Living Streets Scotland
WE ARE LIVING STREETS SCOTLAND, PART OF THE UK CHARITY FOR EVERYDAY WALKING
We want to create a walking nation, free from congested roads and pollution, reducing the risk of preventable illness and social isolation and making walking the natural choice. We believe that getting Scotland walking means progress for everyone.
We work with professionals and politicians to make sure every community can enjoy vibrant streets and public spaces. Our Walk to School and Walk to Work campaigns reach every area of Scotland. Through our Walkable Communities project, we empower community groups to deliver improvements to their walking environment.
Progress starts here: one street, one school, one step at a time.
PRESS
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For any media enquiries, please contact the Living Streets press team on 020 7456 9790 , or out of office hours, 07545 209865. Alternatively you can email tanya.braun@livingstreets.org.uk.
11.02.2019
Edinburgh pupils taking strides in 2019
06.02.2019
National charities call for 20mph default speed limit across Scotland
17.12.2018
Schools in Scotland striding in a winter wonderland
07.12.2018
The secret to saving our high street is in our feet – new report
Pavement parking
© Dave Henniker
Thanks to your support, pavement parking's days are numbered in Scotland.
Find out how we can finish the job together.
Lower Speed communities
© Andy Carlin / Cycle Walk Vote
Living Streets Scotland has launched a new project which will support communities and local authorities to introduce 20mph areas.
Walkable communities
Living Streets Scotland is working to create safer, more inclusive, and more attractive streets and spaces for walking in communities across Scotland.
Our Healthier and Safer Streets Community programme supports us to work with local residents and their stakeholders to take action for more walkable streets.
Meanwhie our Walking Connects project aims to support older people to be more active, and to remain socially connected, through walking.
Walk to School
A generation ago, 70% of us walked to school – now it’s less than half.
We want to reverse this decline. We want children to be energised and empowered, and to make walking to school their natural choice. And we need your help.
Find out about the ways Living Streets Scotland gets children walking more, the fab tools we provide for teachers and parents, and our groundbreaking campaigning work that all underpin our vision of a new walking generation.
Useful resources
Promoting 20mph to encourage walking in Edinburgh
Consultation on the future of the Scottish Planning System
Active travel interventions in secondary schools in Scotland
Count me in: Pedestrian counters case study
Join our new #WalkingCities campaign
May's council elections provide Edinburgh with an opportunity to change how the city moves.
Who we work with
We’re creating a walking nation. We’ve got the know-how to make it happen but we can’t do it alone. Together with our partners and funders we can make extraordinary things happen.
