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<div class="moz-forward-container">Hi all,
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<p>Thank you so much to everyone who contacted Yarra Council in
support of a new southbound protected bicycle lane on
Brunswick Street at Victoria Parade alongside the tram
improvement works. <br>
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<p>This item was passed unanimously at the Yarra Council meeting
on 20 April 2021, Brunswick Street works have now commenced,
see these notices for additional information and contact
details:</p>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.yarrabug.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Brunswick-St-PTTL-info-for-stakeholders.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.yarrabug.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Brunswick-St-PTTL-info-for-stakeholders.pdf</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.yarrabug.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Brunswick-St-PTTL-works-update-final.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.yarrabug.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Brunswick-St-PTTL-works-update-final.pdf</a></div>
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<p><u><b>Now onto where your support is needed - and apologies
for the very short notice!</b></u><br>
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<p>The special Yarra Council budget meeting for Thursday 24 June
2021 includes a <b>Notice of Motion in Support for Additional
Cycling Infrastructure (Item 9.1)</b>. This calls for
additional support from Victoria State Government, including
enhancing the Heidelberg Road popup bike lanes trial and
building at least 15km of additional protected bikelanes and
enhanced bicycle infrastructure in Yarra within two years as
part of the State Government’s commitment to 100km of new and
improved bike routes across inner Melbourne suburbs.</p>
'Pop-up Bike Lanes: We’re installing 100 hundred kilometres of
new and improved bike routes across key inner-Melbourne suburbs
to make it easier and safer for people to ride to and from the
CBD'<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/traffic-and-road-use/cycling/pop-up-bike-lanes"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/traffic-and-road-use/cycling/pop-up-bike-lanes</a><br>
<p>Agenda of Council Meeting - Thursday, 24 June 2021<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/events/2021/06/24/council-meeting"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/events/2021/06/24/council-meeting</a><br>
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<p>Item 9.1: Notice of Motion in Support for Additional Cycling
Infrastructure: agenda extract of pages 35 & 36:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.yarrabug.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Agenda-Item-9.1.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.yarrabug.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Agenda-Item-9.1.pdf</a><br>
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<p><u><b>Making a verbal submission (speaking) at Yarra Council
meeting</b></u><br>
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</b><b>If you want to speak in support of Item 9.1, please
register your intent to make a verbal submission by TOMORROW
- 10am Thursday 24 June 2021.</b></p>
Here's the registration form link:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/5564223/Meeting-Registration"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/5564223/Meeting-Registration</a><br>
<p> The Yarra Council meeting is online via Microsoft Teams from
7pm, so it’s easy to participate from home and details of how
to join will be emailed once you have registered. <br>
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<p>Speaking time is usually limited to five minutes although a
one - two minute submission is ok. <br>
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<p>If you don’t get an email or anything confirming your
registration, please call or email the Yarra Council
Governance Team know your intent to participate, ph: 9205 5302
email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:councilbusiness@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">councilbusiness@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
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</b></u><u><b>Writing to Councillors</b></u><br>
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If you want to send an email to Yarra Councillors (<a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:crs@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">crs@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a>) in
favour of Item 9.1 prior to tomorrows Yarra Council Meeting,
please send a concise outline of why you support it to,
especially if you already ride the Heidelberg Road popup bike
lanes trial and live nearby.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>The YarraBUG Team<br>
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