“Tempers flared in #NorthRichmond on Monday morning as #cyclists gathered to protest a controversial move to narrow bike lanes on a main thoroughfare and reintroduce 48 #CarParking spaces. The project, described by the #CityOfYarra #council as a “#GlowUp”, involves road resurfacing and the relocation of existing bike lane bollards between #HoddleSt and #ChurchSt...

“The work marks the end of a five-year trial of wide, protected lanes that have become a focal point of local political division.”

Mayor #StephenJolly defended the works on Monday, saying the current infrastructure was a “#BikeSuperhighway that’s not used that much”.

“It’s about sharing and not listening to just one interest group,” Jolly said. “These changes will make the bike lane the same width it is on #AlbertStreet that it continues from, while allowing locals #BetterAccess to their Buddhist Temple, homes and businesses and also get some parking back.”

#Melbourne / #bikes / #planning <https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/controversial-richmond-cycling-corridor-works-begin-for-more-car-spaces-20260315-p5oank.html> / <https://archive.md/G91bM>

#JudyRyan talks about her book on the establishment of #NorthRichmond #SafeInjectionFacilities and how lives have been saved and the suburb made more livable in the face of fierce objections.

https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/uncommon-sense/episodes/6421-the-battle-for-victorias-first-safe-injecting-facility