Plan for Victoria
The Victoria state government has released Plan for Victoria – let’s see what impact it will have on Yarra. Housing Target Yarra has been assigned a housing target of 44,000 …
AtticusNow report on financial sustainability
The City of Yarra have released the “AtticusNow report” as part of the minutes of the council meeting from 9th July 2024. The report represents two months of work conducted …
$1,000 is a great price
The website drive.com.au claimed that $1,000 for an on-street parking permit is an “eye-watering price“. No it isn’t. It’s a great price, far lower than the $4,000 required for commercial …
Inquiry into Local Government funding and services
Streets Alive Yarra made a submission to the Parliament of Victoria’s submission into Local Government funding and services: The inquiry has made submissions public – our submission is number 67. …
Annual Plan 2024-25
Council has adopted an Annual Plan for 2024-25, with some valuable initiatives for active transport, trees, and place making, as well as important reforms to on-street parking. We only wish …
What’s coming for parking reform?
Streets Alive Yarra attended a Parking Australia event in Melbourne, which discussed “What’s coming down the road – evolution (or revolution) in parking and mobility technology“. It was great to …
Parking problems
In this clip from public question time, Peter Razos, candidate for Lennox Ward, correctly describes problems with on-street parking in Yarra – people can’t find a vacant parking bay, either …
Transport Action Plan
The council meeting on Tuesday 12th March will consider several items related to building a more beautiful, liveable and accessible city. Let’s have a look. Item 7.2 Transport Action Plan …
Parking map
Looking for somewhere to park? Check out Streets Alive Yarra’s parking map. Here are some screenshots, showing how different types of parking restrictions are shown with different colours, applicable for …
Draft Transport Action Plan
Council is asking for feedback on their draft Transport Action Plan: The Action Plan is intended to be read in conjunction with the Yarra Transport Strategy and provides “additional information …