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Suggestions for the Play Space Strategy
Council is asking for feedback on how they can improve play spaces in Yarra. Streets Alive Yarra has made a submission, asking for a play space to be created within 200 metres of every home in Yarra, matching the aspiration of Utrecht. You can download and read our full submission: Published 18th November 2023.
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Pricing of on-street parking
The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) has published a free guide to the pricing of on-street parking, aimed at municipal planners. Parking in cities is not just about vehicle storage: How a city prices—and ultimately manages—parking has direct and indirect effects on how people travel and therefore impacts related issues like congestion, air…
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Population and politics
As Yarra’s population increases by 50% to 2040, our population density will increase, and our local government politics will change to more closely resemble other dense cities, such as New York. A recent article from Transportation Alternatives highlights the majority community support for more space for walking, cycling and trees: Our view Yarra’s population density…
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Great public spaces
The NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment has published a Great Public Spaces Guide and associated evaluation tool. The guide points out that public spaces include streets, which should be accessible and enjoyable by all. Also, that great streets create better places to live, with positive social, economic, cultural and environmental outcomes. The guide…
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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: Increasing population density. Increasing traffic congestion and parking congestion. Increasing climate warming. Increasing differences in the rights of residents to access public land. Together with…
