Car-free shopping precincts?
A few weeks ago there was an interesting article on Melbourne@5 million and how the inner city of the future would have to change:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/melboure-university-forum-to-be-told-that-cars-must-be-abandoned-as-population-grows/story-e6frf7jo-1225803462041
It suggested that as the population grows, inner CBD and shopping strips such as Chapel St, Brunswick St, etc would change to be car-free to make room for public transport, pedestrians and pushbikes.
For me living on Chapel St and not owning a car this has a lot of appeal, but are others willing to part with their cars to shop in certain areas?
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/melboure-university-forum-to-be-told-that-cars-must-be-abandoned-as-population-grows/story-e6frf7jo-1225803462041
It suggested that as the population grows, inner CBD and shopping strips such as Chapel St, Brunswick St, etc would change to be car-free to make room for public transport, pedestrians and pushbikes.
For me living on Chapel St and not owning a car this has a lot of appeal, but are others willing to part with their cars to shop in certain areas?
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Keep the cars!
You only have to look at Swanston Street post cars to realise it can have a negative impact on trade. Recently they tried to make Times Square in New York car free, retailers have not liked it.
How does this affect the consumer? Good shops lose money, close down and we get left with cheap, poor quality, tourist style junk stores.
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Car Free!
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