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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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Putting our best foot forward
The Committee for Sydney has published Putting our best foot forward – A checklist for walkable density, which has valuable recommendations that are applicable to the Victoria state government and the City of Yarra: A walkable city is built up from a number of elements, including: The checklist provides specifics, including: The report proposes key…
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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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Better parking for better places
The Committee for Sydney has released a barnstorming report that advocates for multiple reforms to on-street parking, aligning with asks from Streets Alive Yarra: The report points out that on-street parking often restricts the outcome that it was intended to deliver, namely access; and that cities need to be comprised of walkable neighbourhoods that are…
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VC204 support for walking and biking
On 9th December the state government gazetted the VC204 amendment to planning schemes, which flows through to Yarra’s Planning Scheme, clearly prioritising support for walking and biking. VC204 gazetted Department of Transport statement that that the amendment reflects state planning policy for transport Download Yarra’s Planning Scheme including VC204 Our view Streets Alive Yarra applauds…
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Physical Activity Strategy 2021-2031
Council officers have published a draft Physical Activity Strategy 2021-2031 and recommended that councillors adopt it at the council meeting on 7th September 2021. It effectively replaces the Sports Strategy 2008-2012, which is so old it no longer appears on the council website. Methodology The strategy includes a clear set of objectives, principles, priorities and…
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Public Space and Public Life
The City of Sydney has released a new version of their Public Space & Public Life Study, an update to their 2007 study: A key theme in the study is “a protected heart”, reallocating road space for people to walk, cycle and stay; including reducing vehicle capacity. Having the infrastructure to support people to walk…
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Chapel Street design winner
The winner of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Australian & New Zealand design competition for Chapel Street has been announced – congratulations to the team at S.W.E.N.gineers. Design proposal The design proposal is based around the replacement of on-street parking on the west side of the street with a bidirectional protected bicycle lane. On the…
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Gear Change one year on
The UK Department for Transport have released a report describing the progress they’ve made since they issued the “Gear Change” policy one year ago. Strong support from the Prime Minister The report highlights strong support from the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnston: Clear benefits The report summarises the clear benefits of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs):…
