Moreland's transport strategy for the next 10 years is open for discussion, with Council voting on 11 July to release the Draft Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy MITS).
With key themes including sustainability, liveability and health, the strategy has a positive focus on prioritising walking, bike-riding and public transport.
The document states that implementation needs to be prioritised – acknowledging that this is where previous plans have fallen down.
Residents now have until Friday 17 August to read and comment on the 200-page document and we urge all readers to do so! You can fill in a questionnaire on the Council website, or write a submission and send it in.
Brunswick Residents Network has organised a briefing by the Council's MITS Project Officer, followed a week later by a working group meeting to go through the detail of the proposed strategy and prepare a BRN submission.
MEETING DETAILS:
OUR MITS BRIEFING FOR BRUNSWICK RESIDENTS
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday 31 July, 6.30–8.00 PM
VENUE: St Ambrose Community Centre, 287 Sydney Road Brunswick
FORMAT: Moreland Council's MITS Project Officer Alexander Sheko will give a presentation on the MITS strategy, with time for questions and comments
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OUR WORKING GROUP MEETING:
One week later (2 August), same venue.
Please email albertstreet2020@gmail.com with any queries, or if you are keen to join the working group.
The documents: See Council website
Council website has links to the strategy, the accompanying parking strategy documents and more (e.g. an interactive map to explain parking, summaries, and FAQs); and a questionnaire to fill in as one way of giving feedback.
NOT on the Council website
Moreland Council voted by a narrow majority to remove two specific action points from the draft, including the progressive lowering of speed limits on local roads to 30kph. You can find the missing bits and the evidence supporting them on our Wordpress blog.
