A modal filter is a way of improving safety and amenity for people walking and biking, by reducing the volume and speed of motor vehicle traffic on a street. An example is on Albert Street outside Abbotsford Primary School:

The City of Yarra has many modal filters across the municipality:
Bath Street outside Victoria Park

Blanche Street at Punt Road

Bloomburg Street under railway line

Canning Street outside Curtain Square

Canning Street outside Carlton North Primary School

Charles Street

Clarke Street outside Good Shepherd Nursing Home

Docker Street near Richmond Terrace

Dwyer Street at Spensley Street

Fenwick Street at Drummond Street

Fergie Street at St Georges Road

Hodgson Street at Gore Street

Johnson Street at Buckingham Street

Jonas Street at Victoria Street

Kent Street at Burnley Street

King William Street outside Sacred Heart Primary School

Laneway south of Buckingham Street

Madden Grove at Coppin Street

Macpherson Street at Canning Street

Mollison Street at Charles Street

Mollison Street at Nicholson Street

Murphy Street at Burnley Street

Murphy Street at Coppin Street

Napier Street outside Fitzroy Primary School

Napier Street outside Atherton Gardens

Oxford Street at Langridge Street

Page Street outside Clifton Hill Primary School

Palmer Street

Perry Street at Hoddle Street

Rae Street

River Boulevard

Somerset Street at Davison Street

St David Street at Gore Street

Tait Street at Apperley Street

Valiant Street at Hunter Street

Valiant Street at Paterson Street

William Street

What Yarra can do
The City of Yarra can improve safety and amenity for people walking and biking by building a new modal filter each month. On average, this would add a modal filter to each neighbourhood every two years. At many locations, council can expand the modal filter into a pocket park.
Join us
Tell us where you’d like to see a new modal filter in Yarra.