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Feedback on shared e-bikes
We thank council for the opportunity to provide feedback on Item 7.1. E-Bike Share. Streets Alive Yarra supports Yarra’s statement that: At Yarra Every Job is a Climate Job. Acting on the climate emergency requires that we change the way we think, make decisions, and prioritise action. We must embed proactive climate responses in the…
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$1,000 is a great price
The website drive.com.au claimed that $1,000 for an on-street parking permit is an “eye-watering price“. No it isn’t. It’s a great price, far lower than the $4,000 required for commercial parking in Yarra. We all know that on-street parking is under-priced, which creates a black market. The solution is to price parking properly. Published 13th…
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Melbourne’s new Parking Plan
The City of Melbourne has adopted a draft Parking and Kerbside Management Plan, which is now out for community consultation: Most importantly, the draft recognises that on-street parking is subsidised: The draft clearly defines a hierarchy of uses, with safety at the top and parking for residents or commuters down at the bottom: Reflecting the…
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Darebin’s new Parking Permit Policy
Tonight, the City of Darebin will consider an updated Parking Permit Policy to go out to community consultation. Notably, the policy includes a new ‘User Pays’ Permit, which isn’t subsidised: This contrasts with the City of Yarra, which doesn’t use the work ‘subsidy’ or ‘subsidised’ anywhere in its Parking Management Strategy or Parking Permit Policy.…
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Priorities for the 2023-24 Federal Budget
On 5 December 2022 the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services called for submissions from individuals, businesses and community groups on their views regarding priorities for the 2023‑24 Budget. Streets Alive Yarra has made a submission: Streets Alive Yarra Inc. calls on the Albanese Government to improve: by supporting investments in walking and biking across Australia. We suggest…
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Yarra’s parking subsidy 2022
The City of Yarra has about 47,000 on-street car parking bays, which are offered at a subsidised price that is below the market rate. The total annual subsidy can be estimated by comparing council’s income from parking (meters and permits) with the revenue that would have been obtained if council had matched the pricing of…
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Auckland’s parking subsidy
Auckland Council has estimated that they subsidise on-street parking by NZ$1 billion per year: The value was announced in the council meeting on 31st March 2022, listen between 18:00 and 20:40: Our view Streets Alive Yarra has previously asked the City of Yarra to acknowledge that on-street parking is subsidised, and council has refused to…
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Grattan Car Plan
The best active transport plan can be a car plan. The Grattan Institute have released ‘The Grattan car plan, practical policies for cleaner transport and better cities‘: Our view Streets Alive Yarra supports the plan, particularly: recommendations regarding the subsidy of charging stations for EVs, and not competing with commercial providers of EV charging stations,…
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Parklet pricing
In October 2020, the City of Yarra announced a temporary parklet program, enabling traders to occupy on-street car parking bays with parklets for outdoor dining. Council resolved to not charge any fees during the temporary period. On 2nd February 2021, council resolved to conduct community engagement on the parklet program. On 2nd March 2021, council…
