Our vision for Australia is that our streets make people of all ages and abilities feel welcome, safe, and comfortable to walk, cycle and rest.

Streets play a crucial role in enhancing our quality of life. They serve as connectors between places, facilitate social interaction, and contribute to the overall aesthetic and functionality of a community. Well designed streets can promote people to walk, engage in outdoor activity, which can lead to improved physical health. Streets that prioritise public transportation, walking, and cycling can reduce reliance on cars, thereby decreasing vehicle emissions and improving air quality, which has positive health implications.

Freedom, equality, social justice, responsibility, and a world of beauty. 

Derived from Schwartz’s Theory of Basic Human Values.

Our mission is to actively advocate for governments at all levels – federal, state and local - to significantly increase funding and delivery priorities for infrastructure, initiatives that support better streets for all and to adopt our recommendations. 

We believe that these changes are not only essential for creating a more sustainable, healthy, and equitable Australia, but they’re also completely achievable through the adoption of better ideas, better conversations and better action.

We recommend that governments: 

• Get kids active- Encourage 75% of children to walk, cycle, scoot, or take public transport to school every day, setting them up with healthy habits for life.

• Slow vehicles down - Make local streets and shopping streets quieter and safer with 30 km/h speeds.

• Boost local businesses - Support local businesses by improving and expanding beautiful streetscapes that people enjoy.

• Make more crossings - Make it easy and convenient to walk by creating a connected walking network and crossings.

• Provide transport choices - Make it easy and safe to ride by building a connected, direct, and convenient cycling network.