Low Traffic Future
@lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social
Our vision is a world with clean air, safe streets, vibrant communities, a stable climate and healthy natural environment for future generations.
Join us at http://lowtrafficfuture.org.uk
Join us at http://lowtrafficfuture.org.uk
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📢Looks like a very useful @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social event!
Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency. actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency. actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency
Reserve your place now and be part of the conversation about how we turn the tide on traffic.
actionnetwork.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📢Looks like a very useful @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social event!
Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency. actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency. actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
Next May, voters across England will head to the polls for local and mayoral elections. These elections are a big opportunity to put traffic reduction and better transport options firmly on the agenda!
Join us next week for a free event to get ready 😀
actionnetwork.org/events/vote-...
Join us next week for a free event to get ready 😀
actionnetwork.org/events/vote-...
Low Traffic Future - Local Campaigner Feedback Session
Thank you for taking the time to respond to our survey, inviting your views on how Low Traffic Future can best support you in pressing for a low traffic future in your area.. We would now like to inv...
actionnetwork.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Next May, voters across England will head to the polls for local and mayoral elections. These elections are a big opportunity to put traffic reduction and better transport options firmly on the agenda!
Join us next week for a free event to get ready 😀
actionnetwork.org/events/vote-...
Join us next week for a free event to get ready 😀
actionnetwork.org/events/vote-...
How do we persuade decision-makers, politicians, and communities to take bold action on traffic reduction?
Join us and Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social for this free one-hour online session to explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence.
actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
Join us and Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social for this free one-hour online session to explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence.
actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
Low Traffic Future - Local Campaigner Feedback Session
Thank you for taking the time to respond to our survey, inviting your views on how Low Traffic Future can best support you in pressing for a low traffic future in your area.. We would now like to inv...
actionnetwork.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
How do we persuade decision-makers, politicians, and communities to take bold action on traffic reduction?
Join us and Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social for this free one-hour online session to explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence.
actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
Join us and Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social for this free one-hour online session to explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence.
actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
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This Wed (8th Oct), I will be contributing to a webinar about how the Government's #planning and #devolution reforms could support #LowTrafficHomes, with safe streets, great public transport, homes close to schools / shops / etc, and attractive outdoor space. To register, visit tinyurl.com/2yh3cux6.
October 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This Wed (8th Oct), I will be contributing to a webinar about how the Government's #planning and #devolution reforms could support #LowTrafficHomes, with safe streets, great public transport, homes close to schools / shops / etc, and attractive outdoor space. To register, visit tinyurl.com/2yh3cux6.
🚨 Event incoming!
🗓️ Thursday 16th Oct 2025. 8–9pm
Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency 🚗↘️
Join us and Izzy from @wearepossible.bsky.social where we explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence
🔗 Register now (it's free!) actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
🗓️ Thursday 16th Oct 2025. 8–9pm
Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency 🚗↘️
Join us and Izzy from @wearepossible.bsky.social where we explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence
🔗 Register now (it's free!) actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
October 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🚨 Event incoming!
🗓️ Thursday 16th Oct 2025. 8–9pm
Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency 🚗↘️
Join us and Izzy from @wearepossible.bsky.social where we explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence
🔗 Register now (it's free!) actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
🗓️ Thursday 16th Oct 2025. 8–9pm
Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency 🚗↘️
Join us and Izzy from @wearepossible.bsky.social where we explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence
🔗 Register now (it's free!) actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
Cargo bikes. They're not for everyone, but for a lot of people they can and do replace a lot of car trips. Good news for people that want less traffic.
Must watch video on cargo bike research 😎
Must watch video on cargo bike research 😎
What Happens When Real People Try e-Cargo Bikes?
YouTube video by Global Cycling Network
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September 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Cargo bikes. They're not for everyone, but for a lot of people they can and do replace a lot of car trips. Good news for people that want less traffic.
Must watch video on cargo bike research 😎
Must watch video on cargo bike research 😎
£1 bus fare for young people in Wales 😍https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93dvw0dp2yo
Young people to get £1 bus fares across Wales
From 1 September, single fares will cost £1 and a full day pass will cost £3 for those aged 16 to 21.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
£1 bus fare for young people in Wales 😍https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93dvw0dp2yo
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School is back in session! 🎓
We’re already excited about our #WOWTopTen Autumn challenge, which begins in October. Step up to the challenge and walk, wheel, cycle or scoot this school term.
Find out how you can get involved here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-scho...
We’re already excited about our #WOWTopTen Autumn challenge, which begins in October. Step up to the challenge and walk, wheel, cycle or scoot this school term.
Find out how you can get involved here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-scho...
Walk to school
Our walk to school initiatives, stories, challenges and more.
www.livingstreets.org.uk
September 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
School is back in session! 🎓
We’re already excited about our #WOWTopTen Autumn challenge, which begins in October. Step up to the challenge and walk, wheel, cycle or scoot this school term.
Find out how you can get involved here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-scho...
We’re already excited about our #WOWTopTen Autumn challenge, which begins in October. Step up to the challenge and walk, wheel, cycle or scoot this school term.
Find out how you can get involved here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-scho...
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Happy to read this! We need a better 603 In London to cut school traffic as well!
