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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 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 …