The Woodend main street currently includes a dual carriageway in the centre, together with two services roads which each have parking on either side. It has been proposed to change the design to have a wide central tree-lined median strip with seating, pergola, etc., with single direction traffic either side, similar to some rural towns (eg. Bairnsdale in the east and Bright in the northeast) which results in smoother traffic flows, and more importantly, easier pedestrian movements from one side to the other.
I really like the idea of a simplified separated carriageway along the commercial part of High Street. Just please don't make the trees deciduous - the last thing we need is a mess like Honour Avenue in Macedon! Evergreen please!
