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In August 2025, the Merri-bek City Council Streets for People Plan was adopted by Council. The plan was developed utilising community feedback gathered during a period of community engagement in March - May 2025.

The final Streets for People Plan and information about the community engagement that helped developed this plan are available on this page.

View the Streets for People Plan.

Improving Streets for People

In 2023, we developed the Moving Around Merri-bek transport strategy, engaging with our community to create a strategy that best reflected their diverse needs.

During this period, we heard from the Merri-bek community about how they move around Merri-bek and how they would like to see local transport networks improved.

This feedback helped us finalise Moving Around Merri-bek, which included the Streets for People framework - a process for making changes to our streets. Learn more about the Streets for People framework.

What is the Streets for People Plan

The Streets for People Plan is the next stage of our strategic transport planning for Merri-bek. It was developed utilising the feedback gathered during our Moving Around Merri-bek development.

The plan takes the Streets for People framework and applies it practically to Merri-bek's transport system to guide our future street improvement projects.

These projects will make improvements to streets both as a means of travel, and as a place to visit and live.

The plan has 2 main objectives:

  • It identifies which streets in Merri-bek should be improved as Streets for People projects
  • It details the role these streets play in Merri-bek’s transport network and what changes should be considered to help them adapt as safe, accessible, sustainable, healthy, liveable and inclusive transport connections and places

These goals are explored throughout the plan in 4 main sections. These are:

The Streets for People Plan demonstrates how the Streets for People projects combine to form a network of corridors to be designed and improved in the future.

These corridors, when combined, create a safe, accessible network for people to walk and ride their bike through Merri-bek.

A higher-resolution version of the below map is available through the Document Library on this page. If you need assistance accessing it, please get in touch.

The Streets for People Plan lists which streets or corridors are considered high-priority choices for Streets for People improvements.

The priority has been determined using the Streets for People Framework.

Projects named as high priorities are those that should be considered sooner for development.

These High Priority Corridors and their purpose in the broader network are:

  1. Glenroy Road, Glenroy – Glenroy Station to West Street
    Make it easier to get to Glenroy College and Glenroy shops and services

  2. Barrow Street, Coburg – Bell Street to Stewart Street
    Support Yarra Valley Water pipes upgrade

  3. Clovelly Avenue, Glenroy West – Glenroy Station to Moonee Ponds Creek
    Make it easier to get to Glenroy West Primary School

  4. Union Street, Brunswick – Moonee Ponds Creek to Sydney Road
    Support Level Crossing Removal Project

  5. Stewart Street, Brunswick – Sydney Road to Merri Creek
    Support the improvements to Hope Street, Brunswick

  6. Urquhart Street – Sydney Road to Pentridge Boulevard
    Support the Coburg Health Hub construction

  7. Edgars Creek Trail – Merri Creek to Ronald Street bridge
    Make it easier to get to Coburg High School

  8. O'Reilly Avenue – Murray Road to Coburg High School
    Make it easier to get to Coburg High School

  9. Roma Street, Fawkner – Sydney Road to Merri Creek
    Improve transport options in Fawkner

The Streets for People Plan explains in detail the 4 types of streets in Merri-bek

The plan explains the characteristics of each of these street types and outlines the kinds of streetscape improvements that may be chosen for different types of streets. For example, a street close to a shopping district will have different needs than a local residential street.

Improvements that may be considered include greening and tree planting, street furniture, changes to road surface, footpath changes, and more.

The development process for a Streets for People Project is outlined within the plan.

This includes design, community consultation, and construction and implementation.

This process may vary as we work through individual projects to ensure the unique needs of streets are met. However, the general process for projects is outlined below:

  1. Council staff will assess the street to see what changes might be needed
  2. We will ask the community what changes they think will improve the street
  3. We will then use that information to develop a plan to improve the street
  4. Once we have the plan, we will sometimes ask the community for feedback on that plan
  5. We will complete the improvements to the street
  6. We will evaluate the success of the street upgrade

Previous engagement

Between March and May of 2025, we invited our community to share their thoughts on the draft Streets for People Plan. The feedback gathered in this time helped us adapt and update the document, ensuring that the final plan best met our community’s needs.

Community members shared their feedback on this page through a survey, and at in-person feedback sessions.

How did the community influence this project?

What could be influenced?

  • Changes to the Streets for People Network, including additional streets or corridors
  • Re-prioritisation of Streets for People Projects
  • Revisions to the Streets for People Process

What couldn't be influenced?

  • The Streets for People Framework
  • Street type classifications
  • The need for a Streets for People Plan