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Nightingale's sustainability song falls on deaf ears as car-centric planning rules hold sway

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imageCity residents are embracing the bike as the fastest, most convenient transport in areas like Brunswick, yet an apartment building has been blocked for not providing car parking. flickr/Takver, CC BY-SA

The Commons apartment building in the inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick has won swags of awards, including the Best of Best at the 2014 BPN...

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