Great news! The Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail Feasibility Study final report was obtained from the Victorian government in November 2023 by a Freedom of Information Request from Dr Monique Ryan MP's office.

The study confirms that the Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail has significant benefits to the community and is feasible to build.

The alignment is proposed to follow and remain in the existing rail corridor as much as possible.

The report says the Box Hill-Hawthorn trail would be “likely to encourage mode shift towards cycling for shorter trips, as well as support cycling to schools, activity centres, and for recreation”, which would “reduce congestion on the wider road and public transport networks”.

You can read a summary of the report and download it from here.

Have a happy and safe festive season.