Melbourne's Metro tunnel will transform the way many of us get about. It will certainly do so for me. The tunnel will open next year and I will have a train station just five minutes walk away. Practically, ten minutes to leave home, walk or tram one stop to the station and descend to a platform.
Some railway land as part as construction of the the tunnel at South Yarra has been transformed. The Dandenong/Cranbourne trains will dive underground here and a rather nice green space has been created. I will guess this is an electric substation to supply power to trains.
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Along Osborne Street.
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A new footbridge over the railway line.
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Just random photos I took. There were people in the park, some with dogs, some just lounging about in the sunshine.
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Eventually I was led to William Street and Lovers Walk.
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It looks as if all the construction mayhem will have been for a good cause. And hooray for green spaces.
ReplyDeleteEC, yes five years of disruption for us but the end result should be pretty good.
DeleteIt all looks quite impressive.
ReplyDeleteNow for an airport link.
JayCee, I really do think I'll be dead before that happens.
DeleteI can't get over how much Melbourne is changing. I don't recognise suburbs I lived in for years. Progress, I guess, but I'm stll not sure if I approve!
ReplyDeleteMerlot, it is a mixed bag. Some of the changes are good, some not.
Deleteaaaah progress!
ReplyDeleteBob, and revitalisation! See tomorrows clip.
DeleteOther than the lack of train spotting opportunities, it looks beautiful and I'm happy it will enhance your transportation options. Andrew, thanks for showing us aloha
ReplyDeleteThanks Cloudia. It will work for me without disadvantage as far as I can see, but not for all. There will be losers.
DeleteI think this is the first time I've seen a palm tree on your blog, at least when it comes to pictures taken in Australia.
ReplyDeleteKirk, we have heaps of palm trees. Maybe I haven't shown them of late. Ok, Monday Mural next week will have palm trees.
DeleteYou live in a beautiful city, Andrew.
ReplyDeleteDebby, I live in a privileged area in inner City environs. Yes, it is very nice where I live but not all areas are so nice and I don't have travel far to be among very underprivileged. Nevertheless, thank you, and I've resolved to show a bit more of the gritty.
DeleteThe parks and greenery around the City make Melbourne very special. Still.
ReplyDeleteHels, how great that Royal Park, The Domain, Botanic Gardens, Albert Park and Fawkner Park were set aside as parks.
DeleteI like the new footbridge and agree a public barbecue would be good in that park.
ReplyDeleteRiver, it is a great bridge but you can't see the trains from it because of the solid walls, no doubt to prevent things being thrown at passing trains from the bridge.
DeleteHow nice it must be to live in a spacious, airy city, with plenty of room for everyone.
ReplyDeleteJB, yes it is quite spacious compared to much of England, which is so restricted for historical reasons. You can't knock down 17th century buildings to widen a street. But our newest housing estates are quite awful with cheaply and poorly built houses crammed together without decent public facilities. There are hundreds of hectares of them on the outskirts of our mega city sprawl. I'd better stop before I really get started.
DeleteHow wonderful that will be for you and others, so close to your home.
ReplyDeleteThe park is lovely, Andrew.
It certainly is Margaret and I am so looking forward to its opening next year.
DeleteMelbourne sounds like a thrusting modern city - still developing and optimistic - just like a certain mature resident who lives in a luxury high rise apartment with a sexy young man called Phyllis.
ReplyDeleteThrusting, YP. That is a word I like. Phyllis is not my type, although as he is a young male, I am of course curious.
DeleteIt is good to see cities building new lines and expanding service.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is TP, and there is a very ambitious and expensive plan.
DeleteI am always impressed with the constant improvements to transit you post. I wish we could say the same here. The park sounds delightful.
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WWW, I think Australia is coming to realise that at least in big cities, more roads and more motorways are not the answer, but my city is still very car dependent for many.
DeleteIt is always good to see more park space being created and combined with more transit that is wonderful, Andrew.
ReplyDeletePat, I was quite impressed by the park, and while they aren't in my photos, there were plenty enjoining the new space.
DeleteIf they're underground are then called subways? Or still trains. I thought any underground transport went by subway overall general term.
ReplyDeleteStrayer, we generally use subway as a term for a pedestrian path under something, like a tunnel. London calls its system The Tube. At the moment, and it may change, what has been built is called the Metro Tunnel. Metro sounds fast and modern, so we taxpayers will be happy to have had billions of dollars spent on the system, because as the name implies, it will be fast and modern. Actually, it will be fast and modern.
DeleteWe've seen our local areas undertaking huge construction projects. I hope it all works out well because our property tax rates are crazy higher than when we moved here in 1994. And our homeowners insurance cost has doubled in the last four years regardless of provider (my husband shopped for better rates). That's "Biden-omics" as we experience it, but at least we don't live in Springfield, Ohio. I don't blame the migrants but the locals are suffering so much. It's a no-win situation except for the elites in power. ~shakes head~ Best wishes on the spending of your tax dollars. Hugs, my dear.
ReplyDeleteDearest Darla what you call Biden-omics has happened all over the world, including Australia. Inflation, higher utility costs and wow, how have food prices increased, never mind insurance premiums. Cost of living increases is a constant conversation here and I don't think it has anything to do with Biden. It is world wide.
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