England

Hull pupils step up for new challenge

Councillor Mark Ieronimo met schoolchildren in Hull today (Friday 25 October) to celebrate International Walk to School Month.  

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. 

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.

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).

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.

Walking rates continue to pick up pace post-pandemic

People in England are walking more often, according to new data (released 30 August 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.

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.

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.