On Tuesday 19th October 2021 the City of Melbourne will consider an ‘Independent Transport Review’ conducted by Deloitte and PBA Transit Planning. As the City of Yarra is adjacent to …
The Council Plan 2021-2025 is up for adoption at the council meeting on 19th October 2021. The plan describes initiatives that are derived from strategies, in turn derived from the …
Thanks to Streets Alive Yarra’s roving band of members and sometimes anonymous supporters, here are some updates we’ve seen. All images can be credited to Streets Alive Yarra. Feel free …
In October 2020, the City of Yarra announced a temporary parklet program, enabling traders to occupy on-street car parking bays with parklets for outdoor dining. Council resolved to not charge …
As we look forward to council considering the draft Place Making Framework tomorrow night, take a step back and remember the seminal 1980 book and film ‘The Social Life of …
The Local Area Place Making (LAPM) policy is proposed to be axed, and replaced with a Road Safety Study Policy and a Place Making Framework. We’ve reviewed both draft policies, …
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 experts offer a …
Streets Alive Yarra advocates for most on-street parking in Yarra to be ‘permit only’, with digital permits sold by smartphone apps. Drivers ‘check in’ to a parking bay when they …
The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) has published a free guide to the pricing of on-street parking, aimed at municipal planners. Parking in cities is not just about …
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 …
