BackMake the 100 days pledge
Living Streets are counting down the first 100 days of the new government. Since the new coalition came into power on 11th May, Living Streets has been straight into action, meeting with Ministers, working groups and civil servants to ensure that the concerns of pedestrians are truly heard.
We need to make sure we really have your support so we’re asking you to help get as many people as possible to sign our pledge for safe attractive streets where people want to walk before 19th August, the 100th day of our new government.
The following news articles illustrate the importance of safe and attractive streets:
• How one man found out the hard way that a life can be saved by a 20mph speed limit
• Poor streets are affecting our children
• Pavement parking causes problems for the elderly, wheelchair users and people with prams.
During the run-up to the election all the major parties launched their ‘green manifestos’. However this doesn’t ensure that the current government will make the changes necessary to improve the balance between the rights of pedestrians and the priority given to vehicles on our streets.
Andrew Gray is one of the many political party members who pledged their support: “Decisions on street design are still being made by highway departments with the interests of road traffic uppermost, and with trees, furniture, pedestrians etc 'slotted in' later, often with difficulty.”
We want to ensure that the Government realises the importance of safe and attractive streets for pedestrians.
If you are in favour of pedestrian-friendly streets that promote community cohesion, pedestrian safety and health benefits then sign up to our “100-days” pledge at www.livingstreets.org.uk/pledge.
Do you know others like you who would also like to pledge? We’ve drafted the following message so you can encourage your friends and family to support us too:
"Dear Friends
Our community could be better with pedestrian-friendly streets that promote community cohesion, pedestrian safety and health benefits. National charity, Living Streets, are asking people to pledge support for what they believe in, to add more support when they meet with the new coalition in these crucial first 100 days of government
I really hope you can spare two minutes to pledge support to this important campaign, so we can all walk safely on our local streets.
Visit www.livingstreets.org.uk/pledge to take action.
Thank you.”
Published on: 20/07/2010
