When petrol hits $2.50 a litre, it's time to rethink how we move and how governments act.
Rising fuel prices are a wake-up call. Governments can act now — with safer speeds, better public transport and investment in walking and cycling — to reduce costs and give people real choices.
How Local Voices Have Opened the Door to National Funding
A Local Council motion (Waverley NSW) backed by residents is now heading to the national stage, pushing for real federal funding for active transport.
CrashDash 30km/h Analysis
New Victorian crash data shows serious injuries fell 62% in Fitzroy & Collingwood after the 30km/h zone was introduced, and now advocates can now run this same analysis for any area in Australia using free tools such as CrashData. Learn how to build the evidence base for safer speeds in your community.
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.
Better Streets Board for 2025–26
Better Streets welcomes its new 2025–26 Board and thanks our outgoing founding members for their leadership in building a national movement for safer, people-first streets.
No Thanks to The Tanks
New car ad tells Aussies to ‘Be More Tank’ – a kid kicks down a door, and people are encouraged to create Tank Clubs to glorify the message. It’s an aggressive ad campaign targeting children and adults. 🚫🚙 We’ve officially complained. Here’s why.
Our new Membership, upcoming AGM and call for Board
We invite you to join Better Streets as a Member, come to our Annual General Meeting, and consider nominating for our Board of Directors.