Plan for hundreds of kilometres of new freeways

RMIT transport academic Paul Mees said the community response to the Bolte plan had “taught the road lobby nothing”. “They still want to turn Melbourne into the Los Angeles of the south … and the Brumby government seem happy to let the road lobby work away in secret,” he said.

via theage.com.au

Exactly what Melbourne needs. More roads, more congestion and more sprawl. Long-term thinking is good, but can we think more sustainably please?