Leicestershire Active Travel Alliance

The 1984 photo shows a road running under the twin archways of a school building, with wide vehicle lanes. The modern photo shows the same route transformed into a busy cycling corridor, with large numbers of people riding bikes through the intersection and under the school arches on marked cycle lanes, while traffic lights manage the junction.

Valeriusplein, Amsterdam in 1984 and today. From an actual road running under a school building transformed into a busy cycle only route.

More people taking the bus since Oxford temporary congestion charge Data from bus companies shows more people are using local bus services since Oxfordshire County Council introduced a temporary congestion charge in Oxford.  The data from Go Ahead, which owns six loca...

Right I know this is shocking, but guess what? The Oxford Congestion Charge is seeing LESS congestion and MORE people taking the bus. Try this one simple trick etc etc.

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But rail/bus fare increases have been higher than for motoring so to get the traffic flowing, shouldn’t you be thinking about what we should be incentivising people to do more of? Most people do have a choice in the way they travel, but it’s currently cheaper to drive. Transport strategy??

An image of a person crossing a zebra crossing on a street corner. A black taxi and another car are visible on the road. The scene is set in an urban area with brick buildings. This photo is credited to Adam Tranter.

Today (11 March) local authorities have been given new powers to install side road zebra crossings at junctions across Wales.

This new legislation will give pedestrians priority at side streets and help support people to walk and wheel more. 

Find out more bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4lvHEFC

Get your free stickers to remind drivers that 20’s plenty To mark the implementation of Oxfordshire’s 275th 20mph scheme, Oxfordshire residents can apply for free wheelie bin stickers to remind motorists to stick to the lower limit.After launching its 20mph ...

Oxfordshire has now launched 275 20mph schemes! All locally requested and approved by Cllrs of all political parties. Because people like 20mph where they live.

Also @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social is giving away FREE 20mph stickers. @20splenty.bsky.social

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'Active travel' in Liverpool City Region 'saves NHS millions' People walking, wheeling and cycling in the Liverpool City Region saves the NHS an estimated £53.8m a year.

Active travel saves the NHS at least £54 million a year just in Liverpool alone.
Other regions especially the north east need to sit up, take note and ramp up their efforts.
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Cycling is reshaping where young Londoners live, vote and date According to research from shared e-bike provider Lime, a new generation of cyclists is reshaping London’s streets, housing market and even dating scene,  Dubbed ‘Gen C’ (Generation Cycle), the cohort...

18-34 Londoners say they want to live where there's dockless hire, say cycling schemes & transport policy is important according to new Lime & SpareRoom surveys. 67% say cycling makes London more "liveable" & nearly 1/2 see cycling as a "green flag" for dating.
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You can easily do it with buses that travel through villages via train stations. We don’t currently.

'Mini Switzerland' plan for Peak District transport network The idea would see buses arriving before trains pull into stations to improve connectivity.

Fantastic to see my Mini Switzerland idea covered by the BBC.

It captures so many people’s imaginations because it’s both obvious, simple and yet - from where we are today - unspeakably radical.

Please share!

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"School Streets" have become a thing to watch. Even the loudest high-traffic neighbourhood trumpets will mumble "Except outside schools, of course", but this ignores how (1) kids don't live next to their schools and need to get to the School Street safely and (2) kids go to places that aren't school

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

To help retail businesses, shut the cars out of city centres.
Spanish bank BBVA analysis showed a 9.5% increase in retail takings after traffic restrictions in Madrid.
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Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.

There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.

Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

I’ve been trying to get a link from the Cloud Trail (NCN6) into our local town of Ashby de la Zouch for over 5 yrs now. With luck I may get a footpath for a section in the middle within a couple of years that is on dismantled Cloud railway line. The rest of the route is overgrown or woodland.

I wish we could have cycle paths like this between villages here in the UK. Often only a few miles away but only dangerous roads with no pavements between them. Villages have become islands of social isolation where teenagers can’t be independent and those that don’t drive are trapped.

