Re: MELB AUST trams [ was Putting light rail in subway

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@#DELETE#custard.net.au>]

[Bridge Road Richmond]

Banning parking and putting in a Fair Way (tram only lane), even just in
peak hours would be much cheaper. Parking's already banned in peak hours
anyway.

This is just between Church Street and Punt Road we're talking about, isn't
it. It's probably only 5 minutes of the total trip anyway.

David, did you confirm that the original poster was talking about the 48/75,
or was it some other route? (86, for example?)


Daniel
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"David McLoughlin" <davemcl@AXE*THISiprolink.co.nz> wrote in message
38eea086@news.iprolink.co.nz">news:38eea086@news.iprolink.co.nz...
> Yuri wrote:
>
> As my earlier post was crossed into here from mtu-t in reply to a
> question there, I am cross-posting your reply back into that group even
> though you snipped it.
>
> Do you agree with Aiden then that it could be worth while to put the 48
> and 75 trams in a subway for the short length of highly congested street
> concerned?
>
> dmcl
>
>
> >
> > For many years,  there was a caveat on the properties on the north side
of
> > Bridge Road reserving the front 10 meters or so and new shops such as
the
> > Portmans shop and the Bank of Melbourne were built set well back from
the
> > road.  The substantially intact cable tram winding house near the corner
> > of Punt Road was demolished to allow for a left turn lane into Bridge
Road
> > that looked as if it were the new alignment on the north side of Bridge
> > Road.
> >
> > However, given that just about every shop on the north side of Bridge
Road
> > is of Victorian era, I'd say the political possibility of a wholesale
> > demolition of 30+ shops would be minuscule.
> >
> > Given the above, I believe that plans to widen Bridge Road have been
> > abandoned as
> > 1) there have been no further road works since the left lane from Punt
Road
> > into Bridge Road some 8-10 years ago; and
> > 2) Portmans, located on the corner of Lennox Street and Bridge Road,
have
> > now rebuilt their store right up to the footpath, obliterating the
> > previously reserved open land.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Yuri
>
>
> And is there any plan to relieve the ghastly traffic congestion along
> this short stretch of road?
>
> dmcl.