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</b><b>Apologies for the late notice - if possible can you please
attend tonights meeting or contact your local ward councillor!</b><br>
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An update to the Yarra City Council: Wellington St Copenhagen Lane
Petition from December 2013:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.change.org/p/yarra-city-council-wellington-st-copenhagen-lane-petition/u/16087289">https://www.change.org/p/yarra-city-council-wellington-st-copenhagen-lane-petition/u/16087289</a><br>
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Since the last time we contacted you, Yarra Council has constructed
half the initial length of the Wellington Street protected lanes.<br>
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However, Yarra Council have become increasingly reluctant in
priorising funding bicycle infrastructure.<br>
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<b>1. Background</b><br>
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Call for Yarra Council to complete new bike strategy:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.yarrabug.org/2016/02/10/call-yarra-council-complete-bike-strategy/">http://www.yarrabug.org/2016/02/10/call-yarra-council-complete-bike-strategy/</a><br>
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What’s the future of cycling in Yarra?:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.yarrabug.org/2015/11/24/future-cycling-yarra/">http://www.yarrabug.org/2015/11/24/future-cycling-yarra/</a><br>
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Council Budget Planning:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://yarraconversation.com.au/council-budget1">http://yarraconversation.com.au/council-budget1</a><br>
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<b>2. Yarra Council Meeting this Tuesday 5th April 2016</b><br>
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At 7pm, Tuesday 5th April at Richmond Town Hall, Yarra Council will
consider two items on both the Wellington St lanes (11.1) and the
Proposed budget (11.2).<br>
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You can read the items here (pdf download, 40 pages)<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/DownloadDocument.ashx?DocumentID=14412">http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/DownloadDocument.ashx?DocumentID=14412</a><br>
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We again ask you to contact Yarra Councillors to show your support
for getting on with funding bicycle infrastructure in Yarra.<br>
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With 9.97% of residents who ride daily, Yarra has the highest
proportion of people who cycle to work in Australia. More than two
in every five residents walk, cycle or catch public transport to go
to work.<br>
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We demand that council priorises sustainable transport
infrastructure and not merely pay lip service to having high cycling
participation mainly due in part to it's proximity to the inner
city.<br>
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<b>3. What you can do:</b><br>
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You can do this by either emailing councillors with your concerns
and if possible, attending Tuesday nights council meeting and
presenting during Public Question Time.<br>
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Cr Roberto Colanzi: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mayor@yarracity.vic.gov.au">mayor@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
Cr Jackie Fristacky: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Jackie.Fristacky@yarracity.vic.gov.au">Jackie.Fristacky@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
Cr Sam Gaylard: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Sam.Gaylard@yarracity.vic.gov.au">Sam.Gaylard@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
Cr Geoff Barbour: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Geoff.Barbour@yarracity.vic.gov.au">Geoff.Barbour@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
Cr Stephen Jolly: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Stephen.Jolly@yarracity.vic.gov.au">Stephen.Jolly@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
Cr Amanda Stone: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Amanda.Stone@yarracity.vic.gov.au">Amanda.Stone@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
Cr Misha Coleman: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Misha.Coleman@yarracity.vic.gov.au">Misha.Coleman@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
Cr Simon Huggins: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Simon.Huggins@yarracity.vic.gov.au">Simon.Huggins@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
Cr Phillip Vlahogiannis: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:phillip.vlahogiannis@yarracity.vic.gov.au">phillip.vlahogiannis@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
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<b>4. Things to consider telling Yarra Councillors:</b><br>
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- You use the Wellington Street lanes regularly,<br>
- You are a local resident,<br>
- You ride more regularly or know of those who do due to the
protected lanes,<br>
- You want council to be proactive in funding alternative transport
to vehicles, eg: painted lines on the road is not enough,<br>
- Your own story about riding in Yarra.<br>
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<b>5. About Public Question Time:</b><br>
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Yarra City Council welcomes questions from members of the community.
Public question time is an opportunity to ask questions, not to make
statements or<br>
engage in debate. Questions should not relate to items listed on the
agenda. (Council will consider submissions on these items
separately.)<br>
Members of the public who wish to participate are to:<br>
(a) state their name clearly for the record;<br>
(b) direct their questions to the chairperson;<br>
(c) ask a maximum of two questions;<br>
(d) speak for a maximum of five minutes;<br>
(e) refrain from repeating questions that have been asked previously
by themselves<br>
or others; and<br>
(f) remain silent following their question unless called upon by the
chairperson to<br>
make further comment.<br>
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Thank you,<br>
<br>
Chris Star<br>
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