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Free Christmas parking in Melbourne CBD labelled ‘a 1960s solution’ by planners – Stuff.co.nz
On-street CBD parking is set to be made free in Australian city over the Christmas season, a departure from years of car-averse planning.
On-street parking is set to be made free in Melbourne’s CBD over the Christmas season to attract shoppers, in a move that will cost the city at least A$1.6 million ($2.29m) in lost revenue.
But the plan has been written off as a “1960s solution” ill-suited to modern Melbourne by planners who helped shape the city’s current transport strategy, which discourages motorists driving into the CBD.
The city council will on Tuesday vote on a proposal from management to offer a parking voucher system across…
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