Eliminating the deficit
The council budget for 2022/2023 was adopted last week, with the officer report stating that council is facing a loss in excess of $50 million from COVID: The Municipal Monitor’s …
City of Melbourne bike lanes
Item 6.9 on the agenda for the 7th June 2022 meeting of the Future Melbourne Committee The City of Melbourne has a duty of care to manage its streets so …
Open Data at the City of Ipswich
Our last journal article looked at Open Data from the City of Yarra. In this article, we review Open Data from the City of Ipswich. Their first data went live …
Gear Change one year on
The UK Department for Transport have released a report describing the progress they’ve made since they issued the “Gear Change” policy one year ago. Strong support from the Prime Minister …
Yarra vs Moreland vs Christchurch
Yarra recently celebrated finding an extra $282k for bike lanes and $100k for pedestrian infrastructure in Cremorne. This is part of ~ $38m of capital works, which is 18% of …
Response to draft budget 2021/22
Council is asking for feedback on the draft budget for 2021/22. Feedback is due by this Friday 21st May, via Your Say Yarra. Streets Alive Yarra has prepared feedback, and …
Results of engagement on community vision
Council has released a report presenting some results from engagement on the community vision: The results align with previous community engagements, showing strong support for more trees, infrastructure for active …
What Australia wants
The Heart Foundation has released the results of a survey, titled “What Australia Wants“, which is to live locally in walkable neighbourhoods, and to redirect road funding to walking, cycling, …
Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit
Version 1.0 of the Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit has been published: The toolkit helpfully describes different roles in local government, including that of Councillors, the Chief Executive Officer, and …
Gear Change – a bold vision
Gear Change – a bold vision for cycling and walking, is the UK Department of Transport’s vision for reallocating street space and budget to cycling and walking. The report was …