How the car prevented the birth of a high street culture in Brisbane

A common refrain among those from the Deep South of Australia (i.e. Sydney and Melbourne) is that Brisbane lacks the kind of distinct, vibrant neighbourhoods that are so ubiquitous in the southern capitals.

Think Lygon Street in Carlton and Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, in Melbourne; Oxford Street in Darlinghurst, and King Street, Newtown, in Sydney. Further out from their respective city centres, High Street in Armadale, south-east…