Labour risks election wipeout unless it improves Britain’s high streets, study finds Decay of town centres a top issue among voters especially Reform UK supporters and is fuelling resentment against Westminster

Labour keeps talking about saving the high street without naming the real problem. Car dependency. You cannot fix town centres while planning everything around driving. The internet is permanent. Retail only survives where footfall is dense, local, frequent, and cheap to access.

The petrosexuals are still doing the “having services available near where you live so you don’t have to spend all your time and money driving everywhere all the time is communist actually” thing. 🤣

The exercise at least four times more efficient than walking Cycling represents one of the most energy-efficient forms of transport ever invented

"Cycling represents one of the most energy-efficient forms of transport ever invented"

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Why do people support or oppose bike lanes? Our research sheds light on public opinion Research suggests that more consultation about cycle lanes would bring more support for them.

Cycle lanes and LTNs often attract loud opposition, making them seem deeply unpopular. But are they?

Across multiple studies (survey + analysis of 36k UK tweets), we find broad support - especially for well-designed, segregated lanes. Good quality cycle lanes benefit all!

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Why do people support or oppose bike lanes? Our research sheds light on public opinion Research suggests that more consultation about cycle lanes would bring more support for them.

Protected bike lanes FTW:

“Segregated cycle lanes – those physically separated from cars – were popular with both regular cyclists and regular drivers. Painted lanes on the road were far less liked, while the option of having no cycle lanes at all was the least popular with both groups.”

The view along a 2-way grey block paved cycle track with an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing in the foreground with rain gardens on both sides of the cycle track with seating at the end.

Off London's Tottenham Court Road, Bayley Street shows that cities change. Originally a signal controlled junction from a one-way street, contraflow cycling was added and then the junction filtered with a cycle track. Today the cycling is still there, but the area is now a little square.

#FridayFun

Graphic showing a photo of a swan at Watermead park. Text reads: Walk Wheel Cycle Trust. Route of the week: Leicester to Watermead park.

It's that time again! This week we're heading to the East Midlands for our Route of the Week - it's the Leicester to Watermead Park route! 🌿🚲

@jeevunsandher.bsky.social @amandahack.bsky.social
Look! Your colleague is doing the right thing about pavement parking. Please help us in Leicestershire. www.andrewpakes.org.uk/survey/pavem...

And much of this could be parish council led with the support of volunteers.

It’s a mix to show Britain is not broken. The highly visible things matter most: Level 1: litter, dirty road signs, grass verge parking damage, weeds on local roads/pavements). Level 2: Potholes, traffic routed away from residential streets. Pavement quality. Attractive central community space.

@amandahack.bsky.social @pauldaviesmp.bsky.social @jeevunsandher.bsky.social Paul is asking gov good questions about active travel. Pls talk to him. Leics is overrun with LOCAL traffic. Residents want safer quieter streets and safe routes to local schools, shops, transport hub. There is no other way

An excellent reminder that the best way to fix roads isn’t endless repairs, but rethinking how often - and why - we drive.

Look at the difference trams can make! Popular, accessible and zero-emission, trams have the potential to transform local and regional transport networks. But while trams are a common sight in France, there are only nine tram networks in t...

Trams are common in France, unlike in the UK.

We compared Oxford, Hull & Bournemouth with 3 similar French cities which have trams, to see what benefits trams could bring.

The findings were pretty exciting:

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I think a contribution is more politically acceptable. When we had £2 bus tickets people did not complain about the cost. At £3 they did/are. It’s not about making everything free. It’s about making things affordable and fair for all.

So in 3 days have #cycled 153 miles 90% on safe infra even long distance in rural areas between cities/towns. No #lorries to deal w nor dangerous #driving +many car free town centres. A fave image is one young person helping another to keep up. Vlaardingen to Zwolle. @heidialexander.bsky.social

Of course we all want everything ‘free’ but we do have a large proportion of wealthy pensioners who have benefited from generous pensions and house price inflation. Surely a small contribution from them especially is fair and a pound is more politically acceptable.