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Works under way in East Melbourne, Lygon St and Parkville to fix “black spot” intersections

Works under way in East Melbourne, Lygon St and Parkville to fix “black spot” intersections

May 3rd, 2023 - Brendan Rees

A problem intersection in East Melbourne is being upgraded with the City of Melbourne starting works at the roundabout of Simpson and Hotham streets to improve safety.

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E-scooters moved away from East Melbourne corner after being “stacked” onto footpath

March 29th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

E-scooters have been excluded from parking at an East Melbourne intersection after concerns were raised of the devices being “stacked” along a footpath during an AFL night match at the MCG.

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Community rejoices over hard-fought bus service increase

September 28th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

The Parkville Gardens community is celebrating after its campaign to increase bus services to its neighbourhood – which included continued advocacy from local Greens MPs – was finally a success.

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Brakes slammed on for crucial new bike lane project

August 3rd, 2022 - David Schout

The Department of Transport has paused the installation of a new cycling lane that would connect the inner-north with central Melbourne, for fear of the impact on local parking.

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“A complete mess”: Unprecedented public response as council muddies bike lane message, but Grattan St and Royal Parade prioritised

June 29th, 2022 - David Schout

The City of Melbourne was heavily criticised for reportedly slamming on the brakes of its accelerated bike lane rollout in June. But while this wasn’t really the case, it has few to blame after a series of mixed messages.

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New bike lanes set to be to be rolled out in East Melbourne

June 1st, 2022 - Brendan Rees

New bike lanes will be created along a residential street in East Melbourne as part of a City of Melbourne initiative to improve road safety.

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New bike lanes will be “another disaster in the making”

March 31st, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A Carlton resident has raised concerns over a City of Melbourne plan to install protected bike lanes along Grattan St, saying “it’s got debacle written all over it.”

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New bus services for Parkville

September 30th, 2021 - Inner City News

Travelling to and from work and education in Parkville will be quicker thanks to a new limited-stop bus connecting Victoria Park Station to the University of Melbourne.

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