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<div class="moz-forward-container">Hello everyone and apologies
for very late notice!<br>
<p>At City of Yarras meeting TONIGHT on Tuesday 5 October 2021
there are three items of interest;<br>
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- 8.2 Draft Road Safety Study Policy,<br>
- 8.5 Old Heidelberg Road, Alphington and,<br>
- 8.6 Active Transport Advisory Committee Membership</div>
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<div class="moz-forward-container"><a
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href="https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/events/2021/10/05/council-meeting"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/events/2021/10/05/council-meeting</a>
<p>Returning public access to Old Heidelberg Road received 340
submissions in support with 14 against and Active Transport
Advisory Committee Membership, which replaces the Bicycle
Advisory Commitee, has been decided with the membership
included in a confidential attachment to councillors. <br>
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<p>The Draft Road Safety Study Policy has direct implications
for how Yarra streets are managed, especially in regards to
walking and cycling. </p>
<b>Draft Road Safety Study Policy</b><br>
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Item 8.2 Draft Road Safety Study Policy 2021 (RSSP) recommends
that the existing Local Area Place Making (LAPM) policy should
be axed, and replaced with a Road Safety Study Policy that
aligns with a Place Making Framework.<br>
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<b>More about City of Yarra existing Local Area Place Making
(LAPM)</b><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/services/roads-and-traffic/managing-traffic/planning-future-local-area-place-making-studies"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/services/roads-and-traffic/managing-traffic/planning-future-local-area-place-making-studies</a><br>
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Scroll down to individual LAPMs:
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href="https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/services/roads-and-traffic/managing-traffic"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/services/roads-and-traffic/managing-traffic</a><br>
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The proposed Road Safety Study Policy defines both ‘local
streets’ and ‘traffic volume’ as out of scope. The potential
outcome will be no funding or resources for place making in our
neighbourhoods or local streets.<br>
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It doesn't have to be this way. A way forward would be to put
the Road Safety Study Policy on hold while the Place Making
Framework goes out for community engagement. Then update the
Place Making Framework so it is the master or umbrella document
for all policies, strategies and plans that relate to place
making on streets, including the Transport Action Plan, Parking
Management Plan, Safe Travel Strategy, Road Safety Study
Strategy, and the Urban Forest Strategy. <br>
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<div class="moz-forward-container">Once that's approved, put the
Road Safety Study Policy and the Transport Action Plan out for
community engagement at the same time, with traffic volume
defined as ‘in scope’ for both documents.<br>
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Read more detail at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://streets-alive-yarra.org/journal/lapm-policy-axed/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://streets-alive-yarra.org/journal/lapm-policy-axed/</a>
<p><b>What you can do now</b><br>
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Unfortunately it's too late to make a verbal submission at
tonights meeting - please contact Yarra councillors this
afternoon and state your concerns about scappping the LAPM
process clearly and politely
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/about-us/council-people/councillors"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/about-us/council-people/councillors</a></p>
Nicholls ward Councillors by email: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Nichollswardcouncillors@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Nichollswardcouncillors@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
Langridge ward Councillors via email: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Langridgewardcouncillors@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Langridgewardcouncillors@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
Melba ward Councillors by email: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Melbawardcouncillors@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Melbawardcouncillors@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
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