OMG. On the tram, this lady is head to toe TIGER. tiger stripes scrunchie, tiger stripes earrings, tiger head on the back of her jacket, furry paws for warm hands, and a pair of sneakers with patches of tiger stripes. I love #Melbourne.
One of the interesting details the ABC shows is that retailers along the strip significantly overestimate the percentage of customers who arrive by car.
While retailers assume nearly two-thirds of customers drive to their stores, the real figure is closer to 30%.
Already, just under 70% of customers either walk, catch public transport, or cycle.
Most of those who drive to businesses in the area park in one of the 2000 parking spots off Sydney road, rather than the 450 on the road itself.
Meanwhile, the lack of a dedicated protected bike lane makes it far less attractive to cyclists. The cars significantly slow down trams. And the exhaust fumes make it unpleasant for pedestrians.
Yesterday I sat outdoors at a cafe trying to get some #Melbourne sun but was foiled by dark clouds. Today the #MelbourneWeather is shining at lunchtime - yay!
Kudos to this cafe providing a bottle of water that I can hold with just one of my average women-sized hands. Pouring is easier when you don't need to hold the bottle by two hands. #SimpleThings
Checkout #DanielleWeber’s work. Danielle is a Melbourne-based artist and street mural extraordinaire!
Her work is amazing; the detail, colours, shades and love that has gone into this piece is obvious.
The subject’s feminine beauty, accentuated by her rich facial contouring, gorgeous eyes (lashes, shaped brows, shadow and eye colour), full lips and shades of black and indigo flowing hair is just something else.
Melbourne Airport Rail workers redeployed as project officially paused.
A really disappointing, backwards step here from the Victorian government.
And yes, stopping and then restarting a major infrastructure project (if that's what ends up happening) is almost certain to lead to delays and cost blowouts, when compared to just completing construction.
From The Age:
"Hundreds of tradespeople will be seconded to other projects after the Andrews government confirmed Melbourne Airport Rail Link construction would be paused, awaiting the results of a major Commonwealth review of the country’s infrastructure pipeline.
"Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan on Wednesday ended weeks of speculation about the future of the long-awaited rail line, saying works would be temporarily halted on the $13 billion Airport Rail Link, as well as upgrades of Clyde, McGregor and Racecourse roads."
It's not just trans people who suffer when far-right politicians are elected. Just ask renters in Melbourne.
The far-right anti-trans MP Moira Deeming just stood up to those woke elites (note sarcasm) by voting to block an inquiry into why rents are so high in Victoria.
From The Age:
"Exiled Liberal MP Moira Deeming has landed a blow against her former parliamentary colleagues from the crossbench, siding with the Andrews government to block a parliamentary inquiry that was set to scrutinise Victoria’s rental crisis.
"The inquiry would have examined the factors driving high rents in Victoria, the options available to increase the supply and standard of long-term rentals and hand down key recommendations by the end of the year.
"The final vote on the joint Greens and Coalition motion was 19 votes to 19, meaning it failed because a clear majority was not reached. Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell and the two Legalise Cannabis MPs voted for the failed inquiry."