Re: Swanston Street

[Michael Kurkowski <mk@netstra.com.au>]

Hi,

Steven Hurst said in message <25KW3.116$GC6.5489@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net>, I
therefore quote: 

>In my opinion, Swanston "walk" failed because of 2 things...
>
>a) here is an absence of shops to a large extent on the east side of the
>street, so there is therefore no reason to use the street other than on
>the west side.
>
>b)  It either needed to go the 'whole hog' like bourke st. mall and be
>completely unlike a road, or not at all, not the half arsed widened
>footpath (and one 'parking' lane abolished) approach that there is
>currently. Basically, the street just isn't suited to a malll, it should
>be a road, althoguh, noone really would want to use it anyway, because
>of congestion, which is why they closed it in the first place right?

c) Because many people used to use it to cross the yarra, as an
alternative to kings way, spencer st, and whatever the others are :) 



>THE SOLUTION...
>
>Close off all the inner city streets to traffic and let 'em catch a tram
>or train!

Couldnt agree more!

Regards
Michael

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