Hobart's beaches, bushland reserves and parks are places for activity, contemplation, gathering and play. These open spaces are home to an abundance of native wildlife, plants, woodlands, forests and grasslands. Over the past two years, the City of Hobart held two extensive community engagement processes to understand how
SPLH wrote a submission for Tasmania's 20-Year Preventive Health Strategy, but what has preventive health got to do with our built environment?
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
Your vote is needed at the public meeting attempting to remove bike lanes. Tuesday 25th March. Get your ticket, attend and vote.
Hobart's beaches, bushland reserves and parks are places for activity, contemplation, gathering and play. These open spaces are home to an abundance of native wildlife, plants, woodlands, forests and grasslands. Over the past two years, the City of Hobart held two extensive community engagement processes to understand how
The City of Hobart has been consulting on a Housing Action Plan: a short to medium term strategy to increase housing density, diversity, and affordability across the Hobart LGA. Consultation closes this week, and we've made a submission. Ben and Penelope Clark prepared the submission, which was reviewed
The Tasmanian Government released the exposure draft of The Health Revolution – its 20-Year Preventive Health Strategy – back in December, with public consultation closing today (27 February). We've been involved in this process since Round 1 in May 2025, and were also invited to a Round 2 workshop on
Southern Tasmania's next 25 years are being planned right now. We've had our say.
A new road is being built to service the Port of Hobart and the stadium precinct. We've been fighting to make sure it doesn't forget the thousands of people who will walk and ride through this corridor every day.
The Macquarie Point Northern Access Road is a proposed new connection between the intercity city cycleway and the evolving Macquarie Point precinct. Currently in feasibility and early design, it’s intended to improve access for heavy vehicles, port operations, future development, and major events. On paper, this sounds straightforward: a
What the traffic data shows A 12-month review of traffic data for Campbell Street and Argyle Street shows no notable increase in motor vehicle travel times since the bike lanes were installed. This finding is based on data collected by the Department of State Growth and presented by Council in
Firstly, what is a "liveable" or a "15-minute city"? A liveable city is one where daily life is easy, healthy and connected. People have the option to reach work, shops, schools, parks and social spaces locally, without long or stressful journeys, and streets feel safe and
In this address to the Tasmanian Parliament, the Honourable Cassy O'Connor MLC (Tasmanian Greens) speaks passionately about the urgent need to modernise Hobart's streets to better support community well-being, sustainability, and road safety. Streets People Love Hobart welcomes Ms O'Connor's support and
Join us for a special webinar as Oliver Oglesby presents the 2025 Hobart Neighbourhood Greenways Study – a comprehensive blueprint for transforming our suburbs into safe, accessible cycling networks.
Streets People Love Hobart enjoyed their first entry in to the City of Hobart Christmas Pageant this year. Our goal was to bring together a big group of diverse people to demonstrate the many low impact personal transport modes that are available to use in and around Hobart. This turned
✅Christmas Pageant sign-ups are OPEN! We're gearing up for the City of Hobart Christmas Pageant, but we could use more people! Walk, ride or skate, you can help us show Hobart the different ways people get around. We'll have people rollin' on cargo bikes, recumbents,