Victoria Crescent is an access street in Abbotsford:

Location of Victoria Crescent. Image credit: Apple Maps.

New wombat crossing near Mollison Street

Sometime between 2009 and 2013 (source: Google Maps), i.e. before the most recent LAPM study (shown below), Council installed a new raised pedestrian (wombat) crossing near Mollison Street:

New wombat crossing near Mollison Street. Image credit: Google Maps.

Local Area Place Making (LAPM) study

Council conducted a LAPM study in 2018 and adopted a plan to be delivered in 2019/20. Victoria Crescent was identified as having bicycle crashes, however the only recommendation was to add a raised pedestrian crossing near Gipps Street.

Victoria Crescent had bicycle crashes. Image credit: City of Yarra.

New wombat crossing near Gipps Street

In late 2023 Council installed a new raised pedestrian (wombat) crossing near Gipps Street:

New wombat crossing near Gipps Street. Image credit: City of Yarra.

How you can help

You can help by appearing on the Streets Alive Yarra website as a champion for your local street, neighbourhood, or school.

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