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Originally a pop-up park on a 12-month trial, the Raleigh Street park replaced 41 parking spaces in the Raleigh Street council car park. Due to positive community feedback, it's now being redesigned as a permanent park. The project was awarded a grant by the state government's Pick My Park program, although it looks like only the design is funded in the City of Maribyrnong's 2026-27 budget, and construction will need additional future funding.

See council meeting notes for more information, or provide your feedback on the draft design.

See Participate Melbourne and council meeting notes for more information.

This is partly funded by the Transport Amenity Program, which aims to reduce traffic impacts arising from the West Gate Tunnel.

This was not the original preferred design for the council or residents, but the constraints of the high pressure gas main along the street prevented the original design from being implemented.

Banyule is planning a cycling corridor from Ivanhoe to Darebin stations along the railway line. It's a small but important section because it will connect central Ivanhoe to the Darebin Creek Trail, and ultimately will form part of a larger Hurstbridge rail trail.

The engagement is now open for feedback, so please support the initiative, especially if you're a Banyule local. Maybe you can help improve the design?

Engagement link

With the opening of the new Footscray hospital earlier this year, the old Footscray site is planned for redevelopment by the state government. Today they've released a draft master plan showing the allocation of space to housing, commercial mixed-use, and open space.

What do you think? The government engagement survey opens tomorrow.

Press release from the state government (see the "More homes in the inner-city" section).

There's also a consultation open asking for "your help to identify and plan for great places for more homes in inner Melbourne."

It seems that these will work a bit differently from the past tranches of Activity Centres in that there is not necessarily a core and catchment. However the Built Form Overlay (BFO) is still being used.

The result will be a slight improvement for Wellington St, as you can see in the motion text, but nothing like the original visionary proposal. Neither modal filters nor protected bike lanes will be installed.

This is 5x more than the last fund which is already funding the completion of the Kororoit Creek Trail, a Moorabbin to Carnegie route and a bunch of other projects in Victoria.

Media release here.

Engagement link

If you live/work/study in Manningham you get 5000 words to say whatever you want about the new Draft Strategy.

The themes and action plan seem to be okay, so if anything I expect it's the proposed cycling network that you might want to comment on (see dashed lines on the attached map). Are there any good links missing?

Planned to be completed by October 2026.

The current ACCA forecourt is pretty desolate. Maybe the original idea was to use the same industrial aesthetic as the building itself?

Seems like this park has a reasonably long history, with it being announced in 2023 but delayed until now.

One of the options proposed is "building cycling and walking paths". They also have some specific questions in the survey about cycling in the area. According to OpenStreetMap, there is already a shared footpath, but only on eastern side and it looks like it could be improved.

If you're local then this is a good chance to support cycle infrastructure!

Clickbait title as ever, but an interesting discussion about Broadmeadows Station anyway.

Boroondara are seeking feedback to inform their Integrated Transport Strategy. If you are a local please have a say, as the questions relate to walking, cycling and public transport use, and how the council can support it.

This relates to, but is not the same as the Greenways strategy released earlier this month.

This will go underneath the Princes Hwy in Southbank, and money has been allocated to implement these designs in the 2026/2027 draft budget.

• City of Melbourne news page
• Council meeting notes (it's item 6.2 City Road Northern Undercroft - Design Update)