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Capped daily car park rates of $2 at the Melbourne Zoo could be abolished to encourage public transport travel under a new Royal Park masterplan.

After key community and environmental groups criticised a draft proposal for the 161-hectare inner-city park, including proposals for increased lighting and more sports ovals, a revised pitch was published by the council on Friday afternoon before a meeting on August 18.

One of the proposals most likely to prove contentious is to lobby the state government to remove the…

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