren't bad enough. Further north up Swanston now has Copehagen
lanes:
http://www.bv.com.au/change-the-world/11629/


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