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Why we need more continuous pedestrian crossings!

The Age: Pedestrians were given priority on Melbourne’s ‘Little’ streets. But drivers aren’t sharing

> One exception was Finders Lane at the intersection of the Degraves Street laneway, where the road is raised to footpath level and pedestrians “were observed confidently crossing the street without yielding to cars”.

theage.com.au/national/victori

The AgePedestrians were given priority on Melbourne’s ‘Little’ streets. But drivers aren’t sharingBy Patrick Hatch

SMH: School zones for childcare centres: Push to reduce speed limits in villages, inner city

@JessScully

> Former Sydney deputy lord mayor Jess Scully also wants the council to back a maximum speed limit of 40km/h on all roads in the Sydney CBD and inner-city suburbs, “with consideration to 30km/h in our villages, to support safety for people walking and cycling”.

smh.com.au/national/nsw/school

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