What we do
Living Streets Canberra works for everyone in Canberra to be able to:
- enjoy public spaces
- walk* easily, safely and conveniently.
Our community
We work for everyone – whether young or old; fast or slow; walking, sitting, commuting, shopping, between appointments, or out on the streets for exercise, for leisure or for pleasure.
We work with a range of groups, organisations and allies locally, nationally and internationally. Locally these include Advocacy for Inclusion, ACT Council of Social Service, Council on the Ageing ACT, Pedal Power, Public Transport Association of Canberra, SEE-Change, Conservation Council ACT Region and residents’ groups.
We are a SEE-Change group. You can help us by becoming a member of SEE-Change and electing to join the Living Streets group.
We thank Living Streets Aoteoroa for generously allowing us to adapt their excellent logo.
Our aims
We want to see:
- walking as the natural choice for everyday local journeys
- Canberra as an inviting, safe and comfortable place for people to be out and about, walking* and being in public spaces, full of walking-friendly communities
- people being supported and encouraged to choose to walk*
Our focus
Every journey includes walking* and many people enjoy walking for recreation and exercise.
We focus on people getting about without a vehicle.
* Note: When we use the term ‘walking’ we include any form of human-powered mobility that is not a bicycle: walking; using a wheelchair or other personal mobility device, including those with motors that can travel up to 10 km/h); pushing a pram; wheeling luggage; riding a scooter, skateboard, tricycle or rollerblades. This is the definition used in the Australian Road Rules. Bicycles are defined as vehicles.