Tuesday night's Council meeting is the last before the caretaker period prior to local government elections.
https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/events/2020/09/15/council-meeting-15-september-2020
Several items relate to active transport - please show your support by emailing Councillors on crs@yarracity.vic.gov.au. It can be as simple as "I support the trial bicycle lanes on Elizabeth Street and Park Street".
Or even better, registering to speak in support - it occurs via video call.
https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5564223/Participate-in-a-Council-or-Committee-Meeting
Item 11.1 Elizabeth Street bicycle lane
Item 11.2 Park Street bicycle projects
Item 11.3 Community Engagement Policy and Action Plan
Item 11.5 C286 Public Open Space Contributions
- We support the Officer recommendation for a 10.1% contribution rate applying to all subdivisions in Yarra.
11.6 Yarra Nature Strategy
- We support the adoption of the strategy, including actions to reallocate space to grow our urban forest; and actions to reduce air pollution, such as reallocating space and budget to infrastructure that supports walking and cycling.
11.7 Integrated Water Management Plan
- We support the adoption of the plan, including actions to close the data gaps regarding our drainage network, by investing in a best-practice geographical information system, that can also collate data on the area of public land allocated to different transport modes, open space or place making.
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