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Re: [Melb] David Jones wants trams removed from Bourke Street
- Subject: Re: [Melb] David Jones wants trams removed from Bourke Street
- From: "Tony Bailey" <mercuryworldtvl@optusnet.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 07:51:15 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- References: <8xPV6.60734$hV3.105758@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>
- Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:39397
"david lindstrom" <d_lindstrom@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:8xPV6.60734$hV3.105758@newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> Tram detour proposed for city mall
>
> By ANDREA CARSON
> URBAN AFFAIRS EDITOR
> Thursday 14 June 2001
>
> Trams could be removed from the Bourke Street Mall within two
> years and diverted along a new line in Lonsdale Street.
>
> Under a Melbourne City Council plan supported by retailers, the
> mall would follow the European style and be dedicated to
> pedestrians.
Which particular bit of Europe do they mean?And what about the ones where
trams do share the pedestrian area with great success?
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Tony Bailey
Mercury World Travel
Mercury Travel Books
mercuryworldtvl@optusnet.com.au