Walking, wheeling and cycling saved the NHS almost £2 billion last year by preventing around 150,000 long-term health conditions, according to a @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social report airqualitynews.com/headlines/ac...

🚨 LAST CHANCE: Today is the final day to demand a better transport plan for Greater Manchester! An 8% traffic reduction isn't enough to reach Net Zero by 2038 or make our streets safe for everyone. 🚲🚌 abetterplanforgm.co.uk

We had a blast at the #GMGreenSummit last Tuesday! 🌱 From handing out leaflets to chatting with brilliant delegates, one thing is clear: Manchester wants safer, cleaner, and better-connected streets. Respond to the LTP consultation by Monday! ⏰ abetterplanforgm.co.uk

Pete Lowy, @leedsunited.com Director, calls for a tram link between Elland Road and Leeds city centre, saying 'that kind of transportation will open up the whole area of south Leeds.' www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thanks Andy! Here's the link in case anyone's looking for it: lowtrafficfuture.org.uk/betterplanfo...

I just wrote a @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social letter: Demand a Better Plan for a Greater Manchester! @walkridegm.org.uk @walkriderochdale.org.uk Write one here:

Our survey asks, what needs to change, to improve rail travel? Here's what one respondent in East Anglia said. Please fill in the survey and share your views: bettertransport.org.uk/campaigns/ra...

To what extent is transport limiting your ability to participate fully in society? @sfrost.bsky.social shared some interesting statistics on this from a recent study during our webinar. You can watch the recording of it on our website lowtrafficfuture.org.uk/2026/01/13/e...

Want to get more involved in making our streets safer and greener? We have the perfect way to kick things off! Join us and @sfrost.bsky.social on Monday 12th Jan for our free webinar, Everyday Concerns: What People Want From Transport actionnetwork.org/events/every...

🚨Event! Tackling Car-dependent New Housing 🚨 Join us and @sfrost.bsky.social, former head of transport policy at the Institute for Public Policy Research as we discuss the public’s views on transport and what it means. 🚗🚌 🗓️ Register now (it's free!) actionnetwork.org/events/every...

Are there any interesting local schemes near you making it easier to access a bike?

Well over 100 people registered for our latest webinar which starts at 6pm. There's still time to sign up. We'll be recording the event to share as well... Low Traffic Future - Tackling Car-dependent New Housing actionnetwork.org/events/tackl...

Two days until our latest webinar! Keen to understand how we can build more homes without creating a load of extra traffic? Then this one is for you! Join us and Jenny Raggett from Transport for New Homes 🏘️ Book now. It's free to attend 😎 actionnetwork.org/events/tackl...

🚨Event! Tackling Car-dependent New Housing 🚨 Join us and Jenny Raggett, Director and Project Coordinator at Transport for New Homes as we discuss local campaigning to resist car-dependent new developments 🚗🚌 🗓️ Register now (it's free!)

We’ve joined forces across civil society & have written a joint letter to the HM Treasury advising urgent tax reform on the UK’s heaviest, most polluting cars. We’re calling for change: a straightforward large vehicle levy, that would raise nearly £2bn for vital public investment. #AutumnBudget

📢Looks like a very useful @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social event! Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency. actionnetwork.org/events/commu...

Next May, voters across England will head to the polls for local and mayoral elections. These elections are a big opportunity to put traffic reduction and better transport options firmly on the agenda! Join us next week for a free event to get ready 😀 actionnetwork.org/events/vote-...

How do we persuade decision-makers, politicians, and communities to take bold action on traffic reduction? Join us and Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social for this free one-hour online session to explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence. actionnetwork.org/events/commu...

This Wed (8th Oct), I will be contributing to a webinar about how the Government's #planning and #devolution reforms could support #LowTrafficHomes, with safe streets, great public transport, homes close to schools / shops / etc, and attractive outdoor space. To register, visit tinyurl.com/2yh3cux6.

🚨 Event incoming! 🗓️ Thursday 16th Oct 2025. 8–9pm Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency 🚗↘️ Join us and Izzy from @wearepossible.bsky.social where we explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence 🔗 Register now (it's free!) actionnetwork.org/events/commu...

