'Underperforming' roads to be ripped up and turned into parks

By Aisha Dow
Updated May 8 2015 - 10:08am, first published 9:08am
Unused roads are being converted to parks in areas of North Melbourne. Pictured here is the corner of Hawke and Adderley streets. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Unused roads are being converted to parks in areas of North Melbourne. Pictured here is the corner of Hawke and Adderley streets. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Parkland in Errol Street, North Melbourne Photo: Paul Jeffers
Parkland in Errol Street, North Melbourne Photo: Paul Jeffers
The corner of Hawke and Adderley streets, North Melbourne. Photo: Paul Jeffers
The corner of Hawke and Adderley streets, North Melbourne. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Southbank Boulevard could be turned into the city's largest linear park, as strips of "underperforming" roads are ripped up to create more open space in the inner city.

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