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Welcome new champion – vincent
Streets Alive Yarra is building an online record of broad community support for walking, biking, public transport, trees, and place making. One way that we do this is to have locals stand up as champions for their street or neighbourhood. Please welcome our newest supporter, Vincent Ng – our champion for Lennox Street. I care about making streets safer in Yarra…
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Speed Zoning Policy adds 30 km/h
Wonderful news – the state government has updated its Speed Zoning Policy to include 30 km/h! Speed Zoning Principles The policy includes a Speed Zoning Determination Framework that covers most situations, based on Speed Zoning Principles, which include Community Wellbeing: Speed limits should be set at a level that enables access to all transport modes,…
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Active transport improvements 2025/26
Council is asking for feedback on several planned transport improvements: Intersection of Balmain, Cotter, Church We support this proposal, which was an outcome of the Cremorne Urban Design Framework. The kerbside protected bike lane on Balmain Street is important because it secures space for people biking, protecting them against the heavy evening peak-hour traffic of…
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Movement and Place Guides
The state government developed (with help from consultants ARUP and Gehl) three Movement and Place Guides, which were soft launched to industry and councils in 2020, but weren’t formally adopted or released. Streets Alive Yarra obtained them under Freedom of Information in 2022, and have made them available here. Published 20 June 2025
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Expanded 30 km/h zone
Great news – the City of Yarra has expanded the 30 km/h zone in Fitzroy and Collingwood. Streets Alive Yarra was at the launch and made this video: The expanded zone now extends south to Victoria Parade: The expansion was supported by the editorial in The Age on November 22nd 2023 (print edition), after the…
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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 2023-2033 This item seeks Council endorsement of the Transport Action Plan 2023-2033. The Plan supports the delivery of Yarra Transport Strategy by ‘establishing a visible…
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Cremorne access loop
Ratio Consultants have released a conceptual conversation starter, for those who would like to give greater priority to alternative transport modes in the area. The concept involves a one way loop through Cremorne, with enough space for a bi-directional protected bike lane. Before and after. Image credits: Ratio. Our view This is a wonderful proposal,…
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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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State government fails on Safe System
The state government Department of Transport (DoT) has released updated speed zoning policy, failing to implement Safe System by refusing to include 30 km/h as a standard option. This policy does not reflect best practice, nor does it align with Safe System. 30 km/h is used all across the Netherlands, as well as many other…
