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80% growth in population
Yarra’s population is forecast to grow by 80% to 2050, owing to the state government’s target of 44,000 additional dwellings by 2050, as part of Plan for Victoria. This is a big step up on our existing population of approximately 100,000 people. The year 2050 is only 25 years away; we are closer to 2050…
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Return congestion levy to councils
Streets Alive Yarra has written to Tim Pallas, Treasurer of Victoria, asking for the revenue from the state government congestion levy be returned to the local government councils from whence it came, for investment in measures to mitigate congestion, such as infrastructure for walking and cycling. Returning the revenue would help address the vertical fiscal…
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Yarra adopts parking maximums
At the Council Meeting on 1st September 2020, the City of Yarra resolved to adopt parking maximums. The maximum car parking rate applies in the commercial areas of Cremorne, at one place per 100 m2 of floor area. Our submission to the council meeting We support the Officer recommendation for Option A, which calls for…
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Fixing transport congestion
In March 2020 Infrastructure Victoria released their report ‘Good Move – Fixing Transport Congestion‘. Problem The report points out that if we don’t change, several things will get worse, including congestion and travel time variability: Solution The report describes how road user charges can solve those problems: Principles Infrastructure Victoria suggest five principles for road…
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Maintaining driveability
Many of Yarra’s streets are already congested, yet our population is increasing. By 2040, our population is expected to be 50% higher than it is now. Even if only a few of these new residents drive during peak hour, our streets will tip into gridlock. This would be a bad outcome for residents, visitors, workers…
