For Residents

Sustainable transport

TravelSmart

TravelSmart is a State Government program designed to encourage sustainable travel by reducing car use and choosing alternatives such as cycling, walking and public transport.

New TravelSmart Map for Moonee Valley

This pocket-sized Melways style map makes it easy to find your closest bus routes, shared paths and bicycle lanes.

Moonee Valley’s 55 supervised crossing are shown with brown diamonds to show you where you can get help crossing roads before and after school. On the back of the map you will find contact details for local walking and cycling groups, bike shops and carshare programs.

To request a print copy of the TravelSmart map, call Citizens Services on 9243 8888.

View the map online (pdf, 6MB)

View contact details and more (pdf, 1MB)

We have partnered with the Department of Transport to develop TravelSmart maps and school travel plans for Rosehill Secondary College and St Bernard’s College.

Read up on our Cycling and Walking Strategy, designed to improve networks and promote sustainable forms of travel.

Public transport in Moonee Valley

Local area travel information, timetables and maps for Moonee Valley (and other areas) can be found on the Metlink website.

A new trial bus route began on 8 May: 505 (Moonee Ponds – University of Melbourne, via Parkville Gardens)

This new bus route will operate as a one-year trial, and will provide connections between Moonee Ponds, Parkville Gardens, and the northern end of the CBD. Services will run hourly, till 9pm, seven days a week.

In the Parkville Gardens area, bus Route 505 will run along Gibson Avenue, Willam Street, Cade Way, Garrard Street, and Poplar Way.

This new bus route will provide connections to:

Moonee Ponds Bus/Tram Interchange
Royal Park Station
Route 55 tram to William Street
Route 19 tram to Elizabeth Street
Moonee Ponds shops
The University of Melbourne
The Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women’s Hospital
Melbourne Zoo
CSL
Mercy Health & Aged Care

View a map of the 505 bus route (pdf, 128KB)

Flexicar in Moonee Valley

We have joined forces with Flexicar to give you a sustainable transport option by introducing a local carshare scheme.

The scheme enables you to book and access a choice of three, four-door Honda Jazz vehicles.

There are now three share cars in Moonee Valley:

Union Road, Ascot Vale, near the intersection with Maribyrnong Road (opposite the Union Hotel)
Margaret Street, Moonee Ponds near Moonee Ponds train station
Racecourse Road, Flemington near Newmarket train station and tram route 57

If you sign up for the program you will receive a personal access card and can book online or over the telephone to hire a vehicle by the hour.

Anyone interested in signing up to the program should visit the Flexicar website or call 1300 36 37 80.

Council Hands Up!

We are one of the participating councils in the Council Hands Up! Challenges which aims to encourage and support more schools in becoming actively engaged with the Ride2School program.

All Moonee Valley schools that enter Hands Up! data each month will go into the draw to win 50 x Be Safe Be Seen wrist bands, with the winner being drawn each school term. To celebrate Walktober - Walk to School Day, we will give away $500 to the school with the highest participation rate. Schools must register for the Ride2School program and enter Hands Up! survey results on the day to be eligible for the prize.

More information regarding the Moonee Valley City Council Hands Up! Challenge.

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