Yet more evidence shifting to 30km/h speeds on residential streets is safer and effective. This research from Melbourne.

It’s Ride To Work Day this Wednesday! Even more reason to get on your bike. And this year there’s two locations to stop on your way to work for a coffee, breakfast and a chat: - Mawson Place in the city - Maxie Coffee in Kingston Both sites happening 07:30 - 09:00am.

Clarence is asking the community which streets need traffic speed changes. There’s a strong argument for all of them. Failing that, Clarence St is a stand out for us. What do you think? Add a marker to the map & vote on those already there. yoursay.ccc.tas.gov.au/safer-speeds-safer-roads

Push for 30 km/h speed limit on all Sydney CBD streets. Should be the same in Hobart. Happening all around the world. Evidence for less deaths & injuries now irrefutable. Streets become nicer too. Inevitable it will happen. Now just a matter of when. www.9news.com.au/national/syd...

Streets People Love Hobart have shed light on how traffic lights in Hobart aren’t working for people on bikes. Great video! streetspeoplelovehobart.au/lobbying-to-...

Last chance to get an interest free loan to buy an ebike (or home solar, battery, EV charger, etc). The Tasmania Energy Saver Loan Scheme is closing next Monday 1 September. brighte.com.au/tas-energy-s...

Good to see Metro now trialing hydrogen buses on Hobart streets. Trial is for two years. Originally meant to start mid 2024. www.metrotas.com.au/communicatio...

Teros has a bunch of Tern ebikes on sale, including electric cargo bikes. Up to $1500 off. Combine it with an interest free loan through the state government’s Energy Saver Loan Scheme and you’re away! teros.com.au/collections/...

Love the look of these new protected bike lanes in South Brisbane. The planted median separation is 🔥 City of Hobart you paying attention?

Great in depth look at why Hobart / Nipaluna needs better public transport over on Streets People Love Hobart. streetspeoplelovehobart.au/nipalunas-ne...

50(!) reasons why Hobart needs more walkable streets

Beam share e-bikes now on the streets of Hobart

Check out Sean's vision for public transport in Hobart. He's put together a detailed plan outlining how a light rail network could be built in Hobart. Genuinely visionary. hobartstreets.au/hobart-light...

Councillors last night voted to remove the protected bike lane southbound between Murray and Victoria Streets from the plan for Collins Street in order to retain parking. We've updated our post to show the new plan.

For those that didn’t make it, the recording of last week’s public meeting on the Collins Street bike lanes is now up on the council’s YouTube channel.

Public meeting in Hobart endorses council CBD bicycle lane trials in Collins Street. Three motions against the Collins St project were defeated. Around 800 people in attendance, many on bikes. #politas

Thank you to all those that came to the public meeting this evening. Hobart’s streets will be better because of it.

Cygnet (population 5000) now has as many wombat crossings as Hobart. Good job Cygnet! (There's a wombat crossing on Hill Street, West Hobart. Maybe there's some others? Honestly though, the point will still stand.)

One week until the Collins St bike lane public meeting. Book your free ticket now if you're yet to do so. All motions raised will be voted on by the people at the meeting — it's crucial you come along & show just how many of us want safer, better streets!

Compromise or compromised? Here's our look at the sharrows design for Collins Street between Victoria & Murray Streets. Council officers will be recommending it to council at the meeting on 31 March. buff.ly/rX4JPU9

Last chance to make a submission for the Collins Street bike lanes public meeting. Submissions close Tuesday 18 March at midnight. This is probably midnight tomorrow night but could be tonight. Don't risk it, submit today!

Reminder that you have 1 week left to give feedback on the draft Clarence Cycling Strategy! Let them know what you think of their plan for the bike network over the next 10 years. Stick a pin on the map, do the survey , email them. Closes 14 March.

Tickets to the Collins St bike lane public meeting are now “sold out”. However it’s likely the venue will change to allow more people to come. Please add your name to the waitlist so you can join the show of support for these entirely reasonable changes.

Grab a free ticket now for the public meeting on the planned Collins Street bike lanes. Come along and help show just how much support there is for the bike lanes. Meeting is Tuesday 25 March 5.30pm, tickets here: https://buff.ly/43whVpF

Interesting to see that the $300k in grants for Tas businesses to buy electric delivery vans & cargo bikes has already run out. Apps opened 6 Feb so gone in 2 weeks.

