Infrastructure Victoria: Building Safer Bicycle Networks recommendations for Darebin

Building safer cycling networks

Infrastructure Victoria has called upon the Victoria Government to invest in cycling corridors in Melbourne and a network of cycle corridors in Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Wangaratta over the next 10 years.

The report calls for two routes in Darebin:

• Moonee Ponds to Northcote 

• Essendon to LaTrobe University 

Victoria’s infrastructure strategy 2025–2055, recommends a network of 16 priority cycling corridors would create 250 kilometres of continuous and safe bike connections for Victorian cyclists. Infrastructure Victoria estimates it would cost the government up to $620 million over 5 years to provide the following routes.

Here is a link to the technical report on cycling. 

“The Victorian Government has made some good progress in recent years with over 250 kilometres of new active transport links made possible through major projects such as the level crossing removals. The next priority is to fund and deliver, with local councils, these 16 cycling corridors to provide safer connections for all users across the network,” Dr Spear said.  

Victoria’s infrastructure strategy 2025–2055 will be tabled in the Victorian Parliament this week to inform the policies of all parties. The Victorian Government is required to respond to the strategy recommendations within 12 months.  

Here are the key recommended routes across Melbourne below.

Here is the detail of these two routes in Darebin as detailed in the Darebin Council Streets for People Feasibility Study Routes: 

• Northcote to Moonee Ponds:  Route 1. Beavers Road, Dennis Street and Christmas Street (in Darebin)

• Essendon to Latrobe University: Route 5. Gower and Cramer Street. (in Darebin)

Here is link to the full Streets for People Feasibility Report - the map below showing the full set of cycling routes from that report.

Route 1 Northcote to Moonee Ponds (via Brunswick) - map below 

Route 5. Essendon to Latrobe University (Preston Activity Link via Gower and Cramer streets) - map below