Napier Street is a north-south residential street in Fitzroy. It’s traffic-calmed via the use of modal filters, so it’s quiet, and safe for walking and biking, as well as driving.
Location of Napier Street. Image credit: Apple Maps, highlight from Streets Alive Yarra.
Modal filters
Modal filters have transformed Napier Street into a quiet residential street, safe for people walking and biking, with minimal through-traffic. The modal filter at the Atherton Gardens Estate was gazetted in 1979.
Modal filter on Napier Street outside Fitzroy Primary School. Image credit: Google Maps.Modal filter on Napier Street outside Atherton Gardens. Image credit: Google Maps.The modal filter at Atherton Gardens was gazetted in 1979. Image credit: Victoria Government Gazette. Modal filter on Napier Street at Alexandra Parade. Image source: Google Maps.The modal filter at Alexandra Parade was gazetted in 1979. Image credit: Victoria Government Gazette.
Advisory bike lanes
In 2021 the state government added advisory bike lanes along the full length of Napier Street:
New advisory bike lanes on Napier Street. Image credit: Cr Sophie Wade via Facebook.
This video shows an improved crossing at Queens Parade, and the advisory bike lanes:
