Wide Turns, Fast Cars, and Forgotten Pedestrians: A Local Look at Dangerous Design

The ultra-wide intersection radius allows for cars to travel faster through them at the expense of pedestrian safety.

Let's build active transport into our daily lives - for our health and our city!

Dr Anna Johnston is a local haematologist, long-time cycling commuter, and spokesperson for Streets People Love Hobart. In this piece, she explores how the way we design our streets impacts our health, drawing lessons from cities around the world. A recent trip to the US reminded me what is at

Collins Street Bike Lanes Public Meeting Speech by Anna Johnston

Anna Johnston from Streets People Love Hobart speaks at the Collins Street bike lane meeting, calling for safer, more inclusive streets. She highlights the need for active transport, sustainable city design, and community-led change.

Research shows active transport including cycle lanes is good for our health and wellbeing and good for business

Fast forward nearly 50 years and a few local businesses are worried that reducing on-street parking in Collins Street to accommodate a bike lane will be detrimental to their business while ignoring all the evidence that suggests otherwise...

Biking from Kingston

Lauren wrote in to our Instagram and shared a story of her journey in to riding a bike for transport. I live in Kingston and only started riding about a year ago when I bit the bullet and bought an e-bike – now it’s my main form of transport for

Our streets need you!

Your vote is needed at the public meeting attempting to remove bike lanes. Tuesday 25th March. Get your ticket, attend and vote.

Lift our vision from car parking to become an inclusive, active, heathy and thriving community

Bruce Levett, a Hobart resident and public health advocate, has led Health Consumers Tasmania and serves on the Tasmanian Council of Social Service board. He urges a shift from car parking debates to urban planning that promotes active transport, healthier communities, and thriving local businesses.

4th March Sticker Day

We need a bunch of volunteers to give us 1 - 2 hours of your time before work (7-9am or part of) on Tuesday 4th March to give Hobart's friendly active transport commuters a wave and a sticker! If you haven't already earned yourself a Streets

Does a two-way bike lane on Collins Street make sense?

Hobart City Council is installing a bike lane along Collins Street - this will consist of one-way bike lanes on each side of Collins Street. But is there any merit to a 'two-way' bike lane on one side only? This post explains why a two-way bike lane would

Councillor Ryan Posselt's Talking Points on Collins St. Discourse

Hobart City Councillor, Paramedic and Cycling South Chair - Ryan Posselt - provides his thoughts on Collins Street. It’s a new year, and it hasn’t taken long for bike lanes to appear in public discourse, kicking off in the third week of January with conservative politicians questioning their

Switch gears & move into a new cycle of travel options

This article was first published in The Mercury newspaper on Wednesday 22 January 2025 The belief that bike lanes pose a threat to businesses is not held up by the evidence Some people see a parked car and equate that to a business customer but don’t make the same

How RACT's Vision Can Help Hobart Streets Become People-Friendly

RACT’s vision aligns with sustainable streets, promoting public transport, cycling, and reduced car dependency for a better Hobart future.