Elections 2022
Public health. Air pollution. Climate change. Transport. Road safety.
These are all big issues affecting our towns and cities, and reducing car dominance and making walking and wheeling the easiest and safest options for everyday journeys is a key part of the solution.
we need to choose walking. Agree? Join our campaign
If there's a regional, mayoral or council election near you, help us get our message out and put walking, wheeling and our streets on the local agenda.
Visit the Electoral Commission website to see if there is an election where you live.
Take action where you live
A great way to promote our calls is by writing to your local paper - so we have put together an online form which lets you do just that.
Download our manifesto
We have tailored these for elections across the country.
What we want
We are calling on all election candidates to commit to create communities and streets where:
End pedestrian deaths and injuries on our roads
We need 20mph speed limits, improved crossings and junctions, more low-traffic neighbourhoods and Vision Zero targets.
Tackle air pollution
We need a country where people can move and can breathe. And we need to get to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. To address the climate emergency, councils must improve access to public transport and ensure the cost of driving reflects its true cost.
Make school streets safe
We must transform routes to school so they are safer, cleaner and less congested. Walking to school sets healthy habits for life. With one in four cars at the morning peak on the school run, it cuts carbon emissions and air pollution too.
Cut the clutter and make walking easier for everyone
More people will walk when streets are safer, accessible and welcoming to everyone. Supporting large networks of healthy neighbourhoods with car-free areas, and investing in new public green spaces will improve quality of life and climate resilience.
