Submission on 2020-21 budget
Streets Alive Yarra has made a submission to the City of Yarra on the proposed Budget 2020-21, Strategic Resource Plan, and Long Term Financial Strategy. Download and read it here: …
On equity, affordability and fairness
At the Council meeting on 19th May 2020 Streets Alive Yarra asked two questions about the pricing of parking. The questions and and responses can be viewed at: Public Questions …
Pop-up café parklets for COVID-19
As COVID-19 restrictions are eased and cafés open up again, plenty of Yarra residents and ratepayers will be keen to get out and enjoy the opportunity. However, the number of …
Yarra’s farcical failure on car sharing
The City of Yarra will consider a proposed car sharing policy on 16th July 2019. The Council Report shows how crooked thinking has permeated the policy development process, producing a …
How Yarra can raise $10m per year for safe travel infrastructure
The City of Yarra manages 260 kilometres of road pavement in accordance with multiple policies and strategies, including the Local Area Place Making (LAPM) process. The municipality is divided up into 21 …
How to solve Yarra’s parking crunch
Previous articles showed that the City of Yarra is facing a parking crunch; and that we are also subsidising the price of on-street parking by ~ $80m per year. This article describes …
Yarra’s parking crunch
Yarra’s on-street parking is full, and it’s only going to get worse. Unless policies are changed, the City of Yarra is facing a parking crunch. Parking is full Yarra has …
Yarra’s parking subsidy
A service is subsidised if the price is kept lower than the market rate. This article compares the price charged by the City of Yarra for a residential annual parking …