Draft plan amended to refer to Bicycle Strategy 2022.

Definition of local road in RMP hierarchy amended to be consistent with Boroondara Traffic Management Policy.

Footpath inspections are not done from a vehicle. The RMP requires that risk inspections of paths are carried out from the roadside and not the carriageway.

No change to the proposed improvement of 50 mm. The purpose of laneways is to provide secondary vehicular access to properties. Maintaining laneways to a similar standard to footpaths is not considered effective use of limited resources.

Amend plan intervention levels for asphalt footpath/ shared paths to include dedicated on-road bike lanes.

It is not practicable to apply shared path standards to informal bicycle routes on roads where there are not dedicated lanes.

Make our paths SAFE. Fix our CRAPPY local roads.

Insufficient information to determine action.

The volume of traffic on Walpole and Eglinton Streets is not commensurate with the status of the road as a Local Access Road as set out in Road Hierarchy in Appendix A of the proposed Draft Road Management Plan. The traffic is disproportionate to the width of the road and the fact that these are residential streets. Walpole Street in particular is narrow and with cars parked on both sides of the road, vehicles cannot easily pass one another when travelling in opposite directions.

Significant through traffic occurs, including heavy trucks that can't navigate the roundabout on the corner of Walpole and Eglinton Streets satisfactorily and often will drive over it and over the corners of the street, leaving large tyre marks in the dirt. The amount of traffic greatly reduces the amenity of the street for residents, visually, as regards noise and also safety.

I would urge Council to undertake some monitoring and measurement of traffic movement in Walpole and Eglinton Streets with a view to considering ways to reduce the volume of through traffic and trucks that are using those streets as a ‘short cut’.

Definition of local road in RMP hierarchy amended to be consistent with Boroondara Traffic Management Policy.

Submission referred to Traffic and Transport for consideration of traffic controls.

Referred to Traffic and Transport department for consideration in relation to the Bicycle Strategy and response as appropriate.

Changes to the cycle network re outside scope of RMP.

Referred to Traffic and Transport department for consideration in relation to the Bicycle Strategy and response as appropriate.

Changes to the cycle network re outside scope of RMP.

Referred to Traffic and Transport department for consideration in relation to the Bicycle Strategy and response as appropriate.

Changes to the cycle network re outside scope of RMP.

Boroondara's local road network, which comprises most roads in the municipality, is not fit for purpose for cycling. There is nothing in the draft plan to indicate that this is a priority for the Council, but it should be. What we have instead is a destructive program, now mistitled "Greenways" by Council, which seeks to put three-metre-wide cycleways through our valuable parkland: A neat accommodation of the cycling lobby with the car lobby, but in reality, it has nothing to do with sustainable transport. Most significantly, it trashes our parkland and its function as an essential location for quiet and safe recreation in a natural vegetated environment. Funds that have been assigned to this project in 2025-26 should be re-allocated to make the local road network safe for cycling. This should be an ongoing program in future years to ensure that, as a matter of urgency, the local road network as a whole is made safe for cycling.

Referred to Traffic and Transport department for consideration in relation to the Bicycle Strategy and response as appropriate.

Changes to the cycle network are outside scope of RMP.

I think that more attention (and funding) should be given to making Boroondara's roads much safer for cyclists, eg by creating dedicated cycle lanes along Collector and Secondary Roads and working with VicRoads re Arterial (Main) Roads.

Referred to Traffic and Transport department for consideration in relation to the Bicycle Strategy and response as appropriate.

Infrastructure improvements to support cycling are outside scope of RMP.

Referred to Traffic and Transport department for consideration in relation to the Bicycle Strategy and response as appropriate.

Control of high-speed cycles and powered transportation on paths is outside scope of RMP.

Just an observation that the work recently carried out to repair the surface of Ward Street Ashburton was a good example of what I hope will be a continuing effort to preserve the appearance of concrete streets.

I hope this indicates an end to the previous policy of vandalizing these street surfaces with black tar vileness.

Council should encourage VicRoads to:

Promptly repair Camberwell Junction roads

This has been reported many times, but no work has been done. At the intersection of Cotham Rd and Glenferrie Rd there is a large crack in the middle of the road on the Glenferrie Rd and children crossing have tripped.

Vegetation Management is outside scope of RMP.

Council's responsibilities for utility assets are identified in the RMP and are consistent with the Road Management Act 2004.

Continual digging up or damaging by builders and unspecified organisations presumed to be related to utilities. Large stud steel plates are being attached to roads, nature strip's and footpaths with no identifying logo to show who put it there. Eg Toorak Road Glen Iris and various side streets.

Council's responsibilities for utility assets are identified in the RMP and are consistent with the Road Management Act 2004.

Potholes are repaired as soon as practicable after notification.

A large proportion of roads and kerbs in the City of Boroondara are subject to Heritage Overlays. There is no mention of Heritage Overlays in this document - I presume because the Roads and Materials Strategy Plan (??) passed earlier this year also gave only lip service to those roads and kerbs in Heritage Overlay areas.

The Scope of road management plans is defined in legislation and regulations and do not specifically include heritage considerations, which are more appropriately addressed through other plans, strategies and processes.

For inspections, repairs and maintenance standards, bluestone laneways are managed the same as other material types.