Melbourne Australia looks like this now for some reason

It’s surrounded by miles of endless suburbs, similar to Chicago (but without the grid). Over the past 20+ years the local govt has made a concerted effort to draw in a mix of business, residents and entertainment facilities close to the city center, which gives it density. The city is regularly listed in top 5 of most livable cities on the planet, so they are doing something right.

Melbourne is the capital and most-populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Population: five million. The entire country is 25 million.

I prefer strip malls and Olive Gardens anyway! 🤡

R2, Melbourne is getting uppity.

I really love Melbourne. I have been there for times for work and I would love to live there. Mind you, I have only been there during Fall or (very mild) winter

In Melbourne all seems to breathe freedom and peace and to make one forget the world and its sad turmoils.

Melbourne is inching ever closer to being the most populous city in Australia. This is happening sooner than most predicted.

They like their coffee, and are quick to tell you how much they like it and how much better it is than yours.

I like living here.

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It’s a city of 5 million people, OP. What were you expecting, tents?

Melbourne is presently more affordable than Sydney.

Sydney's median house price has grown a staggering $100,000 in only the past three months. Melbourne is catching up at the pricier end of town.

Sydney’s median house price grew by $50,000 last month, or more than $1600 a day, to reach $1.1 million, while in Melbourne the median increased by $20,000 to almost $860,000.

Meh. All cities are starting to look the same.

Sydney

Melbourne is considered the cultural capital of Australia.

That's a little like saying Birmingham is the cultural capital of Alabama.

But at least Alabama has, indeed, produced some real culture.

[quote]It’s a city of 5 million people, OP. What were you expecting, tents?

If it were in the US there'd be lots of tents.

For better value live across the river, there are ferries into Melbourne's CBD daily.

OP is a bogan!

[quote] Meh. All cities are starting to look the same.

Yeah. The cities in Darfur look just like Melbourne.

Melbourne has Vivaldi weather: 4 seasons in one day.

If one is going to live in Oz, go for its treasures: sun, sea, etc. Cities like Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Byron Bay, etc.

If one wants “culture” go to Europe; not Melbourne.

You’ve been to Melbourne of course, R15? And I do t mean Melbourne, Florida.

Melbourne, half the size of a New York cemetery and twice as dead.

The only good thing about Melbourne is Tullamarine (the airport outta there).

R20 is correct about four seasons in one day. When you leave for work in the morning, you take shorts, a jumper, and an umbrella.

And the Cool Change (known as the Freo Doctor out West), in which the wind shifts and the temp drops 20-25 degrees C in 15 min.

Hi from Sydney!

Australians living in the suburbs, by and large, are still wary of massive residential developments. This has been fueled by horror stories of cheap and quickly built developments.

Most Aussies see the dream of a quarter-acre block in the suburbs with three of four cars as the ideal.

The reluctance to embrace well-planned high-density living back when it was appropriate has resulted in a nasty rebound effect.

[quote]High-rise towers in central Melbourne were being developed at four times the densities allowed in Hong Kong or New York. Fifty-storey towers were rising straight from the street-front, creating windy, overshadowed public spaces. Skyscrapers were constructed as close as four metres apart. Within the apartments were bedrooms with no windows. It was a low point for a city proud of its design legacy and its frequently touted livability. The elasticity applied in assessing developments against building-height and separation controls had stretched to the point of being meaningless.