Amendment C269 2021
Councillors will consider amendment C269 at the council meeting on 3rd August 2021, to decide whether it should proceed to a planning panel. We last wrote about this in November …
Amendment C269
The City of Yarra is asking for feedback on the proposed Amendment C269 to the Yarra Planning Scheme. Our view We support Amendment C269, because, in our view, it aligns …
Urban design guidelines
The Victorian state government published urban design guidelines in 2017, to: support state agencies, local government and the urban development sector to deliver, functional and enjoyable places for people to …
Manifesto for reform
Building on the Committee for Melbourne’s “Transporting Melbourne” report, Streets Alive Yarra offers the following “Manifesto for Reform” for the City of Yarra. The document describes several clearly identifiable trends: …
Transporting Melbourne
The Committee for Melbourne released a report titled “Transporting Melbourne – A call for an integrated transport plan for Melbourne“. We welcome and support the report. It’s a great contribution …
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 …