Federal Budget Delivers More Active Transport Funding

SPLH's Productivity Commission submissions helped shape a $500m federal Active Transport Fund, unlocking $1b for walking and cycling nationally.

Event: Street Talk in the Garden

📅 6pm Wednesday 20th May 📍In the Hanging Garden Add to Calendar Join us for an hour of catching up with transport and placemaking enthusiasts and professionals from around Hobart! This will be just an informal gathering for people to network and share with each other what's been happening

City of Hobart Open Space Strategy

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

Submission to Hobart Housing Action Plan

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

Submission to Exposure draft of The Health Revolution - 20-Year Preventive Health Strategy

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

Submission to Draft Southern Tasmanian Regional Land Use Strategy

Southern Tasmania's next 25 years are being planned right now. We've had our say.

Submission to Macquarie Point Northern Access Road Consultation

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: More Than Just a Road

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

Bike lanes not to blame for congestion

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

Is Hobart already a 15-minute city?

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

Made it to Parliament

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

Hobart Neighbourhood Greenways Webinar with Oliver Oglesby

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.

Christmas Pageant Wrap-up and Gallery

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 - Next Weekend!

✅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,

Ride2Work Day 2025

Wednesday 15 October brought Australia's biggest celebration of commuter riding to Hobart and Kingston, and despite windy conditions in the lead-up, riders turned out to celebrate the simple joy of getting around by bike. Hobart's Waterfront Event Meanwhile in Hobart, Penelope Clark and Michael Sumner ran

Join Us for Ride2Work Day - Two Locations!

Spring is in the air, the days are getting longer, and there's no better time to discover the joys of cycling to work. Streets People Love Hobart is thrilled to be part of this year's Ride2Work Day celebrations, with TWO fantastic events happening across Greater Hobart.

Come and join us in the Christmas pageant!

We are looking for people to join us in our Streets People Love Hobart Christmas pageant float! Participants will get to stroll or roll down the middle of the street in the Hobart CBD and bring joy to onlookers. What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning! Now for

Lobbying to improve Hobart's traffic lights for people on bikes

One of the benefits of a community group like Streets People Love Hobart is that discussion between members can reveal an iceberg below the surface. Issues that to an individual seem isolated are discovered to be much more widespread and impactful. The way traffic lights in Hobart work when people

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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K&D Site a Generational Opportunity for Central Hobart

Let’s not waste the K&D site! Hobart deserves housing, public space, and a vibrant mid-town, not more car parks.

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Movement: how to take back our streets and transform our lives

A book review of Movement by Thalia Verkade and Marco te Brömmelstroet, which challenges car-centric thinking and explores how reclaiming our streets for people can transform health, safety, and community life.

State Election Questionnaire

Only 2 of 30 state election candidates responded to our election questionnaire. Here's what they had to say.