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New councillors
Congratulations to Yarra’s new councillors! We wish them all well and hope that they can all help build a more beautiful, liveable, and accessible city, where every property can be safely accessed by people of all ages and abilities, irrespective of whether they choose to walk, roll, bike, take public transport, or drive. One of…
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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 regarding specific actions Council will look to undertake over the next 10 years to implement the Yarra Transport Strategy“. Sustained annual activity The Action Plan…
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State government supports Yarra’s sports policy
Yarra’s sports (or physical activity) strategy was adopted in September 2021: Council followed up with a draft ‘Action Plan for 2022-2024’ in April 2022: A core part of the strategy is inclusion: Reforms to fees Aligning with the strategy, council proposed reforms to fees in March 2021 that offer higher subsidies to clubs that demonstrate…
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Asset Plan 2022-2032
Item 8.3 on the agenda for the council meeting on 23rd June 2022 is consideration of the Asset Plan 2022-2032 and the associated Asset Management Policy 2022. The officer report includes an overview of the submissions received during the community engagement phase, including a copy of the complete submission from Streets Alive Yarra. We suggested…
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City of Melbourne bike lanes
Item 6.9 on the agenda for the 7th June 2022 meeting of the Future Melbourne Committee The City of Melbourne has a duty of care to manage its streets so that all properties can be accessed without exposing people to hazards that carry the risk of death or serious injury, irrespective of whether people choose…
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Strong Towns Strategic Plan
The non-profit organisation Strong Towns (based in the USA) has updated their strategic plan, offering good advice for local government in Australia: Their strategic plan describes their principles, including financial solvency is a prerequisite for long-term prosperity; and their approach, including that a Strong Town is obsessive about accounting for its revenues, expenses, assets, and…
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Response to draft Inner Metro Land Use Framework Plan
The state government has released a draft Inner Metro Land Use Framework Plan for public comment: Our response Streets Alive Yarra has submitted a response, largely supporting the draft, and asking for a stronger commitment to building strategic cycling corridors and calming traffic within neighbourhoods: Published 23rd October 2021.
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Council Plan 2021-2025 for adoption
The Council Plan 2021-2025 is up for adoption at the council meeting on 19th October 2021. The plan describes initiatives that are derived from strategies, in turn derived from the Council Vision 2036. It’s great to see that the initiatives have been strengthened from the earlier draft. Here are some of the highlights that support…
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Suggestions for the Integrated Transport Plan
The City of Yarra is drafting an Integrated Transport Plan, that is scheduled to be brought to council in November 2021. An Integrated Transport Plan is a major piece of work that will impact how residents, ratepayers and visitors experience Yarra. We’ve complied some suggestions, that we’d like council to consider. Published 12th September 2021.
