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Support for trees
Dear Councillors, City of Yarra, I refer to a petition tabled at the council meeting on 16th May 2023, objecting to council’s decision to plant trees in the road reserve (as opposed to on the footpath) in a section of Burnley Street that hosts shops. Streets Alive Yarra’s website acts as a permanent online record…
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Manifesto for reform
Building on the Committee for Melbourne’s “Transporting Melbourne” report, Streets Alive Yarra offers the following “Manifesto for Reform” for the City of Yarra. The document describes several clearly identifiable trends: Increasing population density. Increasing traffic congestion and parking congestion. Increasing climate warming. Increasing differences in the rights of residents to access public land. Together with…
