government
Tasmania's Road Safety Strategy
Our submission to Building Tasmania urges a 40km/h urban default, Safe Systems and Movement and Place design, and real funding for separated active transport routes.
government
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
policy
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
community
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.
buses
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.
development
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.
book
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.
hobart
Tasmania's 20-Year Preventive Health Strategy
SPLH wrote a submission for Tasmania's 20-Year Preventive Health Strategy, but what has preventive health got to do with our built environment?
collins street
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
collins street
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 implementation in