Birmingham pupils step up for active travel
Pupils from Lea Forest Academy in Birmingham had a special tour of West Midland Combined Authority offices last week (11 October) as part of International Walk to School Month.
11 Oct 2024
Children take to their feet this International Walk to School Month
Families encouraged to leave the car at home for International Walk to School Month this October.
01 Oct 2024
Funding announced to enable more children to walk to school
More children will have access to Living Streets’ walk to school programme, thanks to funding announced today (29 September 2023).
29 Sep 2023
Government is denying people the choice on how they travel
Living Streets and other active travel organisations react to the government’s ‘Plan for the Motorist’
Calls for other nations to adopts Wales’s 20mph speed limit
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.
14 Sep 2023
Walking rates continue to pick up pace post-pandemic
People in England are walking more often, according to new data (released 30 August 2023).
31 Aug 2023
Calls for clutter-free pavements
Councils are being urged to act to clear pavements of obstructions that make it difficult for pedestrians to walk and wheel easily.
10 Jul 2023
Persistent underfunding leaves Government active travel targets “in tatters”
A National Audit Office report released today reveals that statutory targets to get more people walking and cycling are “in tatters”, after years of stop-start funding.
07 Jul 2023
National Highways helping more pupils walk to school
A new partnership is helping pupils in the North East and Yorkshire take to their feet this National Walking Month.
05 May 2023
Calderdale pupils set on making the walk to school safer
Pupils took to their local streets to identify the problems they experience on their journey to school, including litter, heavy traffic and pavement parking.
24 May 2022