Melbourne City Bicycle Rider - Government Priorities

Melbourne City Bicycle Rider - Government Priorities:

"The City of Melbourne has a clear priority to make the City pedestrian friendly, following the advice of Danish architect Jan Gehl. Wikipedia states that Prof Gehl's 'career has focused on improving the quality of urban life by re-orienting city design towards the pedestrian and cyclist'. The City has embraced his advice in relation to pedestrians and high quality public spaces, by widening footpaths, creating spaces such as the City Square and Federation Square. Space has also been found for trams, with the superstops and by keeping cars out of the tram tracks more effectively. Melbourne is much more enjoyable, livable City now than 20 years ago as a result, and whereas the City used to become empty after business hours, it is now full of people all day and night, all days of the week."