#living-streets — Public Fediverse posts

Hello Canberra.

Living Streets Canberra is having a coffee catchup in Kaleen this Saturday at 11am.

We will be talking about path lighting in Kaleen and discussing other issues impacting walking and wheeling in Canberra.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/living-streets-canberra-coffee-catchup-tickets-1989121810882

#canberra #livingstreets #betterstreets

Living Streets Canberra's next meeting is on the 3rd of February between 6pm and 7pm via Zoom!

Register online.

https://livingstreets.org.au/event/3-february-2026-meeting/

#canberra #livingstreets #betterstreets

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Just a reminder that Living Streets Canberra's first meeting of the year is tonight between 6 and 8pm at Civic Library.

#canberra #livingstreets #betterstreets

Living Streets Canberra is holding its first meeting of the year on the 27th of January between 6pm and 8pm at Civic Library.

We will be planning for the year. This is a great opportunity to have input in what LSC's focus should be.

If you are interested, please come along.

https://livingstreets.org.au/event/27-january-2026-meeting-planning-our-next-steps/

#canberra #urbanism #livingstreets #betterstreets #safestreets

What was your walk like today?

Here is my walk on Goodwin St in Lyneham.

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Our end of year event is tonight at 6pm at Dickson Interchange.

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Living Streets Canberra's last newsletter for the year.

https://livingstreets.org.au/2025-end-of-year-gathering-wrap/

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Living Streets Canberra is hold an end of year event this coming Tuesday.

We will be having a bit of a walk looking at good and poor examples of our walking environment, and then dinner at Dickson Taphouse.

Meet at Dickson Interchange

https://livingstreets.org.au/event/end-of-year-walkshop-and-social-gathering/

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Living Streets Canberra's next meeting is on Tuesday the 21st of October at 6pm AEDT online.

https://livingstreets.org.au/event/21-october-2025-meeting/

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Gill is talking to WIN News about the Fix My Street enquiry.

#actpol #livingstreets #betterstreets #safestreets

Living Streets Canberra is at the Spring Sustainability Market in Haig Park with SEE Change.

Come say hi 👋

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I recently spoke to the Canberra Times about Living Streets Canberra's disappointment regarding the delayed introduction of fees for footpath closures. The government delayed the fees after being lobbied by the ACT Property Council.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9069621/canberra-delays-footpath-closure-fees-for-developers/

#actpol #livingstreets #betterstreets

Living Streets Canberra will be at the Kambah Spring Sustainable Fair located at the Diversity Hub today between 10am and 2:30pm.

Come say hi.

📍 8 Laidlaw Pl, Kambah

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Just an update regarding this, I have seen an email from Emerson's adviser that says he will move the motion on tomorrow.

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If path closures is an impact to you in Canberra, it is worth noting that it would appears that the Property Council had lobbied ACT Government and Chris Steel to either delay or not proceed with the fees for path closures in the ACT. Their celebratory post on LinkedIn is attached.

ACT Government had announced they are delaying the path closure fee until the 2026-27 FY.

Path closures from property developments have a major impact on how people move about urban areas.

#canberra #livingstreets

Living Streets Canberra's next meeting is on Tuesday.

We will be planning a "walkshop" in this meeting. If you are interested in participating, please register for our meeting.

https://livingstreets.org.au/event/26-august-2025-meeting/

#livingstreets #betterstreets

My problem with this is if it would actually get used. What I know from pedestrian activity is, pedestrians will find the easiest, quickest and most convenient way to walk. I would expect this to be especially true of teenagers.

So if we built a pedestrian bridge, would it get used, or would students just dash across the road because it was more convenient for them.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-15/act-st-eddies-boy-hit-by-car-outside-school-pedestrian-overpass/105660714

#actpol #livingstreets #betterstreets

Living Streets Canberra's next meeting is this Tuesday at 6pm

https://livingstreets.org.au/event/29-july-2025-meeting/

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Andrew Barr's office advised me a week ago that Tara Cheyne's office is looking into the situation at Botanical Turner. I haven't heard anything yet, so I have sent a follow up email to her office this morning.

The issue is ongoing at the site.

#actpol #livingstreets #betterstreets #safestreets

It is no wonder why there is such distrust with Fix My Street in Canberra.

I had raised a safety concern regarding the bollards on City Walk at Garema Place, as construction workers have been leaving the bollards out with no cover, leaving a big hole in the ground.

On Wednesday, TCCS closed my report noting "Bollard Cover replaced". But today I visited the area. Again, the bollard is out, and there is still no cover for the hole.

#actpol #livingstreets #betterstreets #safestreets #safety

Living Streets Canberra is holding it's next meeting tonight at 6pm.

Issues for this meeting include:
🎯 following up recent advocacy
🎯 Legislative Assembly Inquiry into Fix My Street
🎯 Light Rail to Woden
🎯 strengthening engagement

Register and attend online.

https://livingstreets.org.au/meeting/

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This morning I have written to Chris Steel, Tara Cheyne and MLAs in Kurrajong about the dangerous situation at Botanical Turner after Paris Lord from Canberra by Bike posted a video to fb and Instagram showing pedestrians walking with suite cases next to hide speed traffic in a cycle lane. The foot path has been closed for longer than 2 months now and doesn't appear to be opening anytime soon.

Video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FBrLvtV7A/

#actpol #canberra #livingstreets #safestreets

Living Streets Canberra welcomes calls for improving the ACT’s infrastructure to help improve the safety of women.

“All our streets and paths should be – and feel – safe, accessible, comfortable and convenient for everyone,” says Convenor of Living Streets Canberra, Gill King.

https://livingstreets.org.au/for-women-to-be-safer-as-they-move-about-act-infrastructure-must-be-brought-up-to-scratch/

#actpol #livingstreets #safestreets #women #safety

Sharing for those who have disconnected themselves from Meta platforms. I joined our convenor for Living Streets Canberra on Sturt Avenue today in Canberra's inner south to see how the traffic is, and what it is like for students.

Absolute chaos!

#canberra #safestreets #livingstreets #schools

The fact is, we can improve the safety for our kids just by simply moving the limit by 10 on streets. Our kids deserve to feel safe around our schools, and they deserve the opportunity to walk to school.

Come on Canberra. Dropping from 40 to 30 is nothing in terms of travel time and it would be so easy for us to do. This is low hanging fruit.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-16/act-push-to-reduce-speed-limit-in-school-zones-to-30kph/105416814?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

#canberra #livingstreets #safestreets #school

Today I am an example of why it is important that attention is brought to our walking environments. I'm at TCH tonight, waiting for xray of my left arm. Happened at work. Two paths not quite meeting level.

#canberra #urban #betterstreets #livingstreets

Dear "nobody",

LSC already does this. You are welcome to follow what we are doing through our social media, website, or come listen into one of our meetings.

#canberra #livingstreets #betterstreets #construction #advocacy

Scooted from Lyneham to Fyshwick this morning. It is super sketchy when you get to Fyshwick. But it took me only 40mins.

#canberra #carfree #alternativetransport #livingstreets

#livingstreets #urbanism #betterstreets