PHOENIX: Melbourne’s newest inner city suburbs would be easily accessed by underground trains, trams, buses and bikes under the state Government’s revised blueprint for the redevelopment. Residents and workers at Fishermans Bend will be expected to make only one in five trips by car and they will enjoy open space within 200m walking distance. Under a new vision statement to be released today, the 491ha area on the CBD’s doorstep is expected to house 80,000 people and host 60,000 jobs by 2050.
The plan covers the Fishermans bend industrial precinct, parts of Port Melbourne and will feature a mix of high-rise towers, lower density housing options, offices, schools and other community services…