Reclaim The Streets

28/08/2026

(30km/h)

There are howls of protest from the right about plans for Birmingham to be a 20mph city. But it will be a good thing, and others will follow, says transport writer and podcaster Christian Wolmar

26/08/2026

Hi folks!

A chance for some powerful urban advocacy!!!

Council have been drafting up fancy plans for major new fully seperated bike paths leading to Sydenham station. It's the 'last mile' problem - is currently a mess - and the planners on council want to do this. BUT... it's politicial of course, and conservative or timid councillors could squash the project.

So... we have to show OUTRAGEOUS levels of community interest and support for this - which will bring it over the line.

Petition here. Quick and easy - and send it to your mates.

Sydenham's new metro station is a hit. More people than ever are cycling there for the first and last leg of their journey — but the roads around it haven't caught up. We're asking Inner West Council and the NSW Government to make cycling to Sydenham safe, easy and less stressful for everyone. Sig...

24/07/2026

'Allowing a landlord to define “offensive” to include what they found “morally offensive” could also pave the way for Australian property law to become more like the US, where restrictive covenants were used by developers to facilitate racial segregation and discrimination, she said.

“If one landlord can evict a tenant because they claim what they’re doing on the premises is offensive, then every landlord can.”'

Group behind Divine Playhouse considering legal challenge and discrimination complaint after religious protests turned venue into culture war

18/07/2026

Mamdani: "When I return to those early years of my life, the lesson I remember most is that justice must be more than an ideal; it must be material."

In a speech given on Wednesday in honor of Nelson Mandela Day, New York’s mayor reflects on what Madiba can teach us in a fractured era

14/07/2026

Jesus is coming for the night clubs again

Landlord of deconsecrated building sends notice of breach to Divine Playhouse, claiming it ‘insulted and mocked’ beliefs of Christian Australians

05/07/2026

'In 2024, Transport for NSW was developing plans to roll out a handful of 30km/h zones in Sydney as part of measures to meet the state’s road trauma reduction targets. But momentum slowed after the NSW premier, Chris Minns, publicly rejected a proposal to reduce Sydney’s CBD speed limit to 30km/h.

“It killed off any serious conversations about 30km/h zones in the CBD,” a senior source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, says.'

Victoria has led the way in trialling 30km/h zones, but in Sydney the NSW government has been accused of dragging its feet

18/06/2026

NSW Police were always the problem

https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/sydney-mp-lord-mayor-ask-police-watchdog-to-investigate-oxford-street-drug-raids-20260618-p6084f.html

19/05/2026

Too much on street parking is more of a problem than apartment parking tbh. Grattan institute putting out reports that read like they're written by a property developer...

About 40% of parking spaces under apartments in Australia sit empty, yet strict planning rules mean more unwanted spots continue to be built

07/05/2026

The golf course is an ecological nightmare and a Rolls Royce was seen parked outside the first meeting to oppose the conversion to a park.

After backlash, including from actor and avid golfer Mark Wahlberg, state says ‘we’ve worked to increase offering from 9 holes to a 12-hole course’

02/05/2026

"She has not identified the need for any urgent legislative change to restrict protests or marches. She has not recommended that any phrases be banned on threat of imprisonment for two years. She has not recommended that immigration be restricted or that particular attention be paid to refugees from Gaza or Palestine. She has not cautioned about the return of the wives, widows and children of dead or jailed Islamic State fighters."

Virginia Bell has not recommended urgent restrictions on protests or marches, the banning of phrases or the restriction of immigration