I happened to be in Orleans, France, a couple of weeks ago, and it took me a while to realise that the city’s bike share vehicles are designed with a passenger seat. Not only civilised, but it means two can travel for the price of one.
John Dales
@johnstreetdales.bsky.social
Chair of Urban Movement Chair of @livingstreets.bsky.social Trustee of @transportforall.org.uk Columnist for @transportxtra.bsky.social Member of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) Former Chair of the Transport Planning Society.
On Tuesday, I'll be following @johnstreetdales.bsky.social on the @activetravelcaf.bsky.social where I'll be having a look at some of the more recent Pop-ups & Plazas in my home city of London.
If anyone is interested in a consolidated recap of the photos and commentary I posted from my half marathon walk to work in #NationalWalkingMonth, I’ve collected everything together in one photo-blog that also includes captions by way of the Alt Text I didn’t have time to add while walking… 1/4
So, the good people at @livingstreets.bsky.social have published this ‘Blind Date’ article based on my and my daughter’s long walk to work last week. You can read it here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/blog/john-an...
John and Connie's #WalkOut
Our Chair of Trustees, John Dales and his daughter #WalkOut to highlight the different ways we all experience our streets.
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“Hey, John, which day are you going to choose for your longest ever long walk to work, which will be in London?” “Er, this one.” 🤦🏼♂️ #WalkOut @livingstreets.bsky.social
My Half Marathon Walk to Work begins at Seven Kings station in East London. It does so because of this photo, taken outside the station by a colleague in 2012: a large group of school students crossing at a junction with… …no crossing. I hope that’s changed. #WalkOut @livingstreets.bsky.social
It is indeed, and I’m sporting footwear Option 3 - suitably blinged with @livingstreets.bsky.social WOW badges! #WalkOut
Living Streets@livingstreets.bsky.social · 4mo agoToday's the day! Our Chair of Trustees, @johnstreetdales.bsky.social and his daughter, Connie are walking a half marathon to work to celebrate National Walking Month and to raise money for Living Streets. ☀️ Follow him on here to see where their #WalkOut takes them! 👣
🧵 1/4 High streets are more than shops. They’re civic spaces for culture, learning and connection. 🚨 Today, we publish ‘The high street playbook’, sharing lessons from our Community-Led High Street Innovators programme, and why they matter now. Quick read: buff.ly/FEQKij1 #HighStreets
The new high street playbook: Community-led innovation in action - Power to Change
The 'new high street playbook' shares lessons from our Community-Led High Street Innovators programme, and why they matter now. Connecting real wo ...
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- Subsidising consumption in the face of a supply shock - reducing incentives to drive less/switch to EVs - using up limited fiscal space to help better-off drivers rather than the most vulnerable. Hard to think of a worse policy right now.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 4mo agoKeir Starmer postpones fuel duty increase ft.trib.al/uGm03GB
May is National Walking Month Since I became a trustee of @livingstreets.bsky.social in 2011, I’ve celebrated the fact with a long Walk to Work, posting photos of what I see as I go. Now I’m Chair of the charity, this year’s walk (on Tuesday 26th) will be a first in three ways…
Is it morally defensible? No. But is it a coherent response to a difficult situation? No. Ah, but is it effective in bringing down fuel prices? Ha, you're not going to believe this...
Andrew Sissons@acjsissons.bsky.social · 4mo agoGot to be honest, loosening sanctions on Russia before we’ve even tried any basic demand-side measures is not filling me with pride or joy
Alright, Geordies, who can tell me what these new spikes are on Northumberland Street? Art?
The sun is shining and a Bank Holiday weekend *and* Living Streets' National Walking Month are in our sights! Get ready to #WalkOut with us! livingstreets.org.uk/WalkOut
It's happening! 📢 On Tuesday, MPs will consider an amendment to enable local leaders to ban pavement parking in their area. We need you to help us get this amendment on to the Bill. Ask your MP to agree to Amendment 265 when it's considered on Tuesday: https://bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4tMU2Uq
After getting some bullshit that didn't actually answer the question, I asked for an internal review. I said: "The reply provides no evidence specific to Peterborough as requested in the questions and a media report from Tameside is not evidence... 1/7
The Ranty Highwayman@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 7mo agoLast month, there was a story about the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Paul Bristow, wanting to spend £1.5m on free car parking in Peterborough City Centre. 1/16 cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/news/mayors-...
Our tenth UK Walking Summit is just two weeks away! This year's event is in Liverpool and features a programme packed with unmissable highlights. Zak Viney, our Campaigns and Public Affairs Coordinator, shares the five things they're most excited about: https://bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4sa7sJY
Not by any means a hot take, but one manifestation of car dependency is the clamour, in the face of fossil fuel price rises, for lower fuel duties. A more rational clamour would be for rapidly and substantially reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
Parents and carers – we need your voice! 📋 We’re gathering the views of families across the UK to understand the barriers faced when walking and wheeling to school. Take our short survey to be entered into a £200 gift card draw. Have your say 👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/parentWOW
With criminality this serious ending in death, what other crime would escape national news? This was only BBC local. What more must happen for a lifetime ban? Driving is a privilege, not a right. Our culture — and sentencing — needs radical change. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man who drove 135mph jailed for 10 years after fatal M40 crash
Police says CCTV footage shows Trad Almaghrabi leaving the scene on foot.
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Got something you'd like to ask Ned, Adam and Laura for a future podcast? They would love to (try to) answer them! Post said questions below, or you can email them to streetsahead@fusion-media.co.uk. Get in touch!
Streets Ahead Podcast@podstreetsahead.bsky.social · 7mo agoNEW POD EPISODE! 🚨 2026: the Journey so Far. @adamtranter.bsky.social @nedboulting.bsky.social and @lauralaker.bsky.social discuss local politics in the run up to the May elections, Ned's trip to India, and learnings from New York mayor Zohran Mamdani (& other mayors) shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
Motonormativity is not clearing snow from the sidewalks and then doing an Instagram post telling pedestrians not to walk in the road.
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There were over 15,000 responses to the Government's consultation on pavement parking in 2020 - and now we have the data 📉 How does pavement parking affect you? https://bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/45tiHnx
This has been a long time coming, so very welcome news! We're been working in coalition with @guidedogsuk.bsky.social , @livingstreets.bsky.social and @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social for years on pavement parking.
@walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social · 8mo agoToday, @transportgovuk announced plans to tackle pavement parking This problem affects everyone, with a big impact on vulnerable people inc. those who use wheelchairs or mobility aids, parents with pushchairs and people who are visually impaired Quote from our CEO, Xavier Brice
“These new powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians. It’s disappointing not to see a nationwide prohibition.” Our @charitycat.bsky.social responds to the news that local authorities will receive legal powers to restrict pavement parking. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/pavement-parking
“These new powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians | Living Streets
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Only a few hours left to give to our Big Give #ChristmasChallenge fundraiser and double your donation! Thank you to everyone who has given already. We're at 70% of our target – will you help us reach it? https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006Tk2QYAS
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Regent Street in London is traffic-free today. They’re just setting up now. If anyone is here later, when it’s in full swing, do please post photos. www.regentstreetonline.com/news/regent-...
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society: Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.