Walk Safely To School Day 2

We had a great time last Friday at Walk Safely To School Day at Munro Street.  We gave away T-shirts and yellow badges to about 15 kids on their way to school.  A big Hello to everyone we spoke to on the day.

Kelvin Thomson dropped past to lend his support, and to see first-hand the difficulty people have getting across Munro Street.  

We subsequently were invited to address the kids at Moreland Primary School today (Monday), where we asked the kids to think about what would make walking nicer in our neighbourhoods.  Thanks MPS!

Walk Safely To School Day with Kelvin Thomson MP, 18 May 2012

Thanks also to Antonine College for our badges, and to the Pedestrian Council of Australia for the T-Shirts.

Moreland Leader Article

We were featured in the Moreland Leader last week - you may have seen the article?

Walk On Moreland in the Leader Newspaper May 14, 2012

(PS yes well spotted we are advocating for a lower, not higher, speed limit at Munro Street)

Walk Safely To School Day

Walk Safely To School Day - Friday 18th May

This Friday we will be participating in Walk Safely To School Day.  Come and see us at the Munro Street crossing to support safer walking for children.

Cheers, Nataniel Wolfson and the Team.

   

Munro Street Supporters Update #4

9th May Munro Street Event Wednesday 9th May 9.30-11.30am, cnr Munro Street and Upfield Bike Path We'll be at Munro Street this Wednesday to promote the crossing improvement campaign.  If you are in the neighbourhood, come over to take part or help out with one of our activities: Decorate the Fairy Crossing.  Put your creative side to good use and help with cross-hatching and decorations to make the crossing a nicer place to walk past. Have a Say on what improvements you'd like to see at the crossing. Map Your Walking Neigbourhood and where are your favourite places to walk. Launch of our Letters Leaderboard where we keep track of the group's correspondence. Sign Up New Supporters for the campaign.  The aim of the roadside event is to create a bit of a buzz around this issue and involve the wider community.  The activities we're doing are intended to get people talking about what change is possible, and to encourage people to act in support of pedestrian improvements.  We will use community input to support our discussions with Council.  If you would to know more, see the campaign homepage or see you there! Council acknowledges importance of Munro Street crossing Council 'remains highly committed to improving protection for cyclists and pedestrians across Munro Street'. In a letter to Walk On Moreland, Council agreed on the importance of this crossing.  This is an important starting point for our campaign.  Other key points from Council's letter are: pedestrian operated traffic lights are the most suitable solution, a detailed design is needed to work out accurate costs, the community will be asked to have a say on the design, Council is in discussions with VicRoads and VicTrack to take the matter further. We are following up with Council to get clarification on several of these points.  Based on these discussions we will map out a way forward for the campaign.  Read the full letter on our Correspondence page here. Kelvin Thomson's Support Keeps On Giving Mr Thomson helps get us on the agenda with Council and Moreland Leader Thanks again to Mr Thomson for his support for this campaign.  His representations on our behalf to Council and the Moreland Leader have helped get us on the agenda with both parties.  Read correspondence between Kelvin Thomson and Moreland Mayor John Kavanagh here. New Mailing List and Privacy System We have moved to a professional mailing list system to ensure that your privacy is protected.  Your privacy matters.  Our new system ensures that your details are protected, and lets you choose which campaign emails you subscribe to.  Read our Privacy Statement here. 'Tell Me More...' To find out more you can Like us on Facebook, join our Walk On Moreland mailing list, send us an email, or visitwalkonmoreland.blogspot.com.au for info on: Our Vision Other walking improvement campaigns Munro Street campaign strategy Inspirational Places, including Yarraville Pop-up Park Advocacy toolbox Media Releases Upcoming events 'I Want To Help Out...' If you'd like to get involved in the Munro Street campaign, let us know.  You can: Help out with the Wednesday 9th May 9.30-11.30 campaign event, Help out with campaign focus areas such as pedestrian counts, community engagement, etc Write a letter to your local representatives, Also Walk To School Day is on Friday 18 May, let us know if you'd like to help out at Munro Street anytime between 8.00-9.00am.