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Hobart City Councillor
Ryan Posselt
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
Addressing the Housing Crisis
If elected I will advocate for: • Inclusionary zoning: ensuring large new developments include a proportion of affordable and social...
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Ryan Posselt
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min
Mountain Biking in Hobart
What actions will I take to strengthen mountain biking in Hobart if elected to council this October? I will advocate for council to: Seek...
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Ryan Posselt
- Sep 12, 2022
- 2 min
Community sports: Time to invest in the future
I believe in the importance of community sport. Children benefit immensely from being involved in sport from a young age. They learn team...
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Ryan Posselt
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
e-scooters and micro-mobility
e-scooters, like them or hate them, based on community sentiment and previous voting patterns, I think they are here to stay. So lets...
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Ryan Posselt
- Aug 18, 2022
- 2 min
Accessibility in Hobart
I have a long standing interest in accessibility for all. The first interactions I had with people who had different abilities to my own...
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Ryan Posselt
- Aug 5, 2022
- 5 min
North Hobart: A vision for the future
North Hobart is one of my favourite places in Hobart. It is an iconic and historic part of Hobart, that attracts thousands of locals...
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Ryan Posselt
- Jun 22, 2022
- 2 min
Hobart Mobility Survey
Mobility in and around Hobart is important. Ease of movement means less stress, less time commuting and more time doing whatever it is...
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Ryan Posselt
- Jun 10, 2022
- 6 min
End the Rat Run campaign
Sign the petition here The End the Rat Run campaign was formed after a number of parents of primary school age children contacted me...
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Ryan Posselt
- May 15, 2022
- 3 min
Integrity, Transparency & Accountability
In Australia, we have seen trust in politicians eroded over the last 15 years. From scare campaigns to misuse of tax payer money (travel...
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Ryan Posselt
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
Developer contributions: A (not so) radical idea
Many jurisdictions use developer contributions as a valuable revenue stream to help support improved public infrastructure as the...
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Ryan Posselt
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
A rink of shattered dreams
Today Ice Sports Tasmania announced that the only ice rink in Tasmania has been sold and will be repurposed. At first glance , this is no...
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Ryan Posselt
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Urban Consolidation: A single storey KFC?
Hobart has a housing problem. The superheated housing and rental markets are doing real, tangible damage to our society. I recently heard...
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Ryan Posselt
- Mar 31, 2022
- 4 min
Federal Election: What's in it for Hobart
It's that time again: the federal election will be called this weekend with Australians going to the polls on Saturday 21st May. The...
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Ryan Posselt
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Parking: Is it really that bad?!
Chatting to people around Hobart, there is a clear sentiment that parking is difficult for many people. The implementation of parking...
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Ryan Posselt
- Mar 27, 2022
- 3 min
The problem with Airbnb
Hobart has a housing crisis, there is no two ways about it. It has one of the tightest rental markets in the country, driving rental...
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Ryan Posselt
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
Subsidised & free public transport
The concept of subsidised and/or select free public transport has been around for decades. Think about Melbourne's free tram zone as a...
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Ryan Posselt
- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
Affordable housing: Are tiny houses the answer?
Are tiny houses the answer to Hobart's housing crisis? In short both yes and no. Tiny houses provide a place where tenants or owners with...
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Ryan Posselt
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Electrification of Local Government
Councils are large organisations, much larger than people often think. To give readers some context, Hobart City Council operates on a...
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Ryan Posselt
- Mar 12, 2022
- 2 min
RACT Greater Hobart Mobility Vision
RACT updated its 30 year transport vision for greater Hobart this week. In broad terms I applaud their vision and their well thought out...
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