The West Hobart Local Area Mobility Plan (LAMP) was endorsed by Council on 28 January 2025. The project team is now working on delivering actions of this plan.
The City of Hobart has prepared a Local Area Mobility Plan for West Hobart and parts of Mount Stuart. The plan focuses on creating a safer, more enjoyable environment for people to walk and ride, making it easier for children to get to school, residents to access local shops and public transport, exercise, socialise and reduce our carbon footprint.
Making West Hobart a great place to walk and ride.
Read the West Hobart Local Area Mobility Plan 2025.
Local Area Mobility Plans identify a network of connected, safe and convenient walking and cycling routes to and from common destinations within a neighbourhood. These destinations include schools, shopping precincts, major parks and recreation areas, and frequent bus stops.
The focus of the Local Area Mobility Plan will be different for each neighbourhood, allowing it to meet that community's unique needs and future transport network requirements.
The mobility plan for West Hobart and parts of Mount Stuart identifies projects and initiatives to be included within capital works planning and delivery over the next 10 years.
It makes suggestions for the types of investment that could better support walking and cycling such as:
- wider footpaths
- kerb ramps
- safer pedestrian crossings
- traffic calming measures
- street trees and seating
- bike lanes and connected cycleways
- on-street parking changes.
The 2023 community petition, Slow traffic through West Hobart, Mount Stuart and Lenah Valley, was signed by 576 residents and submitted due to concerns about the volume and speed of traffic that passes through these suburbs. It called for Hobart City Council to consider a 40km/h speed limit and to install traffic calming devices or raised pedestrian crossings on seven streets and near four destinations within the suburbs. In recognition, this LAMP considers streets in Mount Stuart with high levels of through-traffic.
This plan prioritises:
- Improved local access to schools
- Safer vehicle speeds on quieter street
- Direct, connected and comfortable places to walk and ride
Targeted actions of this Local Area Mobility Plan
Listening to the Community
Engagement for this LAMP occurred in May and November 2024 with community members contributing through an online interactive map, surveys, three workshops and a pop-up information session. Community members were invited to contribute to two rounds of consultation.
What we heard
During the first phase of community engagement approximately one third of the community’s comments of concern mention speed, cars moving too fast or a need to slow and calm traffic to feel safe in their neighbourhood. Community comments identified key locations of concern for local residents.
In the second engagement phase, survey respondents expressed very strong support for an area-wide speed limit reduction.
Feedback Maps
One third (181) of the comments were about feeling unsafe moving along the street, as shown in this figure on page 15 of the West Hobart LAMP. These comments were concentrated along the spine of Hill Street, near Hill Street Grocer, and also at Summerhill Road and Warwick Street.
Where crossing the street feels unsafe, from 107 comments, found on page 14 of the West Hobart LAMP.
How we engaged
Round 1: Community Engagement (29 April to 31 May, 2024)
- two workshop sessions at the Mount Stuart Hall
- one pop-up information session at the Train Park
- interactive map to label likes and pain-points for West Hobart (see below)
Round 2: Community Engagement (14 October to 14 November, 2024)
- Workshop for West Hobart residents at Mt. Stuart Memorial Hall (Monday 14 October, 2024)
- Online Your Say Survey (Closed November 14, 2024)
- Online Quick Poll (Closed November 14, 2024)
