Transport Matters Party leader Rod Barton has taken aim at a plan to convert 10,000 CBD parking spaces into parklet gardens, saying it’d be “an absolute nightmare”.

Mr Barton took particular issue with the impact the plan would have on people with disabilities.

Press PLAY below to hear Mr Barton’s scathing take on the plan

“It’ll be an absolute nightmare … with the taxis. We know the City of Melbourne has removed taxi ranks,” he told Neil Mitchell.

“You’re actually making it more difficult … for people with disabilities, and that really pisses me off.”

Push to turn thousands of CBD car parks into green space

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