Archive for Swanston St
Mar
17
Ban on cars and bikes among council options for Swanston St
Posted by: | CommentsA PROPOSAL to remove all cars and bicycles from Swanston St will be put to Melbourne City Council this month. The option to make Swanston St a purely pedestrian and tram strip will be added to six options released to council on the future of what Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said was Melbourne’s “main artery”.
Dec
01
Mr Doyle says get cars back into the city
Posted by: | CommentsMr Doyle says he wants to get cars back into the city, saying Swanston St has become a taxi rank, but the RACV’s Brian Negus says it is a bad idea. The Roads minister, Tim Pallas says re-opening Swanston St to cars could adversely affect public transport and has called on Mr Doyle to consult with the State Government.
