A project that will see some of Perth’s most popular streets transformed into shopping strips — without cars — has launched in Perth.

Spearheaded by the Telethon Kids Institute, ‘less cars, more people’ will see streetscapes all over Australia redesigned to remove cars from high street shopping strips.

The project looks at 10 ‘car-centric’ shopping centres all over Australia that are heavy on vehicles parking in front of cafes and shops in highly populated areas.

In Perth, this includes Leederville’s Oxford Street, South Terrace in Fremantle and Belvedere Street in Belmont.

Telethon Kids Institute research fellow Matthew Mclaughlin said redesigning shopping strips would be good for business as well as the physical, mental and social health of our communities.

Sunrise correspondent Matt Tinney has the details.

A project that will see some of Perth’s most popular streets transformed into shopping strips — without cars — has launched in Perth.
Spearheaded by the Telethon Kids Institute, ‘less cars, more people’ will see streetscapes all over Australia redesigned to remove cars from high street shopping strips.
The project looks at 10 ‘car-centric’ shopping centres all over Australia that are heavy on vehicles parking in front of cafes and shops in highly populated areas.
In Perth, this includes Leederville’s Oxford Street, South Terrace in Fremantle and Belvedere Street in Belmont.
Telethon Kids Institute research fellow Matthew Mclaughlin said redesigning shopping strips would be good for business as well as the physical, mental and social health of our communities.
Sunrise correspondent Matt Tinney has the details.

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