Re: Swanston Street

[John Dennis <jdennis@acslink.net.au>]

On Wed, 10 Nov 1999 12:51:52 GMT, Vaughan Williams
<ender2000@my-deja.com> wrote:

>Swanston St doesn't need cars [snip]

Agreed.

>Princes Bridge should probably be narrowed to two lanes, and the tram
>tracks moved over to the western edge to provide a better transfer to
>the train at FS.

Not certain of this.  There is a lot of (road) traffic along St Kilda
Road, which now heads left or right into Flinders Street.  Where do
you expect this to go?

>I'd also remove the traffic lights at the "little streets"  ... Trams should never have to stop at
>the little streets.

Totally agree.

Cheers...JD

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