This project is currently on hold due to design issues. We will update the community at the earliest convenience.

Updated De Carle street plans

We’re proposing to install new bicycle lanes and traffic calming treatments on De Carle Street in Coburg, between Moreland Road and Rennie Street. This will see us reconstruct the northern section, and retrofit the southern.

This project will improve safety for all road users in this area by reducing traffic speeds and volumes and providing a high-quality route for bike riders of all confidence levels.

Why are we doing this?

De Carle Street, between Rennie Street and The Avenue is in poor condition and needs to be rebuilt.

While we are fixing this section of De Carle Street, we are taking the opportunity to extend works through to Moreland Road. This allows us to improve walking, bike riding and road safety while improving the road for cars as well.

  • Traffic volume on De Carle Street currently exceeds the preferred maximums for a local road of 2,000 cars per day.
  • More speed humps will help to improve safety for pedestrians and bike riders using this section of the road.
  • Narrowing road space for cars help reduce traffic volumes, and improves safety and residential amenity through discouraging rat-running and reducing traffic speeds.

Updated De Carle street plans

Diagram of a cross section of De Carle street showing parked cars at the outer edges, bicycle lanes in each direction inside them and a shared drive lane in the centre, for cars to drive in either direction.

The Grove to Moreland Road

Diagram of a cross section of De Carle street (between Rennie street and The Grove) showing parked cars at the outer edges, bicycle lanes in each direction inside them and a shared drive lane in the centre, for cars to drive in either direction.

Rennie Street to The Grove

Why we updated the design

We decided that the bike lanes in the previous design were too narrow. The separation between the parked-car lane and the bike lane was too narrow as well.

Key changes since the earlier design

  • No loss of car parking.
  • Allows for normal collection of waste.
  • More room for cyclists - 1.8-1.9m bike lanes with no buffer between the bike and driving lanes (previously 1.4m with 0.6 buffer, or 1.5m with 0.4 buffer)
  • The two-way vehicle lane has widened from 3.3m to 3.5m between Moreland Rd and The Grove.
  • Change from 2 lanes (2.5m each) to a one two-way lane (3.2m) for vehicles travelling between The Grove and Rennie Street. This allows for parking on both sides of the road, and will help reduce vehicle speed.
  • This design does not incorporate bolt down barriers.

This is Napier street Fitzroy which is a similar layout to the new design.


Protecting significant trees

The section of road between The Grove and The Avenue is built over the roots of several significant trees. These trees are an important part of the local area.

To protect them, the bicycle lanes will be built with porous paving. This means that a protective layer is created over the roots, and water can seep through the paving, providing water to the trees.

This survey will close at 11:59pm, Wednesday 20 September.