Council Plan 2021-2025 for adoption
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 …
Parklet pricing
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 …
LAPM policy axed
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, …
Paying for parking by app
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 …
Pricing of on-street parking
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 …
Feedback on draft Council Plan 2021-2025
Council are asking for feedback on the draft 4-year Council Plan 2021-2025, via Your Say Yarra. Our view We’ve submitted our feedback, which you can download and read. We think …
Suggestions for the Integrated Transport Plan
The City of Yarra is drafting an Integrated Transport Plan, that is scheduled to be brought to council in November 2021. An Integrated Transport Plan is a major piece of …
Suggestions for the Arts Strategy
The City of Yarra is developing a new Arts and Culture Strategy 2022-2026. Streets Alive Yarra works to build a more beautiful, liveable and accessible city. We believe that art …
Physical Activity Strategy 2021-2031
Council officers have published a draft Physical Activity Strategy 2021-2031 and recommended that councillors adopt it at the council meeting on 7th September 2021. It effectively replaces the Sports Strategy …
Public Space and Public Life
The City of Sydney has released a new version of their Public Space & Public Life Study, an update to their 2007 study: A key theme in the study is …