Shannon Hill

New trains! Wide and bright. And empty!

New train platform at Parkville station

State library platform. Spacious bright and light

Wow! Escalators to platform at new town hall station

Seriously game changing for Melbourne - opening of new metro tunnel today. Managed to catch the last train of the day - genuinely impressive. #metrotunnel #melbourne 🤩🤩🤩

Priorities.
We asked for a covered pedestrian path like they gave the cars.

Morning Melbourne 🏳️‍🌈🚊

Using the Metro Tunnel Explore how your journey will change when the Metro Tunnel opens, with 5 new train stations delivering better connections across the city.

Good explainer here

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Good start here - www.planning.vic.gov.au/planforvicto...

Most aggressive planning policy changes we’ve probably ever seen - all built around building more homes. It’s spread across several policy platforms but this is a good place to start.

Victorias state government is rolling through big planning reforms this year to really shift the policy dial to a 70/30 infill/greenfield new development. Remains to be seen how the market will deliver.

Photo of Trinity gate with bike riders and pedestrians

Photo of Clarendon Building with bike riders and pedestrians

Photo of Parks Road with bike riders and large trees glowing in afternoon light

Bikes parked in Parks Road out front of Kings Arms with Oxford buildings in background

Common theme in late afternoon pics from Oxford today 🚲☀️🌳

Visiting Oxford and am surprised and totally impressed with the shared spaces - making it easy for bikes and walkers to get around

Visiting Oxford for a few days and saw you all yesterday 👏❤️. Was a great day out as a pedestrian too - very impressed with the number of bikes out and about and the shared spaces making Oxford a wonderful calm, easy place to walk around.

Rebuilt car park at Sunbury station
✅ now includes pedestrian footpath
❌ where are the trees??
❓land use choices next to train station

Not system related but I do like your one online portal lodgement system that we DO NOT have in Victoria!

I’m excited for this - and yes I live in a ‘tram and transport zone’ in the inner west. Lots to review and comment on. Needs to be coupled with investment in public spaces and safe movement infrastructure 🤞

Also weird given this is exactly what Victorias planning schemes push too - planners are not the issue here! We know how this works and why it’s needed.

Fab! Thanks for sharing/creating!

Cracking magnolia this year. On a cracking winter August day in melbs, spring is well and truly here.

Vivid pink skies of sunrise over house tops

Good morning Melbourne 🌅

Had my say, thanks for the tips

And no trains west of north Melbourne. Again. Unreal.

Genuinely good people. Help them out!

#melbournes laneways in the wet this morning. Great pedestrian spaces connecting the city.

Just me and the sunset on the ride home tonight ☀️ #melbourne #ptv

First time I’ve ever contacted my local member to express my immense disappointment with this decision. Bet I get no response.

Activity Centres Program Expansion – Phase 1: Understanding place Help us shape the future of your activity centre by telling us what you love and value most about your local area.

Exciting next steps for planning for more housing in Melbournes activity centre - public transport based centre along new metro train line. Ambitious housing targets but you’ve gotta have a plan!

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Planners - pay attention. We’re reasonably good with riverine flooding when mapped, arguably not quite as good with forest fire.

Happy to repost this great vid of my hometown

As a melburnian urban planner loves this video! Thanks so much for taking the time to visit and put it together!

John Darling & sons building

Demolition by neglect? Hoping the Sunshine/Albion airport rail link works package includes this iconic building and gives it a new lease of life.

Sunset with pinks and golds over urban landscape

Cracker sunset after the rain tonight. Walking the dog again.
#melbourne #seddon

Morning sunrise over local shops

Good morning #melbourne #seddon. Should walk the dog this early every day.

Metro trains or PTV on here yet??