At the council meeting on 2nd March 2021 Streets Alive Yarra asked what revenue council receives from the state government imposed congestion levy, which applies to off-street parking in the northern half of Yarra. The answer was zero - council does not receive a share of the revenue, in contrast to the City of Melbourne, which receives $5 million per year. This is a significant revenue opportunity for council, if it can persuade the state government to share the revenue, as it does with the City of Melbourne.
Even so, council could raise $10 million per year for walking and cycling by reforming how it prices on-street parking, as described on our website.
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