You’d have to be living under a rock not to notice Taylor Swift has been performing in the country.
She took the stage at the MCG last weekend to packed out crowds of 96,000 each night with thousands more outside the arena.
As her largest ever concert to date, the event has garnered international attention, but one fact is baffling the Americans and it’s this: where are all the carparks?
Love or hate Melbourne, one thing it does very well is public transport for its inner-city areas. While there is some capacity at the ‘G for disabled parking, almost everyone else relies on the trams, trams and buses servicing the area.
My daughter went to the concert Friday night and said while leaving the arena was slow, and the train home was packed, it was an hour from standing up from her seat to our front door.
Punt Road next to the arena is congested at the best of times, add 96,000 people trying to leave the area if they had to drive and it makes me want to cry just thinking about it.
I for one am glad the ‘G is surrounded by parkland instead of acres of parking used only once or twice a week.
What else do we do well?
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