Have a look at the draft Clarence Cycling Strategy which lays out their plan for developing the bike network over the next 10 years. Then give them some feedback — drop a pin on the map, do a survey, send an email. Feedback closes 14 March. https://buff.ly/4gLUBqN

You can now get an interest free loan to buy an e-bike through the state government's Energy Saver Loan Scheme — up to $10,000, pay it back over 3 years. Teros & 99 Bikes are the participating bike shops so far. New cargo bike anyone?

Apparently each of these signs costs $1.7 million! Meaning the 15 signs installed in Hobart have cost over $25 million! For some perspective, the federal government’s Active Transport Fund is $20 million a year. For the entire country! Have we got our priorities right?

Missed out on a spot counting for the Super Tuesday bike count on Tues 4 March? Volunteer to hand out stickers for Streets People Love Hobart that morning instead!

The annual Super Tuesday bike count is on Tuesday 4 March 7-9am. Still a handful of Hobart spots needing a volunteer. Rewarding way to spend a couple of hours. Bonus you get 6 months Bicycle Network membership or $70 to your choice of good cause.

Real time tracking! Metro Tas app update available in the Apple App Store this morning. https://hobartstreets.au/real-time-tracking-for-hobart-buses-ferries/

RoadsTas helpful explainer as to why traffic is about to get congested.

Tassie's most overlooked road rule. If you're turning at an intersection while driving or riding, you must give way to pedestrians crossing the road. From the Road Safety Advisory Council (rsac.tas.gov.au)

Walking and cycling get 90c per person each year from the Australian government. What if that figure rose to $5, $10 or $15?

Live tracking of Hobart buses now seems to be showing on Google Maps!

$100m for traffic flow improvements around the Mornington roundabout. Early days but sounds a bit “one more lane will fix it” to be honest. https://buff.ly/4geYNis

1 in 4 people hit by a car at 40 km/h die. And that’s adults, it’s even worse for kids. Maybe it’s time to talk about 30 km/h near schools? https://buff.ly/4gk6l3z

You can drive past a person on a bike anywhere it's safe. Must make sure it's actually safe. From the Road Safety Advisory Council (rsac.tas.gov.au)

One week left to give your feedback on the Glenorchy Cycling Infrastructure Plan. Don’t miss out, add your comments to the map now!

Today's Mercury, some interesting survey results. 56.69% support Light Rail, while 24.11% support BRT. Trackless tram is 9.87% and None of these is 9.33%. It confirms that buses have a public image problem. Frequency and reliability over big projects is what's needed. #politas

So much publicity & ads on social media opposing the Collins St changes. Yet they’re still struggling to get the numbers for their petition after months of effort. Storm in a tea cup.

Protected bike lanes the length of Augusta Road in Lenah Valley — currently in the design phase, construction potentially in the next year or so. Take a look at the early concept.

Build good active transport infrastructure & people will use it. Brisbane’s new Kangaroo Point Bridge averaging 11,000 walk & ride trips daily. Initial forecast of taking 84,000 car trips off the road annually is “shaping-up to be overly conservative”. https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/qu…

Great article in The Mercury this morning about Streets People Love Hobart. (suspect the old age advice of don’t read the comments applies)

Streets People Love Hobart is having a bbq this time tomorrow (Sunday 4pm) at the South Hobart playground. Meet up with some like minded people and probably a councillor or two.

New traffic lights are planned for the Brooker Highway at the Montrose foreshore in Hobart's north. A cheap choice done badly?

Hope they also fined them for stopping in the bike lane (such as it is).

New bike lane on Liverpool St built today. Not yet protected but likely posts will be added tomorrow. Shows how fast Hobart can actually make changes that give us all a genuine choice in how we travel. https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/bike-lane-to-be-added-parking-restored-on-liverpool-street-ami…

Ride your bike in Hobart's north? Take a look at the draft Glenorchy Cycling Infrastructure Plan. It details a proposed network of cycling routes — from extensions to the Intercity Cycleway to routes in local neighbourhoods. Leave feedback by 31 Jan.

Real time tracking is now available for Metro and Kinetic buses in Hobart and the Derwent Ferry. Only via this website though. Coming to the Metro app and Google Maps next year.