Category Archives: Walking

New Active Transport Link at Southbank

Melbourne City Council is about to transform Southbank Boulevard and Dodds Street Construction of the first stage of the Southbank Boulevard and Dodds Street Concept Plan will start in July 2018. The transformation of Southbank Boulevard and Dodds Street will … Continue reading

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Melbourne’s best creek walks

From RACV Magazine May 2018 Urban creeks offer a slice of the bush in the middle of the city. Here’s our guide to five of Melbourne’s best.   Story by: Philip Thomas. Illustrations: Oslo Davis Many people in Melbourne live within walking … Continue reading

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How traffic signals favour cars and discourage walking

From: The Conversation 11th June 2018 The settings on traffic lights make pedestrians wait longer by giving higher priority to vehicle traffic. Abaconda Management Group/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA David Levinson, University of Sydney This is the fifth article in our series, … Continue reading

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Strategic Cycling Corridors – Melbourne’s East and South East

From:  VicRoads 22nd May 2018 – The latest VicRoads information on the three cycling corridors where upgrades are being delivered are: CBD to Scoresby, between Warrigal Road and Waverley Road Box Hill to Ashburton The proposed improvements for the CBD … Continue reading

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