Filtered permeability: The most effective way to achieve Better Streets?
Filtered permeability restricts through traffic while keeping streets accessible for residents, walking and cycling. It’s one of the most effective — and affordable — ways to create quieter, safer neighbourhoods. So why is Australia so slow to adopt it?
Sydney’s GreenWay Trail is open: A Major Step for Active Transport and Urban Green Space
How 20+ years of community advocacy turned a stormwater drain and maintenance track into a much-loved green link in the heart of the city.
Who Sets Speed Limits in Australia?
Who decides speed limits in Australia? Learn how states set default speeds, why local streets are 50 km/h, and how 30 km/h can save lives.
Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway is finally step free!
Sydney celebrates the opening of the Harbour Bridge cycleway north ramp — a step-free connection 93 years in the making, driven by decades of advocacy.
Strolling into the new year
Happy New Year!
Nothing says freedom more than watching a bunch of kids riding away from the NYE fireworks on bikes, zipping past all the people in cars gridlocked.
How I fixed the Victoria Road slip lane in 5 minutes (and how you can too)
Transform your local streets with our step-by-step AI visualization (visualisation) guide. Learn how to use Gemini to design cycleways, remove slip lanes, and advocate for change.
Blaming Individuals Won’t Fix Streets That Are Failing Us
Two tragic crashes — one on the Sunshine Coast, one in inner Sydney — have once again exposed how quickly Australia defaults to individual blame while ignoring the systems that create danger.
National Safer Speeds campaign kicking off
Better Streets invites you to a briefing to help us craft a plan for a national Safer Speeds campaign. Registration detils.