Elizabeth_Street,_Melbourne
Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Road in Melbourne, Victoria
Elizabeth Street is one of the main streets in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. It is presumed to have been named in honour of governor Richard Bourke's wife.[1]
The street is known as a retail shopping precinct. It is connected with key shopping and tourist destinations such as Bourke Street Mall, General Post Office, Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, Emporium Melbourne and Queen Victoria Market.
The intersection of Elizabeth Street and Flinders street has been the site of ongoing social and criminal issues in recent times. Homelessness, drug use and violence have become commonplace. Despite pleas from locals, media organisations, law enforcement, local businesses and commuters, the Melbourne City Council has failed to clean up the site, which is a major transportation hub for people travelling in and outside of the city.[2][3]