Juliet and Indiana Jones<p>Every time a car does a parallel park on <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SydneyRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SydneyRoad</span></a> it holds up the movement of all vehicles: cars, delivery trucks, trams and bicycles. Oversized utes doubly so as they need more room to manoeuvre and a larger parking space. Sydney Road needs to be revitalised to prioritise vehicle movement, as well as more pedestrian and cycling space and opportunities to Green the Sydney Road Corridor with canopy trees and vegetation to provide shade and reduce the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UrbanHeatIslandEffect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanHeatIslandEffect</span></a> that is exacerbated by global warming. </p><p>State government Department of Transport planners and local politicians should be looking at what Paris has done in recent years regarding <a href="https://aus.social/tags/activetransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activetransport</span></a> prioritisation and greening city streets, to create a more liveable, friendly and safe environment through Brunswick and Coburg.</p><p>Also Prioritisation of accessible tram stops is an essential part of upgrading Sydney Road.</p><p>That’s our thoughts on <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SydneyRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SydneyRoad</span></a> as <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Chihuahuas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chihuahuas</span></a> who need to cycle along Sydney Road to get to businesses there, and as <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ChihuahuasForClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChihuahuasForClimateAction</span></a> <br>Read more at this 2018 report: <a href="https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SENSIBLE_SYDNEYRD_v4_LR.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bicyclenetwork.com.au/wp-conte</span><span class="invisible">nt/uploads/2018/11/SENSIBLE_SYDNEYRD_v4_LR.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Brunswick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brunswick</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Coburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coburg</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/urbanheatisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanheatisland</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/climateadaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climateadaptation</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/accessibletransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibletransport</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/sydneyroadrevitalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sydneyroadrevitalization</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/coburgrevitalisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coburgrevitalisation</span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a></p>