This document describes a set of proposed indicators for the project Developing Robust Indicators for Valuing Laneway Greening, a collaborative research project between City of Melbourne, Victoria University and the University of Melbourne. The purpose of these indicators is to provide a baseline for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of inner-city laneway greening projects.
The project analyses and presents initial baseline measures from which indicators that can be used to assess the effects of laneway greening, will be constructed. Initially, the laneways were to be developed on very tight timelines and efforts were taken to maximise the effectiveness of measures (e.g., by logging temperatures in summer), but this was not always possible. These indicators are also designed to be integrated with larger scale measures wherever feasible.
Indicators for laneway greening will also help link the outcomes of these projects to the City of Melbourne’s broader strategic objectives, contributing to plans such as the Future Melbourne Plan, Beyond the Safe City Strategy 2014–2017 and Green Our City Strategic Action Plan 2017–2021.