Two city blocks along Elizabeth Street would be closed to cars under a plan to transform one of the last eyesores in Melbourne’s CBD into a more pedestrian and cyclist friendly gateway to the city.
"We want people to feel more welcome so that when they cross the road from Flinders Street Station they can easily walk down wider bluestone paved footpaths, pop into one of the many retail outlets, take a seat on new street furniture and enjoy alfresco dining." The RACV’s senior manager for transport and planning, Peter Kartsidimas, said the council should consider going further with the Elizabeth Street strategy as part of a co-ordinated plan for transport in and around the CBD.
If endorsed by the council on Tuesday night, the project works will be phased in over the next six years.The council has also allocated $2.1 million for a redevelopment of the southern end of Elizabeth Street, which former Lord Mayor Robert Doyle once branded a “crime hotspot” and “ugly duckling”. “Despite the volume of pedestrians, this section of Elizabeth Street is characterised by poor amenity and highly constrained pedestrian space,” the council says.
Transurban are loving this stuff.........motorists being forced on Toll roads. Mates rates again.
If immigration continues at current rates they will end up banning all cars from the CBD.
When I saw the top headline I thought it was going to be fed square.
All this is going to do is increase congestion on the other streets. Swanston st is already closed off as is Bourke St. Give us a break.
Gee, another Bourke St mall & Swanston walk.. hold my 🍺
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