On 17 February 2018 at 05:48,mcloughlin.dj@... [TramsDownUnder] < TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

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> What caught my eye was this line:

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> > The alternative model would also bring badly-needed activation to

> NewQuay and would be a boost to the new urban renewal area of City North

> via the underutilised LaTrobe St tram corridor.

>

> This reminded me that the City Loop underground railway was touted in the

> 1970s as being the key to revitalising the Latrobe Street corridor.

>

> It doesn't seem to have happened, does it?

>

How do you define "revitalising" ? There are an awful lot of big buildings
now along Latrobe Street, especially around Melbourne Central (mostly
commercial/retail plus RMIT University), but also around Flagstaff station
(mostly commercial/residential). Perhaps not as many as further south, but
certainly a lot more than 30 years ago.

One can certainly argue though that tram service provision hasn't kept up.

Daniel