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30Please believe our residential and urban streets in Australia should be safe for people who walk and cycle.

Why?

In February 2020, Global Ministers mandated 20mph or 30km/h speed limits wherever cyclists or pedestrians mix with motor vehicles with exceptions only where strong evidence exists that higher speeds are safe. This was endorsed in August 2020 by the General Assembly of the United Nations.

How?

We are campaigning for 30km/h speed limits to be the norm for our neighbourhood streets in Australia. Of course, we can have higher speed limits on main streets and arterial roads. On those streets we need separation for people to be safe: cycle lanes, footpaths and pedestrian priority crossings.

There is less than a 10% risk that somebody walking will be killed at an impact speed of 30km/h but a 90% risk of being killed at 50km/h.

This infographic shows the chance of survival.

Graphic by Facebook: Lord Mayor Clover Moore (2024) and data from TfNSW

We need a strategy to create a safe and connected walking and cycling network in Australia. Sharing existing streets by driving slowly on those that are not very important for cars is a sensible solution, not only from a cost perspective.

Latest news

Masterclass 25: Slow Streets, Strong Voices

September 2025
On 17 September 2025, the “Slow Streets, Strong Voices” advocacy forum convened on Gadigal Land in Sydney. The mandate was simple: empower the movement to reduce urban speed limits to 30km/hour. The forum marked a turning point—a move beyond discussion to coordinated action – read the report and access resources here: Slow Streets, Strong Voices

February 2025
Infrastructure Victoria recommends local speed limits be reduced to 30km/h in areas visited by children Link

August 2024
100 signatures from many of Australia’s leading transport and urban researchers imploring government to slow road speeds now. Link to letter

August 2024
Former Deputy Climate Change and Transport Minister Lee Waters from Wales, former NSW Minister for Cities Rob Stokes, and Lord Mayor Clover Moore discuss opportunities and challenges in implementing 30km/h urban speed limits and driving transformative climate action through effective policy and community engagement (Wales example)- event in Sydney Town Hall. Link to recording

May 2024
Yarra City Council is expanding the 30km speed limit area in Fitzroy and Collingwood. https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/news/2024/05/09/yarra-city-council-green-lights-new-30kmh-speed-limit-trial

30 please is an active member of Cycling and Walking Australia and New Zealand (CWANZ) the Australasian reference group for walking and bike riding on transport and recreation networks. Members include all Australian state and territory transport agencies, New Zealand Transport Agency, local government representatives and advocacy groups / peak bodies for walking, cycling, health and mobility.

We are inspired by the global movement 20splenty.org

The UN Road Safety Strategy was launched in 2019, with the objective of reducing the number of road crashes by 50 per cent by 2030.
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