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3. People who will use the bridge
Walkers
Kew residents will walk to Darebin Parklands, a unique stretch of secluded native bush. People who live in Alphington, Ivanhoe and Fairfield will walk to Sparks Reserve, Napier Waller Reserve and Kew Billabong.
School students
A dozen schools are within 5 km of the bridge. So kids will walk or ride from home to school on the other side of the river. They’ll enjoy it, it’ll do them good and there will be less traffic on the roads.
Uni students
From the Harp Hotel, a LaTrobe uni student will beat the bus or the Plenty Road tram to Uni. Coming the other way, a northern suburbs student will ride across the bridge and straight down to Swinburne.
Commuters
More people will be able to ride to work in town in under thirty minutes. It’s not just CBD commuters; Camberwell Junction, Northland, Chadstone and Prahran/South Yarra are all easy cycling distance from the bridge:
Recreational visitors
This one bridge will enable Darebin residents to choose between coffee at Westerfolds or Studley Park Boathouse, muffins in Eltham, Fed Square or at Heide Gallery. Outings to the Zoo, CERES or the Collingwood Children’s Farm will be easy.
It’s going to be a busy bridge.
