Gear Change one year on
The UK Department for Transport have released a report describing the progress they’ve made since they issued the “Gear Change” policy one year ago. Strong support from the Prime Minister …
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Amendment C269 2021
Councillors will consider amendment C269 at the council meeting on 3rd August 2021, to decide whether it should proceed to a planning panel. We last wrote about this in November …
Yarra vs Moreland vs Christchurch
Yarra recently celebrated finding an extra $282k for bike lanes and $100k for pedestrian infrastructure in Cremorne. This is part of ~ $38m of capital works, which is 18% of …
Support for DoT bike lanes
This evening council will consider agenda item 9.1, a motion to express support for the pop-up bike lanes constructed by the state government Department of Transport (DoT) on Heidelberg Road, …
Sustainable Transport Advisory Committee
This article refers to Item 8.4 on the agenda of the council meeting for the 24th June 2021. Welcome reform Streets Alive Yarra welcomes the proposed reform to the existing …
Welcome new champion – Cameron
Streets Alive Yarra is building an online record of broad community support for walking, cycling, public transport and place making. One way that we do this is to have locals stand up …
Making Sydney a cycling city
The Committee for Sydney has published a report “Making Sydney a Cycling City“: The report identifies a 10 step plan, of which steps 1, 2, 3, and 4 are “fund …
Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) reduces traffic
Hackney Council in the UK reports that the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) in Homerton reduces traffic, both in the neighbourhood itself and on boundary main roads. This is an important …
How to design low-speed zones
The WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities has published an introductory video on how to design effective low-speed zones. Essentially, 30 km/h zones are linked by a coarse grid of …
Smelling and tasting traffic
When traffic is bad in Yarra, can you smell or taste it? People in Manchester UK can, as reported by Child in the City: In response, a primary school has …