Cargo bikes. They're not for everyone, but for a lot of people they can and do replace a lot of car trips. Good news for people that want less traffic. Must watch video on cargo bike research 😎

£1 bus fare for young people in Wales 😍https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93dvw0dp2yo

School is back in session! 🎓 We’re already excited about our #WOWTopTen Autumn challenge, which begins in October. Step up to the challenge and walk, wheel, cycle or scoot this school term. Find out how you can get involved here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-scho...

Happy to read this! We need a better 603 In London to cut school traffic as well!

Two new bus routes aim to help ease school traffic in Brighton and Hove 🥳 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Paradise Square, Sheffield.

Enroute is proud to work with @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social‬ and the wider alliance to campaign for better local transport and shape a more sustainable future by reducing traffic and shifting journeys to active travel and public transport.‍️ 🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3HL9AFV

Who is ready for the congestion the new school year will bring? 😔

The "massively expensive" public transport options in the UK and the state of the country's roads are prompting thousands to go on "extreme day trips" 😟😟😟😟 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What needs to change before you'd consider buying an e-bike? www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/uk-...

"We envisage a town where e-cargo bikes are the norm for retail and business deliveries." - Paul Carvell, Big Town Plan Partnership www.shropshirestar.com/news/2025/08...

“… private car ownership uses space very inefficiently: individual cars are parked perhaps 95% of the time, and roads and parking mainly used by cars has been shown to occupy as much as 41% of space in some localities.” Interesting discussion piece considering whether ‘things have to be like this.’

Here's our response to the news that RPI hit 4.8% last month, the figure the Government usually uses to set the following year's annual rail fare rise. This year the fare rise was RPI+1%...could a 5.8% fare rise be on the cards for 2026?

Labour promised to be the ‘builders not the blockers’, yet by agreeing to permanently seal up the disused Queensbury (railway) Tunnel near Bradford, it is blocking the development of a new greenway that would be a huge regional asset actionnetwork.org/letters/save...

Personal experience of this, 5 mile commute in hilly Sheffield several times per week, current Bosch battery on my Raleigh Motus about to hit 7k miles over the 4 years I’ve had it #bikeisbest

Physical inactivity is estimated to cost the UK £7.4 billion annually (including £0.9 billion to the NHS alone). Active travel is one of the best return on investment decisions governments can make. Yet people are still having to campaign for better infrastructure and funding.

Kidical Mass is run by informal local groups with no significant funding or charitable status. They do fantastic grassroots cycling advocacy in a way which is difficult for the usual cycling opponents to attack. Unglamorous crowdfunder but necessary - please contribute!

With the new Premier League season in full flow, our guest blog asks: can football shrink its carbon footprint by helping fans travel more sustainably? bettertransport.org.uk/blog/fan-tra...

44 long-term bike storage lockers to be installed in Plymouth 🥳 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is a bold and positive report with some great recommendations, including things we called for: • Gaps in bus provision should be identified & filled • Government should publish guidance on minimum service levels • A national standard for bus stops: committees.parliament.uk/committee/15...

No one should die just trying to get from A to B. Our research shows that the public want action to make roads safer, and the majority of drivers would accept delays to get there. Read the blog here: ippr.org/articles/everyday-concerns-what-people-want-from-transport

Heidi Alexander is expected to make the Northern Powerhouse Rail project a key theme of her conference speech... www.theguardian.com/business/202...

When will more people wake up and smell the coffee 🙃 bsky.app/profile/lowt...

Cycling: - lowers personal travel costs - helps to cut carbon emissions - reduces inner city travel time - has proven mental and physical health benefits Great article by Dr Zakiyya Adam, University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk www.ox.ac.uk/news/feature...

"Enabling people to get about under their own steam (active travel) will help reduce pressure on the NHS, all while boosting local economies and the environment – it’s one of the most vital interventions we can make.” - @chrisboardman.bsky.social www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

"Our findings show how small changes - like improving path surfaces - can help enable more active lifestyles, particularly for those with mobility challenges." Dr Jack Benton, @manchester.ac.uk www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...

Road traffic deaths are not inevitable!

An important read: things the UK could learn from Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo: - You need political will, but that alone will not get you there - The car is “not just a vehicle” - Health is the most persuasive argument we have micromobilitybiz.com/five-things-...

I’ve listened to this podcast twice, and want to listen again to take notes - so many fascinating insights from @ianwalker.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social about the strange psychology of car driving and #motornormativity open.spotify.com/episode/2Yxn... @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social

One for our East Midlands contacts: "Tell the Mayor to fund sustainable travel not roads" actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...