Re: [AUS] Radio forum on public transport

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On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:54:44 +0000, Leif
<leif.hanlen@studentmail.newcastle.edu.au> wrote:

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>Leif wrote:
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>> I would suggset the following strategy:
>> Ban private cars from the CBD. It's been done in many European cities.
>
>Looks like the olympic committee thought along similar lines. Let's hope
>that after the olympics, cars continue to be kept out of the CBD.
>
>Seriously, imagine if George St was a two lane road for busses only,
>down the middle of the current four/six laner, and the rest was a
>park... just to make an extremely simplistic example.
>
>If King St had no cars on it... and was paved.
>
>If Hyde Park was extended out, to engulf Elizabeth Street...
>
>Obviously it's not all possible... you still need access routes... but I
>am seriously hoping that if the car ban from the CBD is kept up for a
>while, people will realise that the alternative is much better.
>
>Leif.



Leif, you are certifiably mad!

Go back to alt.luddites where you belong!

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