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Residents press Metro Tunnel team over rail noise near South Kensington
Kensington residents have stepped up their campaign over noise from the new Metro Tunnel entrance near South Kensington Station, with a recent community meeting laying bare ongoing frustration about rail squeal, delays in responses and limited access to monitoring data.
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Kensington ghost bike symbol of human cost, advocate says
The disappearance of a white-painted “ghost bike” memorialising Kensington crash victim Will Richter has prompted a message from a cycling advocate to the City of Melbourne about the importance of remembering the victims of fatal bike crashes.
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Kensington residents call for truck ban as petition gains traction
A growing number of Kensington residents are calling for heavy trucks to be banned from Kensington Rd, arguing that increasing freight traffic through residential streets is putting safety and amenity at risk.
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Lord Mayor calls to end Racecourse Rd “complexitron” as council backs strategic update
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece has called for Racecourse Rd to be brought under the control of a single council, arguing that the current split between the City of Melbourne and the City of Moonee Valley has created an unnecessary “complexitron” that is holding back one of the city’s most important corridors.
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West Gate Tunnel finally opens, promising major freight and transport gains despite years of delays and cost blowouts
After a turbulent construction period marked by delays, disputes and ballooning costs, the West Gate Tunnel officially opened on December 14 – three years later than planned and at more than double its original price tag.
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TAP delays, gas main bungle and “wait and see” approach anger North & West Melbourne residents
Less than one-eighth of the $100 million Transport and Amenity Program (TAP) has been spent as the West Gate Tunnel prepares to open, with City of Melbourne councillors questioning delays, broken promises and a “laughable” design bungle on Hawke St.
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RACV names Racecourse and Flemington roads among Melbourne’s most dangerous intersections
A major gateway between North Melbourne, Kensington and Parkville has been named among Melbourne’s most dangerous intersections, with the Flemington Rd and Racecourse Rd junction singled out by the RACV as one of the city’s highest-risk locations for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.
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Man dies after fall from tram in West Melbourne
The death of a man in West Melbourne has been reviewed and will be included in the lives lost tally, Victoria Police confirmed on October 22.
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Does Melbourne need to become less car-centric?
John Symons is an economist and the president of the Melbourne-based cycling advocacy group Bike West, which has committed to a lifelong battle to change people’s attitudes towards cycling infrastructure.
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Cyclist’s death sparks renewed calls for safety on Macaulay Rd
The death of a cyclist in Kensington has reignited long-standing concerns about bike safety on Macaulay Rd, with Greens MP Ellen Sandell leading calls for separated bike lanes and an urgent safety review of the notorious intersection near Kensington station.
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Boom gate “nightmare” sparks commuter fury on Macaulay Rd
RACV names Racecourse and Flemington roads among Melbourne’s most dangerous intersections
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