We fight for walking, biking, trees, and place making
Streets Alive Yarra Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer, community group; an incorporated association (A0110630Q) with ABN 27 589 853 012.
Vision
Our vision is for a beautiful, liveable, and accessible city, with more trees, wider footpaths and thriving businesses in vibrant neighbourhoods.
Values
Our values are freedom, equality, social justice, responsibility, and a world of beauty. Reflecting those values, people of all ages and abilities should be free to safely access any property in Yarra, irrespective of whether they choose to walk, roll on a wheelchair, bike, use public transport, or drive. It’s our responsibility as a community to invest in values-based infrastructure to deliver that freedom. More broadly, our streets represent valuable public land that should be used to build a beautiful, liveable and accessible city, including providing space for trees, and places to rest, socialise, and form connections.
- Values → freedom, equality, social justice, responsibility, a world of beauty
- Principles → people of all ages and abilities can safely access any property in Yarra
- Guidelines → streets within neighbourhoods are calmed so traffic speeds and volumes are low
- Infrastructure → modal filters, slow points, kerb extensions, street trees, raised threshold treatments
Agenda
Our agenda is for people of all ages and abilities to be able to safely access every property in Yarra, irrespective of whether they choose to walk, roll on a wheelchair, bike, use public transport, or drive.
Mission
Our mission is to build a coalition of residents and ratepayers who believe that Yarra can be more beautiful, liveable and accessible.
Strategy
Our strategy is to publish positive imagery of what Yarra could look like, attract supporters via social media, and invite them to join us.
People
Members elect a 5-person committee, which then elects the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.
- Founder & President: Jeremy Lawrence, a long term resident of Yarra and a member of Bicycle Network, the Public Transport Users Association, Better Streets, and the Parking Reform Network
- Vice-President: Troy Parsons
- Secretary: Alex Lamb
- Treasurer: David Balding
Supporters
Streets Alive Yarra is supported by the over 3,000 people who follow us on Facebook, as well as the growing list of people who are champions for their local street. In addition, Council surveys have repeatedly measured strong community support for safer streets and active transport, which has resulted in Yarra having a long history of supporting walking and biking.
Other Streets Alive groups or programs
Other Streets Alive groups or programs include: