Campaigns

This week marks five years since the Department for Transport’s consultation into pavement parking in England closed, and there’s still no response.

It’s been two years since Wales became the first UK nation to set a default speed limit of 20mph in residential areas. The new legislation came into effect in September 2023 and meant that roads that previously operated as 30mph areas reduced to 20mph.

Living Streets’ updated Pedestrian Pound report shows that pedestrians spend more money than people arriving by car, and pedestrianised town centres have higher sales.

Dan Raven-Ellison and Muslimah Sports Association named joint winners of Living Streets’ Charles Maher Award 2023. 

Living Streets and other active travel organisations react to the government’s ‘Plan for the Motorist’

Living Streets Cymru is celebrating new legislation to reduce speed limits in Wales.

Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, is calling on governments in England and Scotland to follow Wales’s lead and reduce speed limits.

Scottish Government needs to stop stalling on action to address problem parking, says Living Streets Scotland, part of the UK charity for everyday walking.

Councils are being urged to act to clear pavements of obstructions that make it difficult for pedestrians to walk and wheel easily.