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Victoria’s Climate Change Strategy 2026-30
Victoria has updated its Climate Change Strategy and associated transport pledge: The strategy points out that 26% of Victoria’s emissions are from transport, and most of that is from cars: The strategy states that we’ll use the avoid-shift-improve method to reduce transport emissions, i.e.: Again, we recommend that the best way to achieve these aims,…
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Protecting residents from commuters
On 23 September 2025 Council’s Planning Decisions Committee (PDC) refused an application for a planning permit mainly on the basis that the proposal failed to provide enough off-street car parking, which would lead commuters to park in nearby residential streets. By rejecting the application, Council sought to protect residents from commuters. Context The planning application…
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Draft Transport Action Plan
Council is asking for feedback on their draft Transport Action Plan: The Action Plan is intended to be read in conjunction with the Yarra Transport Strategy and provides “additional information regarding specific actions Council will look to undertake over the next 10 years to implement the Yarra Transport Strategy“. Sustained annual activity The Action Plan…
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Deloitte supports bike lanes and recommends demand responsive parking charges
On Tuesday 19th October 2021 the City of Melbourne will consider an ‘Independent Transport Review’ conducted by Deloitte and PBA Transit Planning. As the City of Yarra is adjacent to the City of Melbourne, the findings and recommendations are also applicable to Yarra. The independent review was initiated by concerns expressed by some members of…
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Suggestions for the Integrated Transport Plan
The City of Yarra is drafting an Integrated Transport Plan, that is scheduled to be brought to council in November 2021. An Integrated Transport Plan is a major piece of work that will impact how residents, ratepayers and visitors experience Yarra. We’ve complied some suggestions, that we’d like council to consider. Published 12th September 2021.
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Sustainable Transport Advisory Committee
This article refers to Item 8.4 on the agenda of the council meeting for the 24th June 2021. Welcome reform Streets Alive Yarra welcomes the proposed reform to the existing Bicycle Advisory Committee. It’s great to see council focussing on community engagement, and formally recognising the variety of travel modes in Yarra, including walking, kick…
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Aligning health policy and transport policy
Health policy and transport policy need to align; to avoid poor nutrition and lack of active transport, which can lead to diabetes: Learn more from Bridget Burdett’s post on LinkedIn. Published 18th March 2021
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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…
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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 to the discussion. The report makes multiple statements that we support, including the quotes highlighted below. Integrated transport and land-use planning The development and publication…
