OUR VISION
A nation where walking is the natural choice for everyday local journeys.
OUR MISSION
To achieve a better walking environment and inspire people to walk and wheel more.
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Living Streets Cymru
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WOW schools see 59% fewer car journeys to the school gates and 18% more journeys walking and wheeling all the way to school – plus a whole host of other benefits!
WOW - the walk to school challenge
Oxford Street campaign
Together with our London Living Streets Group, we have campaigned for action on Oxford Street for over a decade. Plans are now progressing.
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The Pedestrian Pound
New for 2024, this third edition makes the economic case for investing in better streets for walking and wheeling.
Pedestrian Pound
Living Streets and Elmer
Discover the joys of walking with Elmer the Patchwork Elephant.
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant
All walks of life
This hub page brings together stories and research that we hope can help us work towards more inclusive streets for all.
All Walks of Life
20MPH LIMITS LEAD TO SAFER ROADS
Recent Welsh Government data shows that there have been fewer accidents and deaths on roads in Wales following the introduction of 20mph speed limits.
WALES 20mph
Moray pupil wins competition with 'Road Surfing' badge design
A badge designed by a pupil from Mosstodloch will inspire more pupils to walk and wheel to school this June.
10 Jun 2025
Skircoat schools join forces to improve road safety
Pupils in Calderdale partnered with Living Streets to relaunch their School Street.
More pupils will walk to school in Wales, thanks to government funding
Thousands of children across Wales will enjoy the benefits of walking to school, thanks to support from the Welsh Government.
29 May 2025
Revolutionise Britain's roads to protect road users, charities urge
A new report from The Bikeability Trust & Living Streets calls on the Department for Transport to revolutionise Britain’s roads.
20 May 2025
Pupils take a spacewalk at the Scottish Parliament
Pupils met at the Scottish Parliament for a special space-themed walk for Living Streets’ Walk to School Week.
Mayor celebrates Walk to School Week in Barry
Naomi Marshallsea, the Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan, joined pupils from Ysgol Sant Baruc in Barry on their walk to school.
19 May 2025
Pupils take on outer space for Walk to School Week
Thousands of children across the UK will get ‘out of this world’ during Walk to School Week (19-23 May 2025).
10 Apr 2025
Invest in walking to save Wales’ high streets, report says
Living Streets’ updated Pedestrian Pound report shows that pedestrians spend more money than people arriving by car, and pedestrianised town centres have higher sales.
01 Apr 2025
Burnley pupils celebrate leading the way in national walking initiative
Freestyle footballer Ash Randall joined pupils in Burnley as they celebrated reaching the top of a national leaderboard for children making strides to walk to school.
24 Mar 2025
Simon Lightwood MP joins active pupils in Wakefield
Simon Lightwood MP met children from his constituency in Wakefield and Rothwell today (28 February) as they shared the benefits of walking and wheeling to school.
28 Feb 2025
