http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/17/melbournes-complete-streets/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:07:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/17/melbournes-complete-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-56463 Mark Walker Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:35:09 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4584#comment-56463 Melbourne looks fabulous, not only for the quality of its transit system, but the good-looking urban landscape. I'd love to take some long walks there. Someday. Melbourne looks fabulous, not only for the quality of its transit system, but the good-looking urban landscape. I'd love to take some long walks there. Someday.

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/17/melbournes-complete-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-56460 Clarence Eckerson Jr. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:01:18 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4584#comment-56460 And don't forget to give our Streetfilm on the lane ways of Melbourne a looksee: http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/melbourne/ And don't forget to give our Streetfilm on the lane ways of Melbourne a looksee:
http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/melbourne/

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/17/melbournes-complete-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-56459 Red Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:55:46 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4584#comment-56459 Is it me, or is that tram (top photo) smiling? Is it me, or is that tram (top photo) smiling?

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/17/melbournes-complete-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-56453 Alex Marshall Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:14:22 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4584#comment-56453 Wonderful story. It's interesting how cities within a country don't necessarily resemble each other. I visited Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide last year as part of an urban planning thing, and none of the cities impressed me with their mass transit system. They all seemed very American in their domination of and by the highway. (Brisbane did have a nice ferry system.) I kept hearing about how great Melbourne was, but unfortunately my hosts didn't take me there. Wonderful story. It's interesting how cities within a country don't necessarily resemble each other. I visited Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide last year as part of an urban planning thing, and none of the cities impressed me with their mass transit system. They all seemed very American in their domination of and by the highway. (Brisbane did have a nice ferry system.) I kept hearing about how great Melbourne was, but unfortunately my hosts didn't take me there.

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