Five years of Uniting the Movement! 🎉 This is our long-term vision to transform lives and communities across England through sport and physical activity. Here's our headlines from the last year! Read more: https://www.sportengland.org/news-and-inspiration/five-years-uniting-movement

Sport England Chair, Chris Boardman explains further why we have suspended using the social media platform X. Read the full article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-before-platforms-why-sport-england-suspended-its-nctwe

We've installed another three new simple zebra crossings, this time near Edgware Road. Without them drivers yield to pedestrians around 40% of the time. With them, it's around 80%. (Based on monitoring results from our first 4 sites)

"A truly integrated way to make transport work for people.” @simonlightwood.org.uk and @chrisboardman.bsky.social visited Stockport Interchange, a new transport hub bringing together bus, rail, walking and cycling routes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fdE... 🚌🚄👟🚲

“Being able to use a recumbent trike has changed my life.” Watch below how an adapted cycle from Wheels4Me helps Susie get out and about and do the things she loves most 👇🚲 www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5_2...

A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times. "We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".

Well done Greater Manchester! Now reaping the rewards of your consistent investment in 🐝 network: walking up from 52% to 57% & short car trips down from 41% to 36% in the last 5 years. Residents confirm the 🐝 network is enabling them to walk or cycle as part of daily lives. 👏

Anyone else notice the draft today?

Switching just 1 trip a day from 🚗 to 🚴 or 🚶‍♂️ = almost 30% less transport CO2 for the ave UK urban resident. If 1 in 5 did this in 🇪🇺 it’d cut emissions from all 🚗 travel in 🇪🇺 by 8%. The potential impact of active travel on CO2 could be huge

Right, I’m off to Bakau and COP29 to talk about the quiet power of these 2-wheeled machines to decarbonise. We’ve done the numbers and you’ll be amazed (Tuesday the 19th) @activetravelengland @defrauk

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