Australia’s great southern city is, as Vancouver, on its way to Post-Motordom. The inner city at least is seeing a drop in traffic as its residential population increases, it reinforces transit, and, as this recent example illustrates, it reverses car-dominant design from decades past.
Indeed, even its car-supportive politicians are reversing their position.
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle has unveiled an ambitious $25.6m plan to redevelop Swanston Street, including designs for four new ”city squares”.
The proposal will see private vehicles and taxis banned from the city’s major thoroughfare and limited hours of operation for delivery vehicles.
Cr Doyle, who came to office on a platform of returning cars to Swanston Street said it had been his ”road to Damascus”.
