So, the good people at @livingstreets.bsky.social have published this ‘Blind Date’ article based on my and my daughter’s long walk to work last week. You can read it here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/blog/john-an...

“Hey, John, which day are you going to choose for your longest ever long walk to work, which will be in London?” “Er, this one.” 🤦🏼‍♂️ #WalkOut @livingstreets.bsky.social

My Half Marathon Walk to Work begins at Seven Kings station in East London. It does so because of this photo, taken outside the station by a colleague in 2012: a large group of school students crossing at a junction with… …no crossing. I hope that’s changed. #WalkOut @livingstreets.bsky.social

It is indeed, and I’m sporting footwear Option 3 - suitably blinged with @livingstreets.bsky.social WOW badges! #WalkOut

🧵 1/4 High streets are more than shops. They’re civic spaces for culture, learning and connection. 🚨 Today, we publish ‘The high street playbook’, sharing lessons from our Community-Led High Street Innovators programme, and why they matter now. Quick read: buff.ly/FEQKij1 #HighStreets

- Subsidising consumption in the face of a supply shock - reducing incentives to drive less/switch to EVs - using up limited fiscal space to help better-off drivers rather than the most vulnerable. Hard to think of a worse policy right now.

May is National Walking Month Since I became a trustee of @livingstreets.bsky.social in 2011, I’ve celebrated the fact with a long Walk to Work, posting photos of what I see as I go. Now I’m Chair of the charity, this year’s walk (on Tuesday 26th) will be a first in three ways…

Is it morally defensible? No. But is it a coherent response to a difficult situation? No. Ah, but is it effective in bringing down fuel prices? Ha, you're not going to believe this...

As welcomes go… 😬

Alright, Geordies, who can tell me what these new spikes are on Northumberland Street? Art?

The sun is shining and a Bank Holiday weekend *and* Living Streets' National Walking Month are in our sights! Get ready to #WalkOut with us! livingstreets.org.uk/WalkOut

It's happening! 📢 On Tuesday, MPs will consider an amendment to enable local leaders to ban pavement parking in their area. We need you to help us get this amendment on to the Bill. Ask your MP to agree to Amendment 265 when it's considered on Tuesday: https://bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4tMU2Uq

After getting some bullshit that didn't actually answer the question, I asked for an internal review. I said: "The reply provides no evidence specific to Peterborough as requested in the questions and a media report from Tameside is not evidence... 1/7

Our tenth UK Walking Summit is just two weeks away! This year's event is in Liverpool and features a programme packed with unmissable highlights. Zak Viney, our Campaigns and Public Affairs Coordinator, shares the five things they're most excited about: https://bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4sa7sJY

Not by any means a hot take, but one manifestation of car dependency is the clamour, in the face of fossil fuel price rises, for lower fuel duties. A more rational clamour would be for rapidly and substantially reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.

Parents and carers – we need your voice! 📋 We’re gathering the views of families across the UK to understand the barriers faced when walking and wheeling to school. Take our short survey to be entered into a £200 gift card draw. Have your say 👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/parentWOW

With criminality this serious ending in death, what other crime would escape national news? This was only BBC local. What more must happen for a lifetime ban? Driving is a privilege, not a right. Our culture — and sentencing — needs radical change. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Got something you'd like to ask Ned, Adam and Laura for a future podcast? They would love to (try to) answer them! Post said questions below, or you can email them to [email protected]. Get in touch!

Motonormativity is not clearing snow from the sidewalks and then doing an Instagram post telling pedestrians not to walk in the road.

Want to be our next CEO? Deadline is Sunday 1st February transportactionnetwork.org.uk/job-vacancies/

There were over 15,000 responses to the Government's consultation on pavement parking in 2020 - and now we have the data 📉 How does pavement parking affect you? https://bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/45tiHnx

This has been a long time coming, so very welcome news! We're been working in coalition with @guidedogsuk.bsky.social , @livingstreets.bsky.social and @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social for years on pavement parking.

“These new powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians. It’s disappointing not to see a nationwide prohibition.” Our @charitycat.bsky.social responds to the news that local authorities will receive legal powers to restrict pavement parking. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/pavement-parking

Only a few hours left to give to our Big Give #ChristmasChallenge fundraiser and double your donation! Thank you to everyone who has given already. We're at 70% of our target – will you help us reach it? https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006Tk2QYAS

Regent Street in London is traffic-free today. They’re just setting up now. If anyone is here later, when it’s in full swing, do please post photos. www.regentstreetonline.com/news/regent-...

Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society: Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.

