HER City
On International Women’s Day 2021, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in partnership with Global Utmaning, published HER City, a guide to sustainable and inclusive urban planning. The guide …
On equity and social justice
One of Streets Alive Yarra’s values is a commitment to equity and social justice. All of our policy proposals and street designs are based on this value, including our proposals …
Living Streets
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, the Australian Institute of Architects, and the Planning Institute of Australia have released a discussion paper on how to bring life back to our …
Streets are for everyone
Leading health & research organisations have collaborated to release a consensus statement “Streets are for everyone“: The statement makes three core recommendations: Based on a solid, positive business case: And …
Aligning health policy and transport policy
Health policy and transport policy need to align; to avoid poor nutrition and lack of active transport, which can lead to diabetes: Learn more from Bridget Burdett’s post on LinkedIn. …
Implementation of the Climate Emergency Plan
Item 8.5 on the agenda for the Yarra Council meeting on 16th March 2021 is a report on the “Implementation of the Climate Emergency Plan”. The report claims that “solid” …
National Road Safety Strategy draft
The Federal Office of Road Safety has released a draft of the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 for public comment: The strategy has a headline target of halving deaths per …
NSW cycleway design toolbox
Transport for NSW has released a Cycleway Design Toolbox, leading Victoria’s Department of Transport in supporting: people of all ages and abilities micromobility of various types 3.0 metre wide bicycle …
Transport for All
Transport for All, a pan-impairment organisation, has published a report examining the impact of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) on people with disabilities. At Transport for All, we fully support the fight …
Transporting Melbourne’s Recovery
Infrastructure Victoria has released a report with immediate policy actions to get Melbourne moving: The report points out that as Melbourne recovers from COVID-19, many roads and streets will face …