Submission to National Road Safety Strategy
Streets Alive Yarra has made a submission to the National Road Safety Strategy, you can download a copy of our submission here: Published 23rd March 2021
National Road Safety Strategy draft
The Federal Office of Road Safety has released a draft of the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 for public comment: The strategy has a headline target of halving deaths per …
Transporting Melbourne’s Recovery
Infrastructure Victoria has released a report with immediate policy actions to get Melbourne moving: The report points out that as Melbourne recovers from COVID-19, many roads and streets will face …
Safe routes to school in Barcelona
Child in the City reports that civic leaders in Barcelona have embarked on an ambitious new project to transform school environments and turn them into safe, healthy and less-polluting spaces. …
Welcome new champion – Marlou
Streets Alive Yarra is building an online record of broad community support for walking, cycling, public transport and place making. One way that we do this is to have local residents stand …
NACTO + iRAP
Congratulations to NACTO and iRAP for publishing a supplement to the Global Street Design Guide that includes iRAP star ratings for the before & after street designs. iRAP star ratings …
Streets for people in Melbourne
The City of Melbourne has announced that the city’s Little Streets will become more pedestrian friendly to allow for social distancing and encourage a return to the CBD when COVID-19 …
Bridge Road safety improvements
VicRoads / DoT are investing in pedestrian & safety improvements on Bridge Road, including: 40 km/h speed limit Pedestrian refuge Green bike surfacing “Give Way to Pedestrian” sign Nearby residents …
Road safety grants welcome, but too low
The Victorian Government has announced grants to Councils, offered via the TAC, of up to $100k, to make streets safer for walking and cycling, conditional upon matched 1:1 funding from …
Drivers prefer separated bicycle lanes
It may seem obvious that people who cycle prefer separated bicycle lanes – the interesting fact is that drivers also prefer streets with separated bicycle lanes. The Tagesspiegel newspaper in …