Critical Mass: St Georges Road
Meet State Library, 5.30pm Thursday 25 September 2025 (Grand Final Eve)
Ride to St George's Road Intersection & post ride drinks and chat at Terminus Hotel.
We call on VicRoads to fix the intersection to improve safety for cyclists (or all road users) connecting to the shared median path heading north. Congestion from high volumes of cyclists needing to cross the tram tracks poses a significant safety threat for all who use the intersection.
We call upon Kat Theophanous and Gabrielle Williams to:
Permanently closing these minor vehicle crossovers along the St Georges Road median path.
Fix the intersection so pedestrians and cyclists have a safe connection to the shared path in the median.
Email: Gabrielle Williams: Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Minister for Public and Active Transport
Why St George's Road?
The St Georges Road shared median path is a major tram route and the premier cycling route in the north of Melbourne with over half a million cycle journeys a year.
Crossovers
Cars are meant to give way to all median path users, but there have been at least 26 reported crashes with cars in recent years and many unreported collisions and near misses.
The crossovers have also caused collisions and near-misses with trams. In 2013, an independent safety audit commissioned by City of Darebin recommended that all the minor crossovers (without traffic lights) over the St Georges Rd median path be closed to motor vehicle traffic because of 'the risks of conflict between motor vehicles and path users'.
In 2017, during the Melbourne Water pipe renewal project, the minor unsignalised crossovers were closed, dramatically improving the safety and experience of the median path.
Darebin BUG started a petition asking that VicRoads and Darebin Council keep the dangerous minor crossovers of the St Georges Road median, between Arthurton Road and Miller Street, closed to motor vehicle traffic after the completion of the Melbourne Water pipeline works.
The minor crossovers are a convenience for a small number of motorists but are a significant danger to safety during 500,000+ riding and other transport mode trips via the St Georges Road median path each year.
Intersection spaghetti
The main Intersection of St Georges Road, Charles Street and Merri Parade is a problem for cyclists. Riders trying to get onto the bike path travelling north have to ride along the narrow footpath (shared with loads of Northcote High School students) before crossing over the road and tram tracks to the median strip where the bike path is.