Modal filters in Darebin?

‘Modal Filters’ are a truly under-appreciated tool in the effort to make our streets more safe, people friendly and bikeable.

They are a form of traffic calming which acts as a block for through-traffic, while allowing bikes and pedestrians to pass through.

Modal filters, like the one pictured here at the corner of Beavers Rd and Herbert St, can make navigating intersections safer and easier on bike and foot by also acting as a median crossing refuge.

Lowered speed limits in conjunction with modal filters can be an effective way to create safe, low traffic-stress cycling corridors with very minimal infrastructure.

While there are few modal filters in Darebin, we’d love to see many more of them appear across our council in the years to come!