New Melbourne Lord Mayor retires chauffeur car

Posted on May 31, 2018 by WATAG

From: Bicycle Network – 25th May 2018
Sally Capp, Melbourne’s freshly-minted Lord Mayor, made the call on her first day to retire the $240 a day mayoral car and use more sustainable transport.

Instead of being driven around town to appointments and meetings, Cr Capp will ride, walk or take public transport.

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Strategic Cycling Corridors – Melbourne’s East and South East

Posted on May 31, 2018 by WATAG

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 to Scoresby corridor and the Box Hill to Ashburton corridor presented at the information sessions held in September 2017 are being delivered.
  • Chirnside Park to Mordialloc. specifically:
    • Syndal Station to Monash University
    • Monash University to Clayton Station

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