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LGN Street Design Awards 2012: last chance to enter
Thursday, April 19, 2012The closing date for the LGN Street Design Awards 2012 is fast approaching! 27 April is the deadline for the awards, which aim to reward best practice and innovation in street design schemes across the UK. Organised by Local Government News, the awards are judged by an independent panel of experts, including Living Streets.
The awards are divided into six categories:
A welcome step forward on traffic signs
Wednesday, April 4, 2012Living Streets has welcomed the publication today of "Signing the Way", setting out the Department for Transport's plans to reduce bureaucracy and help local authorities reduce the unnecessary signs cluttering our streets.
Government encourages high streets redesign
Friday, March 30, 2012Following Living Streets' reaction to the lack of emphasis on good public realm in the Portas Review of the future of the high street, the government's response has encouraged towns to consider decluttering, wider pavements and shared space approaches 'to help improve air quality and reduce congestion, encouraging local shoppers back to the high street'.
Planning policy raises transport doubts
Tuesday, March 27, 2012With polling showing that 28 per cent of British adults feel isolated, or have a friend or loved one who does, due to not being able to access local shops and services easily on foot, Living Streets' recent campaigning drew attention to the need for walking-friendly neighbourhoods to be at the heart of the planning system. After a controversial consultation period, the Government's final National Planning Policy Framework was published today and included several elements which Living Streets and its supporters have pushed for:
Importance of physical activity recognised
Wednesday, January 4, 20124 January 2012: Living Streets Scotland are delighted that the Scottish Government has included ‘increasing physical activity’ as a new national indicator in the refreshed National Performance Framework.
MPs call for planning framework changes
Wednesday, December 21, 2011As Living Streets continues to put pressure on the Government to ensure that the new national planning policy framework supports walking-friendly neighbourhoods, an influential commitee of MPs has recommended significant changes should be made to the policy before the final version is published in spring 2012.
'Future of the High Street' dependent on better walking environments
Tuesday, December 13, 2011As Mary Portas’ findings on the Future of the High Street are published, Living Streets has emphasised that safe, attractive, enjoyable pedestrian environments are a key factor that set successful high streets and town centres apart.
Walking journeys crucial for winter resilience
Monday, December 12, 2011As a government report sets out the benefits of additional investment in transport infrastructure to keep the country moving this winter, Living Streets' campaign for ice-free pavements has emphasised the importance of making sure pedestrians are safe - and put forward some low cost ideas that
Safer streets investment cut
Friday, December 9, 20119 December 2011: The Scottish Government announced the Local Government settlement for 2012-15 yesterday.
Our calls for the London mayoral elections
Monday, December 5, 2011London is a world city competing on an international stage. But it's currently falling behind international peers such as New York as a place to walk.
From world famous Oxford Street to London’s hundreds of local high streets, Londoners deserve better places in which to walk and spend time. We are asking the future mayor of London to show their support to making London a truly world class city for walking by committing to the following four calls.
1. A city of twenty