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Feedback on introduction of paid parking
We thank council for the opportunity to provide feedback on Item 8.2. Notice of Motion No.13 of 2026 – Review of Paid Parking Introduction in Victoria Park Precinct. Our feedback is that instead of deferring the introduction of paid parking, it would be better to convert the introduction into a trial of new parking management…
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Feedback on shared e-bikes
We thank council for the opportunity to provide feedback on Item 7.1. E-Bike Share. Streets Alive Yarra supports Yarra’s statement that: At Yarra Every Job is a Climate Job. Acting on the climate emergency requires that we change the way we think, make decisions, and prioritise action. We must embed proactive climate responses in the…
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Equality
Streets Alive Yarra’s values are freedom, equality, social justice, responsibility, and a world of beauty. Here we look at how the value of equality should be applied to on-street parking. Equality of access In Australia, every person has equal rights to access most public amenities. Or rather, they should have, but don’t, and it’s our…
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Protecting residents from commuters
On 23 September 2025 Council’s Planning Decisions Committee (PDC) refused an application for a planning permit mainly on the basis that the proposal failed to provide enough off-street car parking, which would lead commuters to park in nearby residential streets. By rejecting the application, Council sought to protect residents from commuters. Context The planning application…
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Submission to 8 April 2025 Council Meeting
7.1 Elizabeth Street Bike Lane Trial Update Summary Streets Alive Yarra supports the Officer Recommendation (Option 1) because this delivers a street that can be safely used by people of all ages and abilities, either walking, biking, or driving. In addition, we recommend that Councillors ask Officers to investigate the option of placing car parking…
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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 more homes by 2050, requiring an average of 1,700 new homes per year, a significant increase on our existing average of 1,100 (from 2016 to…
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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 by the consultant in collaboration with Council Officers, in April and May 2022. In this article, we highlight how the report supports parking reform, which…
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$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 parking in Yarra. We all know that on-street parking is under-priced, which creates a black market. The solution is to price parking properly. Published 13th…
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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. You can read our brief submission by downloading from their website or from our website: In our submission, we stated that inner-city councils are able…
