Labor and Greens Brunswick candidates Cindy O’Connor and Tim Read get behind Nicholson St safety campaign
BOTH major candidates for the seat of Brunswick have found something they agree on — road safety on dangerous section of Nicholson St.
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THE continuing campaign to slow down motorists on Nicholson St in Coburg has been given the tick of approval by two of the top state election candidates.
Labor’s Cindy O’Connor and the Greens’ Tim Read, who will fight it out for the seat of Brunswick at the November state election, have pledged support to the Pedestrian Safety for Nicholson St Coburg group.
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Safety gaps identified by the group include a 40km/h speed limit on all approaches to the intersection of Nicholson St, Holmes St and Moreland Rd, increased street lighting, and speed and red light cameras.
Earlier this month Moreland Council squashed the idea of speed reductions to 30km/h in Brunswick and plans to advocate for reductions on roads like Nicholson St.
Mr Read said he also supported flashing “give way to pedestrian” lights.
“Reducing the speed limit provides more protection than slow down signs, costs nothing and should have been done in 2016 when the council raised it with Vic-Roads,” he said.
Two people have died in collisions at that intersection since 2014 and one woman was killed on Nicholson St, near Moore St, in 2016. “This grassroots campaign is one that I am proud to support … I look forward to working with them,” Ms O’Connor, who has attended group meetings, said.
In June, the State Government announced $470,000 in funding for pedestrian lights at the intersection of Moore and Nicholson streets.
Group spokeswoman Helen Kratzman said she was told the plan would take about a further $1 million to implement and urged the community to “get the job done and save lives”.
Signs on fences on the road urge cars to slow down.
“We need more support from the community to report accidents on our Facebook page or to the council and keep them honest,” she said.
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