Great news - from November 2017 to April 2018 the City of Hobart is working
with the community in West Hobart, designing creative activities to
enhance walkability and bring the streetscape to life with colour and
fun. All community members are invited to join in to design and implement this project.
The project is designed to show people driving through our suburb to realise that - hey! there are people living here!
We can share our ideas online about what we and our friends could do to activate the street, or look for other people to join in a project, or suggest something that the Council could coordinate. Just go to the Council's Your Say Hobart webpage. Log in (or register if you haven't been in there before) and then go to the LoveOurStreetsWestHobart page.
Community-based activity is important to increase walking in local areas. When residents feel socially connected to their neighbours and part of a strong community they are more likely to walk and spend time in their street.
With the community activating West Hobart, through events, activity and art, the traffic travelling along the streets should slow down.
Even the everyday way that front yards are used can contribute to street activation. Simple ideas could include planting a vegetable plot in your front yard, or having dinner on your front verandah (and perhaps inviting the neighbours!).
Rossmoyne Street in Thornbury (Victoria) is a great example. The community hosted a scarecrow competition in their street which helped to slow down traffic - and the residents got to know each better!
The first idea to hit the streets is a Sea of Sunflowers. Packets of sunflower seeds are being distributed to residents - just sow them in your front yard! Soon we will see splashes of colour all along our streets.
The first community gathering is a Fence Weaving party. On 30 November, at West Hobart's Train Park between 3:30-5.30pm, be there and join in the fun!
The project is designed to show people driving through our suburb to realise that - hey! there are people living here!
We can share our ideas online about what we and our friends could do to activate the street, or look for other people to join in a project, or suggest something that the Council could coordinate. Just go to the Council's Your Say Hobart webpage. Log in (or register if you haven't been in there before) and then go to the LoveOurStreetsWestHobart page.
Community-based activity is important to increase walking in local areas. When residents feel socially connected to their neighbours and part of a strong community they are more likely to walk and spend time in their street.
With the community activating West Hobart, through events, activity and art, the traffic travelling along the streets should slow down.
Even the everyday way that front yards are used can contribute to street activation. Simple ideas could include planting a vegetable plot in your front yard, or having dinner on your front verandah (and perhaps inviting the neighbours!).
Rossmoyne Street in Thornbury (Victoria) is a great example. The community hosted a scarecrow competition in their street which helped to slow down traffic - and the residents got to know each better!
The first idea to hit the streets is a Sea of Sunflowers. Packets of sunflower seeds are being distributed to residents - just sow them in your front yard! Soon we will see splashes of colour all along our streets.
The first community gathering is a Fence Weaving party. On 30 November, at West Hobart's Train Park between 3:30-5.30pm, be there and join in the fun!
