In lighter but symbolically significant news, Melbourne’s Flinders Lane is set to become “pedestrian first” in a trial that will bar cars from the city’s iconic little streets. The City of Melbourne will track how the partial closures affect vehicle movements as it looks to transform the Hoddle Grid’s laneways into pedestrian-friendly promenades — a move that echoes similar experiments in cities worldwide.
Walter Murrow
March 30, 2026
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