Melbourne City Council passed a motion starting on the journey to provide walking and cycling space for their residents.  In the motion, the council noted that "Yarra Council has also received numerous approaches from residents interested in taking this opportunity to re-examine how we view and use public spaces especially road space.

The Age today said, "Car parks will make way for footpaths and 12 kilometres of pop-up cycling lanes will be built to allow people to socially distance in Melbourne's city centre as COVID-19 restrictions start to ease.
The move by Melbourne City Council follows the lead of cities such as Berlin and Milan, which are redrawing road markings to create more room for cyclists and pedestrians during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lord mayor Sally Capp said car parks would be removed at busy pedestrian areas to enable the extension of footpaths, while 12 kilometres of new temporary bike lanes will be created, with a plan to make the upgrades permanent if they turn out to be successful."

Motion information

Video of meeting, motion discussion starts around the 24 minute mark.

General Business Motion - 9.1: Physical Distancing and Public Space Opportunities

The motion says:
That officers bring a report to the June cycle of Council meetings outlining
a) Identified locations in Yarra’s public spaces where physical distancing will be hard to achieve once current restrictions are lifted
b) Measures which can be taken to increase the opportunities for physical distancing at these locations
c) Other opportunities to simultaneously achieve Council objectives such as improving pedestrian facilities, improving bike lanes, increased street greening, increased opportunities for connectivity, increased opportunities for passive recreation whilst maintaining physical distancing
d) A selection of such projects which could be proposed for any future state or federal funding opportunities as part of an economic stimulus programme

Great stuff! Let's keep it going!