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Goal	Indicator	Mechanisms	Outcome
walking throughout the municipality The entire municipality is attractive and safe for walking, particularly in the CBD and locations with a high concentration of pedestrians.	Target: To reduce the number of pedestrian related accidents. Indicator: Number of road closures to facilitate pedestrian access. Current. Unknown Number of pedestrian casualty accidents in the City of Melbourne Municipality. Current In 2006, there were 162 accidents these were broken into the following categories. Fatal: 2, Serious Injury: 78 and Other 82. ¹	Weekend CBD road closures, which cater for high pedestrian volumes at specific times, and create street-scapes that encourage walking.	The central city has a comprehensive and generous pedestrian path network including the sidewalks to the streets and the lanes. All the main east west lanes have been converted into two way pedestrian / cycle use on a permanent 24/7 basis. Provide mid block signalised pedestrian crossings on Flinders, Collins, Bourke, La Trobe and Lonsdale Street for all blocks between Queen and Russell Streets.
pedestrian precincts Expand specific pedestrian precincts within the city.	Amount of space allocated for people and activities on streets and squares. Current: In 2004 there was 72,200m2 ²	Extend deadend lanes in strategic locations, for example extend Baptist lane through to Collins Street with short arcade.	Swanston Street is a pedestrian priority street from Princes Bridge to the RMIT Hub and new CUB plaza. Carparks around Churches in the CBD have been converted to pedestrian oriented spaces using car parking levy to buy replacement spaces for the Churches in nearby parking garages.
pedestrian amenity and infrastructure Improve pedestrian amenity and infrastructure in non-CBD neighbourhoods	Target: To provide improved pedestrian infrastructure throughout the City of Melbourne Municipality suburbs. Resident perception of pedestrian amenity and infrastructure in the City of Melbourne Municipality neighbourhoods. Current: Unknown³	Traffic light cycles which recognise areas of high pedestrian usage by automatic activation of the "green man" as at major CBD intersections.	A network of shared zones (or 'home zones') extends throughout the central city and local areas, improving pedestrian safety and amenity, and providing play spaces for children. Intersections in major non-CBD retail areas (eg Lygon Street and Queen Victoria Market) and in major pedestrain commuting routes (eg Swanston Street north of Victoria Street, Royal Parade) as well as other areas of constant high pedestrain usage (eg outside Royal Melbourne/ Royal Women's comoplex) with automatic "green man" activation at appropriate time of day/day of week.

Goal

Indicator

Mechanisms

Outcome

walking throughout the municipality

The entire municipality is attractive and safe for walking, particularly in the CBD and locations with a high concentration of pedestrians.

Target: To reduce the number of pedestrian related accidents.

Indicator:

Number of road closures to facilitate pedestrian access. Current. Unknown

Number of pedestrian casualty accidents in the City of Melbourne Municipality. Current In 2006, there were 162 accidents these were broken into the following categories. Fatal: 2, Serious Injury: 78 and Other 82. ¹

Weekend CBD road closures, which cater for high pedestrian volumes at specific times, and create street-scapes that encourage walking.

The central city has a comprehensive and generous pedestrian path network including the sidewalks to the streets and the lanes.

All the main east west lanes have been converted into two way pedestrian / cycle use on a permanent 24/7 basis.

Provide mid block signalised pedestrian crossings on Flinders, Collins, Bourke, La Trobe and Lonsdale Street for all blocks between Queen and Russell Streets.

pedestrian precincts

Expand specific pedestrian precincts within the city.

Amount of space allocated for people and activities on streets and squares. Current: In 2004 there was 72,200m2 ²

Extend deadend lanes in strategic locations, for example extend Baptist lane through to Collins Street with short arcade.

Swanston Street is a pedestrian priority street from Princes Bridge to the RMIT Hub and new CUB plaza.

Carparks around Churches in the CBD have been converted to pedestrian oriented spaces using car parking levy to buy replacement spaces for the Churches in nearby parking garages.

pedestrian amenity and infrastructure

Improve pedestrian amenity and infrastructure in non-CBD neighbourhoods

Target: To provide improved pedestrian infrastructure throughout the City of Melbourne Municipality suburbs.

Resident perception of pedestrian amenity and infrastructure in the City of Melbourne Municipality neighbourhoods. Current: Unknown³

Traffic light cycles which recognise areas of high pedestrian usage by automatic activation of the "green man" as at major CBD intersections.

A network of shared zones (or 'home zones') extends throughout the central city and local areas, improving pedestrian safety and amenity, and providing play spaces for children.

Intersections in major non-CBD retail areas (eg Lygon Street and Queen Victoria Market) and in major pedestrain commuting routes (eg Swanston Street north of Victoria Street, Royal Parade) as well as other areas of constant high pedestrain usage (eg outside Royal Melbourne/ Royal Women's comoplex) with automatic "green man" activation at appropriate time of day/day of week.