Let’s build a beautiful, liveable and accessible city
Streets Alive Yarra is a resident & ratepayer action group with a vision for thriving neighbourhoods where streets are used by people of all ages, irrespective of whether they choose to walk, cycle, use public transport or drive.
You can help by appearing as a champion for your street or neighbourhood, alongside our existing supporters
Latest posts
Suggestions for the Local Law Review
Image credit: Your Say Yarra Streets Alive Yarra suggests that Council strengthen and better enforce Local Laws which relate to footpath obstructions, to ensure people who need to use footpaths (including those with disabilities) are able to safely get around, including: trimming vegetation back to the property line parking of vehicles, trailers, boats, caravans placement…
Submission to 8 April 2025 Council Meeting
7.1 Elizabeth Street Bike Lane Trial Update Summary Streets Alive Yarra supports the Officer Recommendation (Option 1) because this delivers a street that can be safely used by people of all ages and abilities, either walking, biking, or driving. In addition, we recommend that Councillors ask Officers to investigate the option of placing car parking…
Putting our best foot forward
The Committee for Sydney has published Putting our best foot forward – A checklist for walkable density, which has valuable recommendations that are applicable to the Victoria state government and the City of Yarra: Image credit: Committee for Sydney. A walkable city is built up from a number of elements, including: mixed use active and…
Plan for Victoria
The Victoria state government has released Plan for Victoria – let’s see what impact it will have on Yarra. Plan for Victoria. Image credit: Victoria State Government. Housing Target Yarra has been assigned a housing target of 44,000 more homes by 2050, requiring an average of 1,700 new homes per year, a significant increase on…