Dear Merri Bek council,
Some of us live on Bain Avenue, sandwiched between Sydney Rd and the Merlynston train station. Many people walk and drive from Fawkner and Coburg north to this station with the new car park. To enter, you need to drive down Bain Ave. There is a lot of traffic.
Cars drive very fast down Bain Ave if they are late for a train and people are often running across the road to catch one. There is also increased traffic with the Food truck park on the corner of Plaisted and Sydney rds.  Both ends of the street next to the station have blind corners.
Parking in the driveways on the corners is hazardous.  

Pedestrians from the north often walk from the blind corner to the station diagonally down the road as it seems slightly faster.  It is only a matter of time before someone is hurt.

Possible fixes to this problem
⁃ sets of speed humps on Bain Ave to slow the traffic down. Before each of the blind corners and along the stretch next to the station
⁃ Fish eye mirrors at each end to assist with the blind corners
⁃ A zebra pedestrian crossing directly opposite the station entrance to encourage pedestrians to cross there.

Thankyou for signing