Munro Street Crossing Petition - Where to from here?

Dear Munro Street Petition Signers,

Wow - what a fantastic response to our first petition signing session yesterday, thank you all for your support!!

We got about 150 signatures in just under 3 hours.  We heard a universal message that the Munro Street/ Railway Place/ Upfield Bike Path crossing is in urgent need of a safety upgrade.


So where to from here?

Your signatures will be attached to letters for:

• Hon. Terry Mulder, the Minister for Roads,
• Hon. Christine Campbell, Member for Pascoe Vale,
• Mr Gary Liddle, Chief Executive VicRoads. 

The letters request support for urgent safety improvements at the crossing, and will be published on this website over the next few weeks.  See the Munro Street crossing hotspot page for a similar letter we recently sent to Council.

We will map out an action plan based on their responses.


Joining Walk On Moreland 


I invite & encourage all of you to join Walk On Moreland.  This will enable us to organise more ambitious future actions and diversify our approach, and means over time we can broaden our outlook beyond a single location.

Several people indicated that they have previously lobbied for action at Munro Street.  I would be especially interested to hear from you so we can build on your previous work.  Ditto for people who indicated they're linked in with other likeminded groups.

You can join by simply re-submitting your email address via our website or by 'Liking' us on Facebook or Google.


Next Event

The next event will be a drop-in, information sharing, and signature gathering session at the cnr Munro Street/ Railway Place (ie same place) in four weeks time, Wednesday 11th April.  If you'd like to be involved in planning, join Walk On Moreland and we'll be in touch.


So thanks again and 'Let's Keep Walking (& Riding)'!  - NW

PS Please also note that several email addresses were hard to decipher, so apologies if you didn't receive this note by email - keep sending people to the website...

Sydney Road Street Party Stall

Hi Walkers!

We had a great time at the Sydney Road Street Party last weekend, thanks to everyone who stopped past to say hi.  It was a real buzz seeing the enthusiasm for the walking cause from everyone we spoke to.  

Walk On Moreland at the Sydney Road Street Party Sunday 4th March 2012 (Photo GK)

And what a fantastic setting to talk about the need for more streets for people, surrounded by thousands of people walking on one of our busiest roads.  What a great reminder of how much potential we have right here in our neighbourhoods to create great places for people.

I was encouraged by the huge cross-section of people who showed interest, from young & old, in prams & on foot, out partying or just taking in the sights, and even a few from nonna's with a twinkle in their eyes.  

Everyone seems to subscribe to the idea that wider footpaths, more crossings, and slower cars are a worthy cause which should be within our reach to achieve.

Walk On!! - NW  

PS. And thanks to the High School for Coburg people for lending us their stall.