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Long-awaited bus plan fails to reveal construction timeline or routes After about a year of delays, the Tasmanian government has released its strategic business case for the Greater Hobart Rapid Bus Network, but a lot of the detail has not been included.

"No decisions have been made on exact routes or station locations and the start date for construction is also unknown.

It is also unclear how many buses will be needed.....and how many passengers will be able to travel in and out of the city".

The wait continues?

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

YouTube video by Global Cycling Network This Is The Real Reason We Can't Have The Cities We Dream Of

A really good piece from #GCN here and especially the discussions at the end and the final point about needing some visions and plans - that really is the thing lacking in the UK.

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When the roads lobby start to highlight how many people are killed on local streets with 50km/h limit, you know something is up.

"Vulnerable road users were disproportionately affected, with pedestrian deaths up 13% year-on-year in 2025 and cyclist deaths up 32%".

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“Yeah but we can’t reduce parking in our development because, you know, Perth people love their car”

No they don’t. It makes them miserable and they complain always about driving issues - fuel, parking, congestion etc. It makes them rage. It kills or maims people they know.

It’s a condition.

👍"Capacity" for cars, not for PT.

54-minute commute sparks anger among Applecross residents ‘It took me fifty-four minutes to travel from Hislop Road to Canning Bridge the other day. Fifty-four minutes.’

So, we should build more road capacity and then residents would support intensification and secondly the major issue is the location of a bus stop getting in the way of traffic. Right.

www.perthnow.com.au/wa/perth/sou...

Been reviewing community engagement responses for a plan in a regional city and a lot of them, when prompted about what they like about the area, say things like "less traffic here than Perth".

What they appear to mean is "less traffic here than Perth to get in the way of me driving around".

When motoring advocates say that a managing motorway scheme is a “catastrophic waste of time, money and effort” then that says something.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Turquoise Way bike path in Jurien Bay

Turquoise Way bike path in Jurien Bay - Hill River Bridge

Turquoise Way bike path in Jurien Bay

Turquoise Way bike path in Jurien Bay

Not all bike paths are equal.

#turquoiseway #bikepaths

Annual observation - crossing over a street on first day of term near a Primary School at 3pm is like the proverbial gates of urban hell. Even more fun when it’s 43 degrees.

Australia’s grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal. Those who doubted it look foolish Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners

Embedded nation or city wide systems with long histories can rapidly change for the better when needed or there is a price point differential.

Remember that every time someone rails against a bike lane or a transit project. Change does happen.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Willing Building in Mt Lawley. Residential development with 30 units under construction.

This is the Willing site in East Perth/Mt Lawley. It’s a 30 unit resi development near completion.

It’s the only resi development under a crane between East Perth and Bayswater Stations. There are 3 lines that have served those stations since 2024. Stations in Perth suffer from underdevelopment.

'Text me when you get home': Perth local to walk from sunset to sunrise this International Women's Day "I've felt that stomach drop that tells you something is wrong." It's a feeling that will be all too familiar to most women – just trying to get home in

“Women adapt their lives around safety from the moment we are old enough to walk alone. We change our routes, clutch our keys, and message friends when we arrive home safely.”

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Platform 1 at Elizabeth Quay Station in Perth illustrating the different paver types used to aide passenger use.

Five different pavement types on a rail station platform. All for a specific reason. Design details for Transit count.

An unfinished bridge with a gap Text "WE'RE NOT SEEING DRIVERS USING THE NEW BRIDGE WE BUILT CONNECTED NETWORKS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE ON BIKES AS THEY ARE FOR THOSE DRIVING

The Bridge.

Creative developed with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Nats are back! Northbridge criterium on a Friday night. Packed crowd. Streets have a vibe. Awesome event for Perth to start 2026.

See a bridge, post a bridge.

Australia’s 2025 road toll: NSW records highest number of deaths in eight years as fatalities rise nationwide Authorities warn that speeding was the biggest killer in 2025, a contributing factor in 134 deaths

But yeah, let’s keep talking about target zero and all that stuff. It’s worked a treat so far with our policies and approach to “road safety”.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Want cheaper housing? Stop requiring developers to build parking they don’t see a market for.

‘I don’t like winning’: Toronto man outruns streetcars to show up sluggish transit network Mac Bauer’s racing activism has made ‘signal priority’ and traffic congestion a big talking point for the Canadian city

Such a bad look. Any city without meaningful transit priority is undermining the ability for that city to function, point blank.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Give people attractive and enjoyable places to walk and soak up human interactions and experiences and they tend to find them.

Brussels bike ban plan for pedestrian zone ‘dangerous and absurd’ Cyclist and road safety groups argue proposed alternative route away from traffic-free Le Piétonnier is unsafe

For active transport, don’t remove - improve

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Summary of submissions for Pillar 1 of Going for Housing Growth | Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – Ministry of Housing and Urban Development A summary document capturing the views across 227 submissions on the discussion document, Going for Housing Growth: providing for urban development in the new resource management system.

Aotearoa has reached new maturity levels in Planning: No submitters opposed the proposal to carry over National Policy Statement on Urban
Development requirements to not set minimum car parking.
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School traffic warden retires amid worsening physical and verbal abuse School traffic wardens are retiring because of escalating levels of physical and verbal abuse by passing motorists. They say their employer, WA Police, is not providing enough support.

PPE is the lowest rung on the hierarchy of controls. Elimination is the top. So if we design streets around schools to permanently reduce speeds, behaviours will change.

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Show of anger at public meeting fails to halt Swan River ferry terminals WA's planning authorities approve the construction of two new ferry terminals at Applecross and Matilda Bay as part of the state government's expansion of Swan River ferry services.

Connecting Activity Centres with public transport options to improve accessibility and reduce dependency on vehicle trips = no brainer.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Government must “move from good intentions to a clear long-term plan” for cycling, campaigners warn, as £626 million active travel investment announced British Cycling and Cycling UK are among the signatories calling for "predictable cycles and transparent reporting" of infrastructure investment

No local authority in England has demonstrated an "established culture of active travel"

When the very, very, very red lines appear on the Google street maps this may be what it means?

No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths - Jalopnik It's victim-blaming, it's bull, and it's not the solution we need.

“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.”

Put the responsibility where it belongs.

Via @jalopnik.bsky.social

Best way to get to and from that end of year gig?

a) Bus
b) Bus and Train
c) Train

All are acceptable.