Welcome new champion – Cameron
Streets Alive Yarra is building an online record of broad community support for walking, cycling, public transport, trees, and place making. One way that we do this is to have locals stand …
VC204 support for walking and biking
On 9th December the state government gazetted the VC204 amendment to planning schemes, which flows through to Yarra’s Planning Scheme, clearly prioritising support for walking and biking. VC204 gazetted Department …
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 …
Chapel Street design winner
The winner of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Australian & New Zealand design competition for Chapel Street has been announced – congratulations to the team at S.W.E.N.gineers. Design proposal The …
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 …
Support for DoT bike lanes
This evening council will consider agenda item 9.1, a motion to express support for the pop-up bike lanes constructed by the state government Department of Transport (DoT) on Heidelberg Road, …
Making Sydney a cycling city
The Committee for Sydney has published a report “Making Sydney a Cycling City“: The report identifies a 10 step plan, of which steps 1, 2, 3, and 4 are “fund …
Hobsons Bay leading the way
Congratulations to Hobsons Bay City Council, for proposing a range of safe travel infrastructure as part of their Local Area Movement Plans. This is top quality work, leading the way …
Population and politics
As Yarra’s population increases by 50% to 2040, our population density will increase, and our local government politics will change to more closely resemble other dense cities, such as New …