These days Paris is promoting its "garden streets" on its billboards

‘British self-identity that says “we can’t have nice things like this”, as though it’s “not our way”. I don’t think there is any truth to that: social habits are quickly learned and unlearned. Build a street-dining culture and people will take the seats on offer’. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good news @london.gov.uk - women are fed up with endless harassment while going about their business on bikes - #SortitouttSadiq lcc.org.uk/campaigns/wo...

Car dominance = kids stuck indoors = worsened child health The solution is not rocket-science - just requires political will. #carlightcities.

Citizens once again demonstrating that they want Active Travel, pedestrianised city centres and public transport over the private car. Politicians take note please…. The “noise” does not represent the majority #activetravel #carlightcities #healthycities

Farewell to our dad: David Roger Harold Norminton (1946 - 2024) A family doctor to the core. An exemplary human. To know him was to love him.

Memo to local butchers, florists & convenience stores - people shop NOT cars. Strangely hard concept for many to accept. #motornormativity. #sustainablecities

TfL to fine firms whose electric bikes block pavements Such an unnecessary conflict… we hand over 90% of our civic space to the moving & storing of vehicles & expect everyone and everything else to share the rest. Time for #londonboroughs to step up & reallocate space. #activetravel

Updated blog; less location specific with link to excellent Pedestrian Pound #livingstreets Local reaction was umm… hysterical ! Proves the point. Please feel free to share widely outside #ActiveTravel community. wbrassociation.org.uk/why-changing...

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

They’re not on here yet (I don’t think), but the excellent Living Streets has just released an updated version of their invaluable research, the Pedestrian Pound report. www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/...

First post here - hope to find a more rational, scientific and respectful community - working v hard to persuade people out of their cars!! wbrassociation.org.uk/why-changing.... Thanks to all those I ref in this blog!