Double your money - in support of the mission of the wonderful @livingstreets.bsky.social Starts Tuesday 2nd

Streets that work for disabled people work better for everyone. Decluttering our streets makes our communities safer, easier to navigate and more welcoming. And we can all play a role in making that happen. If you could change one thing about your local streets, what would it be?

The freeze on fuel duty is estimated to have cost £133 billion in lost revenue since 2011. At a time of difficult fiscal choices, we're joining @bettertransport.bsky.social in calling to end the fuel duty cut and charge a simple per-mile charge for electric vehicles 🚗 https://bit.ly/49bYnts

I mean, Come On! Double-decker trains in the UK? What a time (it will be) to be alive 🚆 🤓 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Yesterday, a little corner of a grey day was very bright. open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...

There are just a few days left to apply for the role of Camcycle CEO – don't miss out! If you think you're the right person to lead us into a bright future of more cycling across the Cambridge region, apply now at pollysymondsonrecruitment.co.uk/camcycle-chi... Applications close on Friday 17 Oct.

The UK Walking Summit comes to Liverpool on 25 March 2026! The changes we make to our streets today will be with us for decades. Our tenth Summit will focus on how we plan today for streets fit for the future 👣 Secure your early bird tickets now 👉 http://bit.ly/48MCLU5

How do you know your city is a healthy habitat for people? A decent place to start is whether children can play freely in their neighbourhoods and get around independently. This is an excellent introduction to Tim’s work and the benefits of shifting away from car centric urban spaces.

I’m in Bristol today, visiting new mobility hubs. At the funnest of these, I noticed that a mural featured a hot air balloon as one of the possible modes of transport (top right of first photo). I thought, “How fanciful”. Little did I know… …shortly afterwards, over the award-winning Queen Square…

I’m sorry to feel the need to ask this, but I’ve had just over 1,000 followers here since not long after I joined (a little under a year ago). But then, in the last couple of days, over 200 new folk have started following me. Hello! Would anyone be kind enough to explain the sudden rush?

I just hired a Santander cycle in London and this was my release code. I mean, I must obviously win a prize, right? But does anyone out there know what it is or how I claim it? 😊

Nantes in 2015 (first photo) was where I first thought #TramsAndGrass was (or should be) a thing. But, now being in Strasbourg for the first time since 2005, I realise that it was here, then, that I first realised trams running over grass even existed. Two decades on, and it still looks great.

I’ve never ridden on one, and don’t plan to. But I nevertheless have a strange fascination for land trains 🚂. If you share in this, you might be interested in these examples from Namur 🇧🇪, Rochehaut 🇧🇪, Nancy 🇫🇷 and (not really a land train) Saverne 🇫🇷. 🤓

@stevemouzon.bsky.social You probably know all about this, but I was cycling alongside the river Meuse in France today and we passed through this little town (or maybe even little city!) 🙂

Where am I?

Feeling overwhelmed by the intensity of the engagement with my report launch today sharing ideas for TfL’s Vision Zero Action Plan 2. Bereaved families, campaigners, transport professionals, bus drivers thinking about why Vision Zero matters and how to make it real. www.london.gov.uk/caroline-rus...

New @ippr.org report out today Transport isn’t working for low-income households Reducing car dependence is essential for providing greater access to opportunity, cutting transport costs and reducing the harms caused by car-dominated places Read how the UK government can achieve this👇

Man-made sights visible from trains in Britain. Its grandeur and prominence, as you look east from just south of the station, makes Durham Cathedral hard to beat, no?

The Castell Dinas Bran. With a mural* of Luciano Pavarotti in front. Naturally enough. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🎶 *They should surely call it a herbal, as it’s on grass, not a wall.

Who doesn’t love #TramsOnGrass? Nantes is where it started for me 😍

It was already hot enough in Birmingham today (above 30) without New Street station casting random heat-rays on hapless folk below. I walked through this spot a minute before, and it felt like being under one of those outdoor pub table heaters.

Every time I face the prospect of taking a train journey by CrossCountry at anything like a peak period (0630-1030 or 1600-2000) my heart sinks, as the train seems always to be horribly overcrowded. It’s happened again. Do you know why? Is it just a simple lack of carriages, or a longer story?

Shocking to see multi-billion pound delivery platforms taking no responsibility for how their riders operate. Riders are incentivised to break rules to make ends meet. It puts themselves and others in danger. Well done to @lauralaker.bsky.social for holding them to account on BBC Breakfast 🧵

Professor @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social joins the rest of our #WalkingSummit panel to discuss how walking and wheeling investment supports public health, communities & environmental goals. 🎤 @tansbraun.bsky.social 🎤 Dr Kiron Chatterjee 🎤 Andre Neves 🎤 Daniel Godfrey 🎤 Cllr Stephen Williams