We are pleased to let you know that the new cycling path along Queens Avenue, between Neerim and Normanby Roads, is now complete and open for community use.

It was officially opened by Glen Eira Mayor Cr Simone Zmood and Ryan Batchelor MLC, Member for Southern Metropolitan Region on Thursday 19 December.

We’d like to thank you for your contributions throughout the project.

As you are aware, we delivered the works on behalf of the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP), who funded the project as part of the Glen Huntly Level Crossing Removal Project.

The new path and surrounds were designed and built following extensive engagement with the community. The design retains the trees on the racecourse side of Queens Avenue and limits impacts to residential parking — both of which were important to locals and contribute to neighbourhood character.  

To support pedestrian, cyclist and driver safety, a speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour has been set along the street.

For more information, visit https://www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/about-council/news...

Council has worked with the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) to reach an agreement to deliver the new on-road separated cycling lane on Queens Avenue.

The LXRP will fund construction as part of the Glen Huntly Level Crossing Removal Project, and Council will deliver the works on behalf of LXRP.

The Copenhagen-style bicycle lane between Neerim Road and Normanby Avenue is the final section of path connecting Glen Huntly and Caulfield train stations and will provide a safe cycling connection for the local community.

The construction solution limits impacts to the trees on the racecourse side of Queens Avenue and retains residential side car parking — both of which we know are important to residents for access to and amenity of the street. Queens Avenue will also be widened on the racecourse side and a reduced speed limit of 50km per hour will be introduced to further support safe shared travel through the area.

The works are expected to commence in the coming months and be completed by the end of the year.

This final section of bicycle path meets a Victorian Government commitment to deliver the missing link in the area’s cycling corridor.

For more information, visit www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/cycling-corridor-agreement

To see a summary of the community's feedback about this project please view the Community Engagement Summary Report in the document library on this page.

The Victorian Government's Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) is proposing an upgraded cycling connection between Glen Huntly Station and Caulfield Station as part of the Glen Huntly Level Crossing Removal Project. Following community engagement on proposals for Queens Avenue earlier this year, the LXRP has put forward new options that include Derby Crescent.

We want to hear your feedback on the LXRP's new options. This is an LXRP project, but we are keen to get your input so we can advocate for a solution that prioritises the needs of the community and local environment.

Council engaged with the community in January about a proposal from the LXRP to place a cycling corridor along Queens Avenue. Following that engagement Council resolved not to support any of the proposed options but to advocate for improvements to the options that would balance safe cycling, residential amenity, and the retention of trees. 

To learn more about the Queens Avenue engagement, visit Queens Avenue cycling corridor.

The LXRP has now provided a new fact sheet to prompt further discussion with residents about the most appropriate location and options of the cycling corridor. The fact sheet has six options for the cycling corridor, four of which are on Derby Crescent and two of which are on Queens Avenue. You can find the fact sheet in the document library on this page.

We believe that any solutions must be well designed and balance the needs of the community and the local environment. This includes the replacement, protection and retention of trees and revegetation as well as residential amenity.

Note: The LXRP has committed to landscape along the east side of Derby Crescent regardless of where the bike path ends up going and Council will encourage for those revegetation opportunities to be maximised. The LXRP commitment to landscape is outlined in its fact sheet.

Please refer to the LXRP fact sheet for further details about each option.

This option would prefer none of the above proposed options, meaning no change to current street alignment, no removal of trees or parking, and no improvements to cycling infrastructure.

We held three online community information sessions to share information regarding the options and to answer community questions. You can find the slide deck shown at webinars one and two in the document library on this page.

Webinar one: 4pm to 5pm on Sunday 21 April

Webinar two: 7pm to 8pm on Tuesday 23 April

Webinar three: 4pm to 5pm on Sunday 7 July

Community questions were taken in the lead-up to the webinars, nominated below, and asked live during the webinars.

If you have any enquiries, you can reach out to us at engagement@gleneira.vic.gov.au, or contact LXRP 24/7 on 1800 105 105 or contact@levelcrossings.vic.gov.au.

Answer: If any Queens Avenue proposal is chosen, the proposed driveway that may interface with the bike path would need to be designed to ensure it doesn’t impact on the safety of the cyclists. The final design will need to satisfy a Road Safety Audit.

- Glen Eira City Council

Answer: Council is not avoiding answering public questions. All questions received have been addressed at this meeting however they have also been referred to the community engagement team as they relate to a high profile, active community engagement process. It is important that the information provided in response is transparently available to all interested in the project. The questions and their responses will be published not only in the minutes of this meeting but also on the more accessible Have Your Say website.

- Glen Eira City Council

Answer: As you have correctly highlighted, Council engaged with the community in January about a proposal for Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) cycling corridor along Queens Avenue. Following that engagement Council resolved at its Ordinary Council Meeting on 6 February not to support either of the two proposed options for Queens Avenue.  Council also wrote to the Minister requesting the proposals for the cycling connection be reconsidered.

The LXRP has reconsidered the options for a Strategic Cycling Connection and have proposed a further four options in addition to the two Queens Avenue options that they had previously presented and which, in their assessment, remain viable albeit with compromises. This is detailed in their fact sheet, on our Have Your Say page.

Council is therefore now undertaking further community engagement on all six options, and, following conclusion of the consultation process, will consider all feedback received in making a final decision on the preferred option.

- Glen Eira City Council

Answer: This is an LXRP project and one that Council has an interest in if it can be successfully achieved.   However, the final decision will be made by the LXRP under the authority of the Minister for Transport Infrastructure.  

At the March session with the community the position communicated by Officers related to Council’s strong preference for no tree loss or parking loss. However, despite this preference, with the new options put by LXRP, it is clear that all options will require comprise.

Council will make a decision on what option – if any – to support or recommend having taken into consideration all the information and views gathered through the consultation process, along with the professional advice of officers on the strengths and weaknesses of each of the options. This decision will be made at the Ordinary Council Meeting scheduled for 21 May. 

- Glen Eira City Council