Say hello to a new on-street EV charging bay - this one is in Cremorne. Have you seen one near you?

June newsletter out now: preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

Show me The Cycling Guide! NSW, SA, and TAS have published cycling guides, why not VIC? Why is it still sitting on the Minister's desk?

If you’d like to create opportunities for kids and young people to get active, we have suggestions, i.e. investing in walking and biking to deliver safe routes to schools: streets-alive-yarra.org/better-for-c...

Riding through the City of Yarra, with a speech from Alex, a local resident, encouraging us to vote for councillors who will support bike lanes. youtu.be/GG0fPXoxn0U

These are not serious people

Parking reform (expanding metered parking) with majority community support! 🥰 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

New @3crmelbourne.bsky.social podcast: A nicer Wellington Street on hold + Working towards 30km/h for Richmond, 1. Alex on unpacking Yarra Council vote to reject upgrades, 2. Aidan, Safer Streets for Richmond on simple steps to make local streets safe & news + events www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

Vietnamese cuisine is now wide-spread across Melbourne, and Victoria Street no longer has a point of difference. What should be done? streets-alive-yarra.org/journal/feed...

Feedback on the draft Annual Budget 2026/27 closes on 17 May. Read our submission, and then have your say: streets-alive-yarra.org/journal/feed...

Council has voted - Wellington Street cancelled.

It’s time that public transport timetables caught up with our 7 day city. #MoveWithTheTimes

People are talking about free public transport; we'd ❤️ to see a similar discussion about free on-street parking!

Not sure this got any attention, or even any promotion (I can't see a govt press release for instance): Victoria launched an Active Transport Plan this week. It makes the right noises, though is arguably more of a strategy document than a plan. It's here: transport.vic.gov.au... 🚶 🚴‍♀️ 🛴

Are increasing fuel prices getting you down? Try this instead: youtu.be/TTgFRs-OTwM

Currently on France TV, the new mayor of Paris Grégoire celebrating his victory by biking around on a bike share. He’s now taking an interview while riding.

I've updated my inner-city bike route map. It's based on traffic stress and can be saved on your Google Maps app. Green = Off-road Blue = Low traffic stress or protected lanes Orange = Medium traffic stress Red = High traffic stress Black = Poor connection www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...

Nick Tyrrell is a parent at Princes Hill Primary School, and he explains the proposed changes Council is considering to make it safer and easier for students, parents and staff to walk, cycle and scoot to and from the school. You can submit your feedback via Your Say Yarra.

Whether to charge for parking (and when and how much) should be based on observations of parking demand/supply, not on revenue goals. The goal is not revenue but rationing scarce street parking so that parking and mobility systems work better. Revenue will follow as a nice side-benefit.

Today the City Of Yarra commenced work on narrowing a separated bike lane in Richmond to restore 48 on-street parking spots. At a total cost of $720,000, or $15,000 per parking spot. www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...

Tomorrow - join a group photo to protest the drastic narrowing of Elizabeth Street bike lanes:

I’m kicking off a local campaign to support some proposed upgrades to a local rat run which will turn it back into a local street for residents - safer, greener, and quieter. Sign up to show your support, especially if you’re a local. www.nicer-clifton-hill.org?utm_medium=b...

Another way to make this point: Every time an American decides to ride Amtrak instead of drive a car, the US transportation network gets a little safer. NHTSA never says this, but they should.

Great to hear that local authorities are proposing acoustic cameras. Overly loud cars and motorbikes are a major source of noise pollution. www.portphillip.vic....

Did you know that the modal filter on Page Street, outside Clifton Hill Primary School, was installed in 1977? Modal filters are great, and we encourage Council to install more, as part of the Wellington Street traffic calming project.

The state government has asked the City of Yarra to build 44,000 new homes by 2050. Where will they go? Our article takes a look at the new Housing Capacity Assessment Platform (HCAP) and the Access to Opportunities and Services (ATOS) tool, to see the possible impact on Yarra.

Listen in to hear how councillors have performed during their first year at Yarra:

How good are parklets? If you love ❤️ them as much as us, check out this book 📖 launch at Readings!

Great to see a positive campaign gaining momentum for the excellent proposed changes to Wellington Street! yoursayyarra.com.au/building-saf...

The Quarterly Community Report to be presented on Tuesday night shows that Yarra has 201 car sharing vehicles. If we want to create a city that is accessible to all, without the need to own a car, then we need many more car share vehicles; i.e. a target of 2,000, ten times more than we have now.

Is it difficult to find a park near your house? One solution is to change our streets to 'Ticket Zone' so that the system can limit the number of visitor vehicles permitted to park in each street or neighbourhood.

Hey do you want a nicer Wellington Street? Add your name + ask about a lovely corflute 'We’re a bunch of people from Collingwood who would love to enjoy a green, safe + pleasant Wellington St & put an end to 1000s of cars that rat-running through our neighbourhood.' nicer-collingwood.my.canva.site

Report card 2025 A new council was elected in October 2024. Now that a year has passed, let’s look back on who was elected, what scores we had given them, and how they performed for freedom, equality, social justice, responsibility, and a world of beauty.

Collingwood has a shortage of public open space, but there's a proposal to add a little bit more by converting some of Budd Street into a pocket park thanks to local councillor @sophie-wade.bsky.social. @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social has details below, and... streets-alive-yarra.org/budd-street/

Transport for London shows the way, with their 2030 vision for a better, safer street network:

Good news! The state government has reformed car parking requirements. Let's take a look at what this means for Yarra. youtube.com/shorts/OP-I5...

Good news - expanded public open space coming to Richmond! www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/about-us/new...

We *can* improve our footpaths, e.g. by building narrower and steeper crossover ramps, so drivers slow and look before crossing. Original photo from @jessta on Mastodon, showing new infrastructure in Oakleigh.

"Cities continue to grow, and there is simply not enough space if everyone keeps relying on the car. That reality forces a choice: how do we use the limited space we have? Increasingly, the answer is to give less room to cars and more room to cycling, walking and greenery." youtu.be/gFPbKP6lM9I

The City of Darwin is more advanced than the City of Yarra. It has an Open Data Portal with, as just one example, a map of the parking bays in the inner city.

Yes! This is the way:

Great image from YIMBY Melbourne showing how the state has scrapped mandatory parking minimums for homes near good public transport 👇

Maybe it's time we talked about congestion pricing for the Sydney CBD

Seasons greetings! May your public transport be frequent, fast, uncrowded, on time, affordable, convenient, and accessible to all! 🚉🚌🚋🎄

A wonderful video from The Aesthetic City, offering simple guidelines on how to build beautiful places: youtu.be/0uKnbcJosrE

Yarra's new parking requirements map was gazetted yesterday, you can see the massively beneficial changes, half of Yarra now has maximums instead of minimums, and most of the rest has greatly reduced requirements. This will all help reduce the cost of new housing, offices, and businesses.

Have your say on how trees are trimmed around power lines.

This petition is for Richmond in Melbourne, but I feel that Yarra Council should adopt 30 km/h speed limits all across the City of Yarra. c.org/HkrrX5B76K #Yarra #CarsKill @yarrabike.bsky.social @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social #auspol

Lovely blog post from Wayfinder Labs; "we need to talk about streets". 🙌

Our submission to the Inquiry into Electricity Supply for Electric Vehicles is now available on the parliamentary website. Have a read!