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Submission to 8 September 2026 council meeting
Streets Alive Yarra offers the following feedback on various items on the agenda for the 8 September 2026 Council Meeting. 7.1 One Hour Free Parking Trial 7.2 Review of paid parking introduction in Victoria Park Precinct 7.3 Transport Action Plan 8.2 Yarra Streets 8.3 Management of major construction projects 8.4 Better Bus Services 8.6 Governance,… Continue Reading
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Designed to fail
Yarra City Council cancelled their share bike scheme, blaming the sole tenderer for not meeting the procurement conditions. In our opinion: Resolution to cancel share bikes On 14 July 2026 council resolved to cancel share bikes in Yarra. Justifications Mover (Deputy Mayor Harrison): Seconder (Councillor Ho): Voted to cancel (Councillor Gomez): Voted to cancel (Councillor… Continue Reading
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how metered parking helps residents
Council plans to endorse a draft Kerbside and Parking Management strategy for community engagement in early 2027. Many people agree that we want: All of the above can be achieved if we cover Yarra with metered parking that provides exceptions for vehicles with residential, visitor, or business parking permits. Yarra’s parking “before and after” if… Continue Reading
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Welcome new champion – vincent
Streets Alive Yarra is building an online record of broad community support for walking, biking, public transport, trees, and place making. One way that we do this is to have locals stand up as champions for their street or neighbourhood. Please welcome our newest supporter, Vincent Ng – our champion for Lennox Street. I care about making streets safer in Yarra… Continue Reading
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Feedback on introduction of paid parking
We thank council for the opportunity to provide feedback on Item 8.2. Notice of Motion No.13 of 2026 – Review of Paid Parking Introduction in Victoria Park Precinct. Our feedback is that instead of deferring the introduction of paid parking, it would be better to convert the introduction into a trial of new parking management… Continue Reading
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Feedback on shared e-bikes
We thank council for the opportunity to provide feedback on Item 7.1. E-Bike Share. Streets Alive Yarra supports Yarra’s statement that: At Yarra Every Job is a Climate Job. Acting on the climate emergency requires that we change the way we think, make decisions, and prioritise action. We must embed proactive climate responses in the… Continue Reading
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Feedback on Victoria Street
We thank council for the opportunity to provide feedback on Item 8.3. Notice of Motion No.14 of 2026 – Victoria Street. At its core, this issue is about public safety. Strong Towns wrote: What if one of the most important parts of public safety is just ordinary people being out on the street? Jane Jacobs… Continue Reading
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Feedback on draft Economic Development Strategy
We agree with the challenges identified in the draft Economic Development Strategy, i.e. the high cost commercial space, the high cost of housing, and increasing transport congestion: We recommend that each challenge be met with a response, such as: More customers = better for business Businesses need customers. Colliers Urban Planning studied how to revitalise… Continue Reading
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Feedback on draft Victoria Street Revitalisation Plan
The draft should be revised to reflect the facts identified within the Colliers Urban Planning report, and to propose actions that actually have a chance of making a difference. The facts: What council should do: Vietnamese cuisine is popular Vietnamese cuisine is popular all over Melbourne, which means that Victoria Street has lost its point… Continue Reading
