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Richard Smithers
Coordinator Transport Policy
28 October 2015
Swanston Street – the evolution
of Melbourne’s spine
This presentation:
• Context
– City growth & mode changes
– Role of Swanston in movement networks
– History of Swanston Street
• The project
– Consultation
– Design
– Outcomes
Victoria (State Government)Population ~6 million
Area 227,000 km2
Metropolitan Melbourne
(31 Local Governments)Population ~4.4 million
Area 7,694 km2
Australia (Federal Government)Population ~24 milliion
Area 7,658,000 km2
City of Melbourne
(Local Government)Population ~105,000
Area 37.6 km2
City of Melbourne –
fastest growing capital city
Getting to work in Melbourne
Photo: http://dla-plantastic.blogspot.com/
Before
Streetwidening
After
Swanston Street Redevelopment – design options
Content here
Swanston Street Redevelopment – preferred option
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Swanston Street Redevelopment – staging diagram
Melbourne Central / State Library stop
– perspective
Swanston Street Redevelopment – new stop in operation
Melbourne Central / State Library stop in operation from November 2011
