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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Support our emergency appeal

Living Streets has been campaigning for safer streets for everyone for 95 years. Sadly, today we are facing a financial emergency. To carry on our vital campaigns work we need to raise £250,000 by summer 2025. 

We have raised £101,000 since we launched our appeal in September 2024. But we have a long way to go to secure our future. Please consider donating what you can today.  

Help us ensure we can continue our vital work to see an end to pavement parking, greater road safety for all and cleaner, greener streets for those most affected by poor streets. 

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Clean Air Day

It's Global Action Plan's Clean Air Day on 19 June. Help us campaign for walking and wheeling as we tackle the causes of air pollution.

Clean Air Day 2025

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

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

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.

20 May 2025

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

Walk to School

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

Walk to School

Funding to enable more children to walk and wheel to school

More children will have access to Living Streets’ walk to school programme, thanks to funding announced today (12 February 2025).

12 Feb 2025

Walk to School

Living Streets Cymru applauds safer roads thanks to 20mph speed limits

Living Streets Cymru applauds new statistics published today (30 January 2025) that show that there have been fewer deaths and casualties as a result of 20mph speed limits.

30 Jan 2025

Wales

Special guest joins striding Scunthorpe pupils

Sir Nicholas Dakin MP joined pupils from his Scunthorpe constituency to celebrate their efforts with WOW - our walk to school challenge.

17 Dec 2024

Walk to School