We’re a bunch of people from Collingwood and surrounds…

…who would love to enjoy a green, safe and pleasant Wellington Street, and put an end to the thousands of cars rat-running through our neighbourhood.

The council put an end to rat running in Fitzroy years ago, but Collingwood is still used as a short cut. Wellington Street can get chockers full of bumper to bumper traffic at peak times, filling the neighbourhood with air pollution, noise and endangering pedestrians and cyclists.

So the Council has now proposed some design options to stop this non-local traffic passing through, making it a better street to walk, ride, play, and have a beer on.

It’s a great idea. You might have ideas for tweaks to the design here and there, and that’s fine. Let’s just agree to this massive improvement in principle.

Let’s get this traffic out of our neighbourhood and make a cleaner and safer street for all.

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This is the original open letter first put to Collingwood residents. A shorter version of this letter appears on the take action page.