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NEL is guilty of everything that SRL is accused of

@darebinstreets.bsky.social Thoughts on the proposed streetscape upgrades to High St in Preston? The preferred design is excellent in terms of pedestrian amenity but woefully inadequate for cyclists, not a single proposed design was good for cyclists.

post your most 2016 memes

Had a great time at @criticalmassmelb.bsky.social tonight despite the weather

in this case, the road alignment is also designed to allow freight trains to bypass inner Melbourne

As disappointing as it is that this is necessary, it's also wonderful to see the amount of support from the community.

Racists wearing all black standing outside Northland shopping centre holding a sign reading "ban <n-slur> not machetes". The image is captioned "Australia has a racism problem. Here's your proof."

Stay classy, Melbourne.

It's interesting that males are more likely to drive to the CBD, as I often hear that public transport is "unsafe" for women (usually in the context of opposing more funding)

> Nothing ever changes financially or politically over a 5-6 year timeframe...

Construction costs rise and the project falls through

upgrade fuck go back

american voters:

Part of Royal Park and the M2 Citylink freeway in its current state.

Part of Royal Park and the M2 Citylink from early renders of the cancelled East-West Link. A free-flowing T interchange connects the elevated M2 Citylink to the underground East-West Link.

Before and after photos of the cancelled East-West Link. Comparing this to before and after photos of the North-East Link, it seems that we cancelled a bad project and built an even worse one.

And the location of these newly built houses. We're not going to solve the housing crisis by forcing people to live 50+ kilometres from the city centre

Context?

Some good new statistics to counter anyone who says the LXRP "only benefits drivers".

"vehicle collisions and near misses across the network has fallen by almost 80 per cent since 2019, from an average of 11 incidents a month to just two incidents a month last year"

Or even actively opposes it...

A diagram of the future track layout at Sunshine station in Melbourne.

Based on this diagram, either MARL or Melton line would have to open at the same time as Sunshine station otherwise Tottenham would become inaccessible. Given the government's previous statements that MARL will open no sooner than 2033 it's unclear what this means.

The rear cab of an X'Trapolis 2.0 train undergoing testing at Laverton station at night. The destination display is black and the nose cone is removed.

X'Trapolis 2.0 testing! Was it worth it being in Laverton after midnight? Yes.

the number in my bank does not go down therefore I have not spent any money

Transcription: In Cheltenham, views are mixed on the high-rise future flagged in Suburban Rail Loop plans Ms Ann-Thomas reckoned further development like the SRL and its associated high-rise towers could benefit her business. "Business will be good. That's a lot of bodies in the 18 storeys, so that's a lot of wallets," she said.

SRL will boost local businesses. Just another reason to support more housing where people want to live.

Not to mention the many examples of level crossings being closed outright

Anyone who says LXRP only benefits motorists is clearly ignorant

- DDA compliance at new stations
- climate controlled waiting rooms
- new/upgraded cycling paths

Upzone the inner city!

We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas

A drummer and two cymbalists from a lion dance team in Chinatown, Melbourne

An LED illuminated Chinese lion on benches in the Crown Melbourne atrium. In the background, a drummer and instruments team

Lunar New year was sick, can't wait for next year

I'm sure that local YIMBY groups would have the data you're looking for.

As for me, I still think it defies logic that increasing supply has no effect on prices.

Data is from australia

Except the data shows that it does work. Rentals decrease in cost nearly 3x as fast in areas where more housing is built.

Even if this was true , it would still benefit low income earners.

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The Hume Freeway curves from the bottom of the frame to the right. The Melbourne skyline is visible in the distance, although obscured by rain.

A rainy photo of the city over the Hume. I wasn't expecting to get wet when I went for a bike ride :(