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.

Better Streets invites you to a briefing to help us craft a plan for a national Safer Speeds campaign. Registration detils.

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.

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.

We invite you to join Better Streets as a Member, come to our Annual General Meeting, and consider nominating for our Board of Directors.

Join Better Streets’ Content Creation Workshop 15 November 2025, or webinar 5 November, where you’ll learn to craft compelling video stories about urban design and road safety. Led by Dr Julian O’Shea and Lucinda Hartley, this free hybrid event covers filming tips, storytelling techniques, and lessons from the 100 to Zero project.

The Australian Government just announced new climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, but there are still substantial residual emissions at 2050. Better Streets has clear recommendations that would not only help meet us emissions reduction targets, but make our streets safer and healthier.

Missed our webinar on “Navigating the politics of sustainable transport”? James Gleave shared powerful insights on how evidence, timing, and public sentiment shape councillors’ decisions — and how advocates can build trust to make change happen. 👉 [Watch the recording & read the highlights here]