Kingston's Active Transport Success: Whitewater Creek Track Sees 50% Jump in Usage
New infrastructure connecting communities pays dividends as winter usage soars
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BIKE RAVE: Saturday 30th August [UPDATED]
UPDATE: This was scheduled for 23rd August but was pushed back a week due to weather. The equipment planned to be used won't cope with rain! Some legends (not us) are putting together a bike rave! Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 3 PM PRINCES WHARF NO. 1 (Intersection
Commonwealth Government Economic Reform Roundtable
As Australia charts a course through economic uncertainty, Streets People Love Hobart has contributed a community perspective to the Commonwealth Government’s 2025 Economic Reform Roundtable. This initiative, focused on boosting productivity, building resilience, and strengthening the national budget, is a rare opportunity to advocate for smarter, fairer investment in
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Nipaluna's Need for Public Transport
Forced car ownership, high emissions, and traffic jams—Hobart’s car-first design isn’t working. Better public transport is the key to a fairer, greener city.
Event: Ride the Night to Dark Park
Light up the night! Join a glowing community ride through Hobart’s inner-city streets and bike lanes. When: Saturday 14th June - from 5:30pm for a 6pm roll-out Where: 40 Molle St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia What: An easy ride, skate or scoot through the city with lights, finishing
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Notice of First Annual General Meeting
We are pleased to invite all of Streets People Love Hobart’s supporters to the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Streets People Love Hobart Inc. This is a milestone moment for our newly incorporated association. The AGM will formalise our structure, elect our inaugural committee, and set the foundation
Hobart’s Free E-Bike Library Has Launched – And It’s Already a Hit 🚲💨
The Hobart E-Bike Library officially launched this May, and within hours some bikes were booked out for the year. That’s right – Hobartians jumped at the chance to borrow one of six e-bikes available in the library’s free two-week loan program. There's still a few bookings available
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.