In line with the City of Melbourne Urban Forest Strategy, we are proposing to introduce street trees and greening to improve the look, environment and liveability of Little Baillie Street.

With its unique personality and ‘C’ shaped one-way road, currently Little Baillie Street has no street trees or greenery. In July 2021 we shared an initial proposal to transform the existing streetscape through the introduction of:

• Tree canopy cover — for summer shade, visual impact and climate mitigation.
• Street greening to help reduce traffic speed and ensure greater safety for pedestrians.
• Biodiverse garden beds within passively irrigated tree plots to enhance native ecology, increase permeability and reduce storm water run-off.

We invited your feedback, and heard strong levels of support to progress works. You told us, you hoped for a street with greater visual appeal, climate resilience, and enhanced ecology. It was also important to minimise loss of on street car parking, accommodate future developments, and include native species.

We heard you and have refined plans to incorporate your ideas.

Read more about what we heard or check out our updated landscape plans on our Community consultation page.