Council is committed to creating a transport network where everyone can safely move around and get to where they need to be. We are preparing a local area traffic management (LATM) plan for Chirnside Park, and we want to know what encourages you to walk or cycle within your local neighbourhood.

Chirnside Park LATM

Chirnside Park is a neighbourhood known for its distinctive charm and its role as a key activity centre in the Yarra Ranges. Fast-paced development over the past decade has enhanced activity and liveliness in the area, but it has also introduced challenges for the local community. An example of this is the safety impacts of more vehicles on local roads and their high travel speeds.

We are investigating how we can address these impacts and make walking and cycling safer for the community, while also planning ahead to make sure we don’t face the same issues as the area continues to grow.

Tell us how you walk & ride around Chirnside Park

We'd love to hear how we could make it easier for you to get around!

Add markers below to identify issues and opportunities for Chirnside Park traffic management.

The team will be out and about in Chirnside Park while the consultation is open

  • Celebrate Mooroolbark Festival - Sunday 16 March
  • Cire Community Market - Sunday 30 March
  • Chirnside Park Shopping Centre - TBA
  • Cire Community Hub (9.00am -5.00pm)
    • Wednesday19 March
    • Thursday 27 March
    • Tuesday 1 April

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Please note that our team is unable to respond to individual comments.

If you'd like to talk to us directly, please contact the Special Engineering Projects team via the details on this page "Contact us". You are also welcome to come and meet with us, when we're out and about in Chirnside Park (see "Come and chat to us" above).

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Current ConditionsSigned speed zones

Existing footpaths(all other roads are 50kmh)

Existing roundabouts

40km/h

Existing raised intersections

60km/h

Existing road humps

70km/h

Existing traffic signals

80km/h

Issues under investigation
Proposed projectsOut of scope roads

Proposed footpaths

Managed by Department of Transport and Planning

Proposed shared path

Proposed speed management projects

Definitions

LATM focuses on slowing traffic down to reduce the negative impacts of traffic in our communities and improving walking and cycling networks to encourage active travel. LATM can involve making physical changes to the road and its surroundings (e.g. putting speed humps, connecting walking and cycling paths) or implementing new rules to encourage safe behaviours (e.g. pedestrian zones, speed limits).

What do different terms mean?

  • Footpaths

    Pathways designed for pedestrians, typically about 1.5 metres wide. They are commonly found in residential areas, parks, and urban landscapes. Footpaths are essential for promoting safe and convenient walking within communities, connecting residential areas to amenities like schools, parks, and public spaces.

  • Shared paths or Shared use paths

    Pathways designed to be shared by multiple user groups for activities such as walking, jogging, and cycling. Shared paths are typically wider than footpaths, ranging from about 2m to 4m.

  • Roundabouts

    A type of circular intersection. Instead of simply going through or turning left/right, vehicles travel around a circular central island in a clockwise direction until they reach the road they want to turn onto. Roundabouts improve safety by reducing the number of traffic conflict points and encouraging drivers to enter the intersection slowly and navigate mindfully.

  • Road Humps

    Raised portions of road pavement meant to slow vehicles down. They come in different forms and can be curved bumps on the road, flat-top road humps (also called raised tables or raised platforms), or speed cushions (flat-top humps with cutouts to let bicycles and buses pass freely).

    Road humps have line markings to warn drivers to slow down. Raised platforms and speed cushions usually have a different surface material to stand out from the rest of the road.

  • Raised Intersections or Raised Pavements

    Similar to raised platforms but cover larger areas to let vehicles to come up fully on the platform (as opposed to humps that only bring up one set of wheels at a time, which results to a jolting motion).

    Raised intersections slow vehicles down and also acts as a form of ‘threshold treatment’ to let drivers know that they are entering or leaving a different road environment (for example, from low traffic to higher traffic roads).