Due to climate change, Melbourne is experiencing more hot weather and heat wave events than ever before.
While City of Melbourne is working to cool the city (see Cooling the city for details of what we're doing to help Melbourne stay cool, and actions you can take) we are also exploring new ways people can keep cool when moving about the city.
Cool Routes is a website you can access on the go – including through your smartphone – to plot your journey to any destination you choose across the CBD, Southbank and City North. Cool Routes takes into account the time of day, the city architecture and surrounds to give you not necessarily the fastest route, but the route best protected from the sun and heat. By using Cool Routes you can make your walk or cycle journey around the city more comfortable and help to protect yourself from the worst of the heat.