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<p><b>1. H</b><b>ave your opportunity to comment on the draft
Yarra Transport Strategy over the long weekend</b></p>
<p>Survey closes Monday 25 April 2022 and takes less than five
minutes to complete</p>
<p><b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://yoursayyarra.com.au/movingforward"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://yoursayyarra.com.au/movingforward</a></b></p>
<p>Given rapid changes to how we utilise inner city areas with
constant residential, commercial developments that result in
unplanned traffic and loss of amenities, it's vital we show
strong support for ways forward so our shared road spaces can be
used safely. <br>
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<p>This is important especially with more people in Yarra choosing
to commute by bike or foot, food deliveries, ongoing e-scooter
trials, cargo bikes, e-bikes and increasing throughput with
public transport.</p>
<p>Cramming 19th century legacy roads with 21st century traffic is
not sustainable, as now we are all facing climate and
environmental threats, regardless of where we live.</p>
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<p><b>2. Linear Parklands Masterplan: </b><b>Be part of the plan
for the longest stretch of parklands in Yarra! <br>
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<p>Think the last time this issue was open for consultation was
back in 2007 when the Lygon Street swamp was still a thing! <br>
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<p>Survey open to Sunday 1 May: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://yoursayyarra.com.au/linearparklands"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://yoursayyarra.com.au/linearparklands</a></p>
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<p><b>3. International Climate Report Demands ‘Systemic’ Changes
to Transportation and Urban Planning</b><br>
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<p>Relating back to the above local issues, this Streetsblogs
article illustrates what is exactly at sake and why action must
be taken immediately<br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/04/22/international-climate-report-demands-systemic-changes-to-transportation-and-urban-planning/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/04/22/international-climate-report-demands-systemic-changes-to-transportation-and-urban-planning/</a></p>
<p>"“Cities are especially prone to carbon lock–in because of the
multiple interactions of technological, institutional, and
behavioral systems, which create inertia and path dependency
that are difficult to break. For example, the lock–in of
gasoline cars is reinforced by highway and energy
infrastructures that are further locked–in by social and
cultural preferences for individual mobility options. The
dominance of cars and their supporting infrastructures in
auto–centric urban forms is further reinforced by zoning and
urban development patterns, such as dispersed and low–density
housing distantly located from jobs, that create obstacles to
create alternative mobility options” (8-54)</p>
<p>“Cities can reduce their transport–related fuel consumption by
around 25 percent through combinations of more compact land use
and the provision of less car–dependent transport
infrastructure. Appropriate infrastructure, including protected
pedestrian and bike pathways, can also support much greater
localized active travel” (10-4)."</p>
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