Project update - May 2025

At the Council Meeting on 13 May, Council resolved to progress the Coppin Street New Deal for Cycling Corridor Study to Stage 2 – concept development and design. We will commence stage 2 community consultation over the next 12 months.

Existing infrastructure that was put in place during the Intersection Upgrade Trial studies in 2024 will remain in place. Detailed design work for permanent installations will be presented to the community within the next 12 months.

Read the Council Meeting Minutes.

We want to make walking, riding and scooting on Coppin Street easier for people of all ages and abilities.

Our commitment in the Yarra Transport Strategy 2022-32 is to deliver a network of safe, attractive and connected bike routes with better streets for everyone to use as part of the New Deal for Cycling program.

In 2023, we completed upgrade pilots on Coppin Street at the intersections with Bridge Road and Swan Street to test ideas and gather community feedback. During this period there were no crashes reported, people told us that they felt safer and there was a big increase in people cycling along Coppin Street.

In November 2024, we asked for your feedback, as part of the Stage 1 consultation, to help us design safer transport infrastructure for the rest of Coppin Street between Highett Street and Barkly Avenue.

This consultation is closed.

Thank you for sharing your feedback as part of our Building a Safe and Liveable Coppin Street consultation in November and December 2024.

We have reviewed and considered all the feedback provided during the stage 1 consultation. The engagement report and recommendations were presented to Council at the 13 May 2025 Council Meeting.

Read the Minutes from the Council Meeting.

Engagement results

We wanted to understand experiences travelling on Coppin Street. We asked the community to drop a pin and use an online mapping tool to tell us:

• What do you think are the current issues and pain points for anyone travelling on Coppin Street?
• How do you think we can improve Coppin Street to make it safer and more liveable for everyone.

We also held 3 in person information sessions at:

• Dame Nellie Melba Memorial Park on Thursday 21 November
• Gleadell Street Market on Saturday 23 November
• Barkly Gardens on Saturday 7 December.

Who did we hear from?

• 276 online social map survey responses
• Over 80% of people surveyed live in Richmond, Cremorne or Burnley
• More than 50 people engaged with us in-person

What did we hear?

A total of 193 responses regarding issues and pain points were raised from the online mapping tool, pop and email submission.

Responses to this question were grouped into 6 themes:

• Pedestrian and cyclist safety
• Speeding cars
• Parked cars and dooring
• Pedestrian crossings
• Parking management
• Traffic signs and line marking

A total of 219 responses were received in relation to improvements that could be made to make Coppin Street safer and more liveable.

Responses to this question were grouped into 3 themes:

• Enhancing cyclist and pedestrian safety through protected and separated bike lanes
• Reducing traffic speed and congestion
• Improving accessibility and public space design.