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Streets Alive Yarra

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Streets Alive Yarra is a resident & ratepayer action group with a vision for thriving neighbourhoods where streets are used by people of all ages, irrespective of whether they choose to walk, cycle, use public transport or drive.

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · Nov 17

You can help by standing up as a champion for your local street!

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 1d

You can help by going to Your Say Yarra and providing your feedback on the options, before 9am on Monday 13 October 2025.

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Building a safer Wellington Street – Streets Alive Yarra Inc.

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 1d

Overall, the ‘Bicycle Street’ option is the better outcome, offering a calmer street, more trees, and more car parking, while also delivering a safe environment for people biking.

Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 1d

Council points out that 11,000 cars drive along Wellington Street each day, and 88% aren’t stopping in either Collingwood or Clifton Hill, i.e. they’re through-traffic.

Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 1d

Building a safer Wellington Street

Council is asking for feedback on the options they have developed for Wellington Street, north of Johnston Street.

Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 3d

Last day to comment in support of the proposed Mater Street park 🥰 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8440196/R...

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 5d

Come on down to the Bicycle Network e-bike expo at the Brunswick Velodrome!

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Sophie Wade @sophie-wade.bsky.social · 8d

Calling all data people! Pls help! 📈📊

AustRoads released their star ratings for road design last week. But some roads that have a high star rating for design for vehicle occupants have really terrible “fatal and serious injury” stats.

I want to know how often these depart, and where.

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 6d

Check out the map and also our explainer article on stormwater drainage.

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 6d

Today Melbourne Water has released maps showing which properties are at risk of different depths and speeds of floods, if Yarra is exposed to a severe climate induced rain storm.

Such storms dump so much water they overwhelm any drain.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 10d

Car culture thrives on all-or-nothing thinking.

Dedicate some part of the road to bikes? “You’re basically banning cars.”

Safer speeds? “Oh yeah let’s all travel 5 km/h.”

It’s like asking a child to clean their room and they respond dramatically “so you’re kicking me out? to live on the street?”.

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 11d

Some politicians will say out loud that road deaths are the cost of doing business. MPP Ric Breese at the Bill 212 committee meeting said that we would need to slow cars to 5km/h to avoid all deaths, and of course we can't do that, so "there occasionally will be injuries".

Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 12d

Violent crime is more rare, shocking, headline-grabbing. We treat it as an intolerable aberration from the norm. And we should! But that suggests that road deaths and injuries are the norm and are therefore tolerable. No politician will say that out loud, but watch what they prioritize.

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 12d

The problem was that Councillors went about it in the wrong way, spending ratepayer funds on a probable loss at VCAT instead addressing the underlying issue of poor parking management.
Read more in our article: streets-alive-yarra.org/journal/prot...

Protecting residents from commuters – Streets Alive Yarra Inc.

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 12d

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. By rejecting the application, Council sought to protect residents from commuters.

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 16d

More info: bicyclenetwork.com.au/rides-and-ev...

E-bike Expo

Join us at Brunswick Velodrome for a day with leading E-bike vendor's at our E-bike expo. Join us at Brunswick Velodrome for a day with leading E-bike vendor's at our E-bike expo.

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 16d

Interested in an e-bike? Check out the free e-bike expo at Brunswick Velodrome on 4th October, with lots of makes and models to try out!

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 25d

WHAT IF WE HAD POLITICAL WILL? Transportation dollars are scarce, but a new progressive mayoral administration can make a big impact without breaking the bank. Here’s my list. 🧵

Matthew Snyder on June 16, 2019 holding a sign that says “We want a mayor, not a delayer.” Photo by me.

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 26d

Would you like to see more services on the 506 bus route, which goes through the north of Yarra? If so, consider adding your support to this petition: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved...

Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 27d

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Stormwater drainage – Streets Alive Yarra Inc.

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 27d

Did you know that we have about 10,000 drainage grates and pits in Yarra? Our streets form part of our stormwater drainage system, collecting water from adjoining properties and directing it to drainage pits and pipes which connect into the Yarra River.

Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · Aug 29

Substack?

Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · Aug 27

Statement from council: www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/about-us/new...

Victorian Government Speed Zoning Policy updated following Yarra advocacy

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · Aug 26

Read our article: streets-alive-yarra.org/journal/spee...

Speed Zoning Policy adds 30 km/h – Streets Alive Yarra Inc.

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · Aug 26

Download the new policy: content.vic.gov.au/Speed-Zoning...

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · Aug 26

Local streets in built up areas can be 30 km/h, where they have "a high proportion of active travel":

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · Aug 26

"As a minimum requirement, every school must have a school speed zone on any road with a school gate, typically up to 200m either side of the gate."

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · Aug 26

One of the decision making principles is community wellbeing: "Safer speeds can increase the opportunities for children to walk and cycle to school, supporting healthy and active lifestyles"

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