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Walkability Report

St Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney. Sofia (author) is a medical doctor that has a Master of Health Leadership and Management (MHLM), Master of Infectious Disease Intelligence (MIDI) from UNSW, Sydney and has completed Master of Public Health (MPH) from the…

The original facebook post victim blaming a 10 year old for being hit by a car.

Fixed it.

All I want for Christmas is the SMH to do its job Content warning for road violence and credulous reporting. Yesterday, a person died near Central after being hit by a garbage truck. They were on a speed-limited e-bike at the time, which prompted an awful lot of media outlets to play the hits and blame kids on e-motorbikes for, as a reminder, this approx 13 tonne garbage truck being driven into this person.

All I want for Christmas is the SMH to do its job

Content warning for road violence and credulous reporting. Yesterday, a person died near Central after being hit by a garbage truck. They were on a speed-limited e-bike at the time, which prompted an awful lot of media outlets to play the hits and…

The ABC is wrong about e-bikes (again)

Real problems require real solutions. Note: this post discusses specific instances of road violence. In August, treasured national institution the ABC wrote a terrible article about the alarming rise in pedestrian deaths. The piece falsely attributed this…

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Why won’t Transport for NSW share SCATS Traffic Signal Phasing Data? In April 2025, WalkSydney worked with Jake Coppinger, and Sara Stace of Better Streets to request SCATS Traffic signal phasing data. This was an action following on ongoing discussions with the community in Sydney on the abysmal time allocated for people crossing on foot at traffic lights. Why traffic signal phases (timing) are important It is clear to us all that…

Why won’t Transport for NSW share SCATS Traffic Signal Phasing Data?

In April 2025, WalkSydney worked with Jake Coppinger, and Sara Stace of Better Streets to request SCATS Traffic signal phasing data. This was an action following on ongoing discussions with the community in Sydney on the abysmal…

Safe speeds on local streets: Communication Toolkit 

How do we win greater public support for lower speeds on our streets ? Victoria Walks is sharing some evidence based tips for communicating with decision makers and the Community  VicWalks Safer Speeds on local Streets : Communication Guide…

Inner West speed reduction

This week Inner West Council and Transport for NSW reduced the speed limit of local roads in large parts of Enmore, Marrickville, Sydenham and Tempe from 50km/h to 40km/h. Some State roads within the same area, including Enmore Road and Victoria Road, have been reduced…

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Goolay’yari WalkSydney hosted a Sunday afternoon walk along the Cooks river between the Beamish Street pedestrian bridge and the Sugar Mill pedestrian bridge in Hulstone Park.  The area around Campsie, Sydney, NSW, was traditionally Wangal land, a clan of the Darug (or Dharug, Dharuk, Daruk) tribe or language group, who used the Cooks River for sustenance and had a deep connection to the land and its resources. 

Goolay’yari

WalkSydney hosted a Sunday afternoon walk along the Cooks river between the Beamish Street pedestrian bridge and the Sugar Mill pedestrian bridge in Hulstone Park.  The area around Campsie, Sydney, NSW, was traditionally Wangal land, a clan of the Darug (or Dharug, Dharuk, Daruk) tribe…

Thank you to everyone that turned up for our walkshop! We were so pleased to join the Cooks River Alliance for a guided walk, exploring the Cooks River’s connections to the surrounding communities. See you at our next event!

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UNSW researchers are exploring how Australians perceive walkability. In this quick 8-minute survey, you’ll view a few 360° street images from across Australia and tell us how they feel. Inviting? Or the opposite?
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Coloured graphic showing different means of transport including train, bus, walking and bicycle

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NSW State Government's attitude to public transport as a punishment for not driving.. Do better.

Walkable density done well On 13 March 2025, Committee for Sydney collaborated with WalkSydney to produce a report: Putting our best foot forward: a checklist for walkable density. This is because walkability starts with how we build our precincts - the structure of places influences 54% of all walking. Since we can design our neighbourhoods to make it more likely for people to walk, but often the challenge and complexity can be overwhelming, the checklist reduces a vast body of research into what makes good walkable places into a simple 10 minute question-and-answer form, that includes providing diverse, higher-density housing like apartments and townhouses, along with good access to jobs, childcare and schools, parks, shops and public transport.

Walkable density done well

On 13 March 2025, Committee for Sydney collaborated with WalkSydney to produce a report: Putting our best foot forward: a checklist for walkable density. This is because walkability starts with how we build our precincts - the structure of places influences 54% of all…

For all these not-rocket-science reasons, why has this Labor govt not simply put an end date to Scott Morrison’s juvenile tax rewards for buying trucks instead of small cars. Arguably the irony is they also do a crap job as tradie vehicles compared to previous kinds of actual utes.

Photo of human shaped decal on the footpath, made up of the words "cost of living" over and over again.

Cost of living

Aaaaaaaaaaaargh.

WalkSydney We can’t afford not to fund walking Did you know that between 1/8th of trips in Western Sydney, and 1/4 of trips in Eastern Sydney are walked? (NSW Household Travel Survey, Six Cities, 2022/3). Yet the Federal government spends only …

Read about our submission to the Federal Government on funding walking...

walksydney.org/2025/02/06/w...

Walkability in Less Advantaged Areas Evidence to support the practical guidance for more walkable neighbourhoods in areas of low socioeconomic advantage.

'Walkability in less advantaged areas' developed as part of the Heart Foundation’s National Walking Initiative provides the latest research and evidence to support industry practitioners in achieving greater equity for all people living in Australia.
www.healthyactivebydesign.com.au/walkability-...

WalkSydney Walking in the Northern Beaches; reflections from a new parent Since become a parent I’ve been doing a lot of walking with a pram. It’s really opened my eyes to the fact that much of our cities and places haven’t been designed with families in mind, let alone …

Walking in the Northern Beaches; reflections from a new parent walksydney.org/2025/02/04/w...

Photo of Central station metro exit, onto the cycleway, with seats placed periodically.

A good solution for the Central station exit into the cycleway.

Photo showing road marked with 30 km per hour speed limit. Location is Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

30km/h on the Gold Coast 😍

NSW Hierarchy for allocating road space. .

"It's the most wonderful time of the year.." Police holding people walking on zebra crossing at Broadway to allow vehicles through..

Meme with text "Me, an Australian visiting Madrid and experiencing a walkable city of the first time in my life:" with a photo showing Danny Devito crying, captioned "Oh, my God. I get it."