Update on Safer Streets - Alphington
Monday 29 January 2024
Yarra City Council has developed some suggested road treatments for the Alphington Study area, which address the safety concerns the community raised last year.
In July and August of 2023, we asked for your feedback to help us understand what types of road safety issues might need addressing within the Alphington Study area.
Some of the things you told us include:
- Pedestrian safety is important, especially during school times.
- Traffic congestion is a big issue as it can lead to frustrated drivers and poor driving behaviour.
- Cycling safety is important as cars and bikes are frequently sharing the road space.
- Speeding vehicles are a big issue as there are a lot of vulnerable road users in the area.
- Community involvement in the planning is essential.
- Heidelberg Road is a barrier to access and safe movement for all road users.
We’ve used what we heard alongside an evidence-based road safety review to help us identify locations where there are higher risks of conflicts between different types of road users.
This has then enabled us to develop some suggested changes to the street network aimed at addressing the road safety concerns you have raised. These are known as “treatments”.
We’re now inviting the community to tell us what you think about each of the suggested treatments and how supportive you are of their implementation.
We’ll use this feedback to inform how or whether we should proceed with these treatments within the next stages of the study. This feedback will also support the development of a final Road Safety Plan.
To find out more, learn about the suggested treatments and have your say, visit the Your Say Yarra page before 9am on Monday 26 February 2024.
Have your say using this link
You can also speak to us at one of our pop-up events:
- Wednesday 14 February 2024 at 3.30 to 5pm at Alphington Primary School
- Saturday 17 February 2024 at 11am to 12:30pm at the Riverview Grove end of Alphington Park
Yarra City Council has developed some suggested road treatments for the Alphington Study area, which address the safety concerns the community raised last year.
In July and August of 2023, we asked for your feedback to help us understand what types of road safety issues might need addressing within the Alphington Study area.
Some of the things you told us include:
- Pedestrian safety is important, especially during school times.
- Traffic congestion is a big issue as it can lead to frustrated drivers and poor driving behaviour.
- Cycling safety is important as cars and bikes are frequently sharing the road space.
- Speeding vehicles are a big issue as there are a lot of vulnerable road users in the area.
- Community involvement in the planning is essential.
- Heidelberg Road is a barrier to access and safe movement for all road users.
We’ve used what we heard alongside an evidence-based road safety review to help us identify locations where there are higher risks of conflicts between different types of road users.
This has then enabled us to develop some suggested changes to the street network aimed at addressing the road safety concerns you have raised. These are known as “treatments”.
We’re now inviting the community to tell us what you think about each of the suggested treatments and how supportive you are of their implementation.
We’ll use this feedback to inform how or whether we should proceed with these treatments within the next stages of the study. This feedback will also support the development of a final Road Safety Plan.
To find out more, learn about the suggested treatments and have your say, visit the Your Say Yarra page before 9am on Monday 26 February 2024.
Have your say using this link
You can also speak to us at one of our pop-up events:
- Wednesday 14 February 2024 at 3.30 to 5pm at Alphington Primary School
- Saturday 17 February 2024 at 11am to 12:30pm at the Riverview Grove end of Alphington Park
