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Thin end of the wedge - proposal to make Melbourne CBD car free

Discussion in 'Australia' started by wrxmike, May 26, 2023.

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  1. Ferraridoc

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    Great! More empty space which the pedestrians won't use, like the bike lanes idea, which the bikes don't use. Another Leftie thought bubble.
     
  2. Gizzi

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    They are only talking about it being enacted during the development of the new railway station. Probably not a bad idea....if it speeds up the build time. Unfortunately, I doubt ANYTHING would speed up government works.
     
  3. Ferraridoc

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    What's the bet they make it permanent?
     
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  4. Gizzi

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    I'm thinking the same thing.
     
  5. wrxmike

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    At the end of the construction period ( a couple of years ) they'll announce that " there has been overwhelming community support" for less cars in the city and just make it permanent.
    And the " public " will accept it because their memory is like a goldfish, won't remember what it was like before....
    The "success" of that plan will see other capital cities under pressure to adopt the same strategy.
     
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  6. greg246

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    Gee, I’m glad I bought a car space in the Melbourne CBD :D
     
  7. simon klein

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    Gee I'm glad I live in the country where the car is still king...
     
  8. Horse

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    Are you from the Country?
    :D:D:D
     
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  9. simon klein

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    'King oath.
     
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  10. Arvin Grajau

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    Next interstate flying will be banned due to climate change as they have done in France NO regional flying was for Italy to far gone with pollution
     
  11. Gleggy

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    Its so obvious the girl in the coffee shop spotted it right off the bat!
     
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  12. simon klein

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    EGGZACKERY,dressed sensibly in shorts and a Tshirt while you poor little bunnies were rugged up in longs,jumpers and jackets and Uggboots.
     
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  13. Arvin Grajau

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    Perfect clothing for OUR long haul
     
  14. Horse

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    UGG boots?


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  15. jmillard308

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    Yes - remember?
     
  16. Horse

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    Oh yes, I remember.[emoji57][emoji57]


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  17. Ferraridoc

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  18. Sfiga

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    It definitely won’t speed up the rail project considering last Wednesday someone called the ETU to shut down a site because there were no teabags available
     
  19. Arvin Grajau

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    It's the future ,having seen 1st hand on our many trips to major Euro cities NO Issue for me
     
  20. Ferraridoc

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    This ain't Europe
     
  21. kerrari

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    You’ve got to be nuts to drive into the CBD anyway- friend of mine lives in one of the lanes and getting the 308 in and out of her garage is a feat...

    19th century cities just can’t handle the number of cars these days - hell, people complain about congestion in Coolum these days!
     
  22. Arvin Grajau

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    I must say ,I have ALWAYS enjoyed driving my cars down Collins st,while the little people worked.
     
  23. kerrari

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    No it’s worse because apart from the major cities, we have no decent public transport and extremely high rates of car usage. It is absolutely nuts that the average household has 2 cars - 1 driven to work and parked all day, and the other doing the school run...
    Decades ago, my then BIL was building his first house and insisted it needed a fully enclosed garage to park his precious brand new BMW... the irony was that each day the bimmer was driven down to Ferny Grove railway station and parked in the sun all day while he was at work! I guess the garage (which was a good chunk of the whole house) saved it from moon burn.
     
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  24. Arvin Grajau

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    Just landed in HK ,looking down what shot hold
     

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