Re: [Melb] Meanwhile in Bourke Street

["David Lindstrom" <D_Lindstrom@Bigpond.com>]

"Michael" <usenet.spam@gunzel.net> wrote in message
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> David Lindstrom <D_Lindstrom@Bigpond.com> wrote in article
> <fIVR5.87019$e5.69325@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>:
>
> >http://www.theage.com.au/news/20001120/A62383-2000Nov19.html
> >
> >"The report raises the possibility of building a roof over the mall and
> >of removing the trams by diverting them on to other city routes, or by
> >reducing their frequency, council sources said."
>
> I could not believe this. The irony was, this article appeared right next
> to the Yarra Trams article about the new trams and super stops.
>
> Trams add to the atmosphere of Bourke Street Mall, and have the added
> convenience of being able to pick up passengers right from the shops. I
> can't believe that the Melbourne City Council could be so out of touch
with
> the needs and wants of the people. And to suggest that the Bourke Street
> Mall is a dismal failure as a pedestrian centre? Come off it. Looks like
> they've wanked themselves blind enough already.
>
> IMHO, the MCC can go and get stuffed.
>
> M.
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I think we all saw what happened when the trams were "reduced in frequency"
in the great tram blockade of 1989/90. Businesses started failing as the
strike wore on as the masses of workers come down to the centre of the city
from the insurance and banking end.
DL