Two new bus routes aim to help ease school traffic in Brighton and Hove 🥳
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Two new Brighton bus routes aim to help ease school traffic
Brighton council is seeking to limit school run car trips to reduce traffic and improve air quality.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Happy to read this! We need a better 603 In London to cut school traffic as well!
Two new bus routes aim to help ease school traffic in Brighton and Hove 🥳
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Two new Brighton bus routes aim to help ease school traffic
Brighton council is seeking to limit school run car trips to reduce traffic and improve air quality.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Two new bus routes aim to help ease school traffic in Brighton and Hove 🥳
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Paradise Square, Sheffield.
August 29, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Paradise Square, Sheffield.
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Enroute is proud to work with @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social and the wider alliance to campaign for better local transport and shape a more sustainable future by reducing traffic and shifting journeys to active travel and public transport.️ 🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3HL9AFV
August 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Enroute is proud to work with @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social and the wider alliance to campaign for better local transport and shape a more sustainable future by reducing traffic and shifting journeys to active travel and public transport.️ 🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3HL9AFV
Who is ready for the congestion the new school year will bring? 😔
August 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Who is ready for the congestion the new school year will bring? 😔
The "massively expensive" public transport options in the UK and the state of the country's roads are prompting thousands to go on "extreme day trips"
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Public transport cost pushes Britons to fly abroad for day trips
Meet members of a Facebook group for travellers taking
www.bbc.co.uk
August 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The "massively expensive" public transport options in the UK and the state of the country's roads are prompting thousands to go on "extreme day trips"
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"We envisage a town where e-cargo bikes are the norm for retail and business deliveries." - Paul Carvell, Big Town Plan Partnership www.shropshirestar.com/news/2025/08...
Historic Shrewsbury business looks to the future with e-bike delivery trial
One of Shrewsbury's most well-known businesses will be the first to take part in the town's e-cargo delivery trial.
www.shropshirestar.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"We envisage a town where e-cargo bikes are the norm for retail and business deliveries." - Paul Carvell, Big Town Plan Partnership www.shropshirestar.com/news/2025/08...
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“… private car ownership uses space very inefficiently: individual cars are parked perhaps 95% of the time, and roads and parking mainly used by cars has been shown to occupy as much as 41% of space in some localities.”
Interesting discussion piece considering whether ‘things have to be like this.’
Interesting discussion piece considering whether ‘things have to be like this.’
What is the future of car ownership in urban areas? | Centre for Transport and Society blog
A panel session at the European Urban Research Association 2025 Conference sought to understand why sustainable mobility initiatives have not resulted in si ...
blogs.uwe.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
“… private car ownership uses space very inefficiently: individual cars are parked perhaps 95% of the time, and roads and parking mainly used by cars has been shown to occupy as much as 41% of space in some localities.”
Interesting discussion piece considering whether ‘things have to be like this.’
Interesting discussion piece considering whether ‘things have to be like this.’
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Here's our response to the news that RPI hit 4.8% last month, the figure the Government usually uses to set the following year's annual rail fare rise. This year the fare rise was RPI+1%...could a 5.8% fare rise be on the cards for 2026?
August 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Here's our response to the news that RPI hit 4.8% last month, the figure the Government usually uses to set the following year's annual rail fare rise. This year the fare rise was RPI+1%...could a 5.8% fare rise be on the cards for 2026?
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Labour promised to be the ‘builders not the blockers’, yet by agreeing to permanently seal up the disused Queensbury (railway) Tunnel near Bradford, it is blocking the development of a new greenway that would be a huge regional asset
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Save Queensbury Tunnel (and our greenway vision)!
Please help save our vision for a new greenway, suitable for all ages and abilities, connecting communities between Bradford, Keighley and Halifax in West Yorkshire. It is under threat because Nationa...
actionnetwork.org
August 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Labour promised to be the ‘builders not the blockers’, yet by agreeing to permanently seal up the disused Queensbury (railway) Tunnel near Bradford, it is blocking the development of a new greenway that would be a huge regional asset
actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
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Personal experience of this, 5 mile commute in hilly Sheffield several times per week, current Bosch battery on my Raleigh Motus about to hit 7k miles over the 4 years I’ve had it #bikeisbest
New study from the same authors confirms promoting e-bicycle ownership replaces car trips.
“Most of the new e-bike travel is induced or replaces car usage, highlighting e-bikes’ potential to not just replace other active modes or public transport, but reduce car dependence...”
“Most of the new e-bike travel is induced or replaces car usage, highlighting e-bikes’ potential to not just replace other active modes or public transport, but reduce car dependence...”
August 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Personal experience of this, 5 mile commute in hilly Sheffield several times per week, current Bosch battery on my Raleigh Motus about to hit 7k miles over the 4 years I’ve had it #bikeisbest
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Physical inactivity is estimated to cost the UK £7.4 billion annually (including £0.9 billion to the NHS alone).
Active travel is one of the best return on investment decisions governments can make.
Yet people are still having to campaign for better infrastructure and funding.
Active travel is one of the best return on investment decisions governments can make.
Yet people are still having to campaign for better infrastructure and funding.
August 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Physical inactivity is estimated to cost the UK £7.4 billion annually (including £0.9 billion to the NHS alone).
Active travel is one of the best return on investment decisions governments can make.
Yet people are still having to campaign for better infrastructure and funding.
Active travel is one of the best return on investment decisions governments can make.
Yet people are still having to campaign for better infrastructure and funding.
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Kidical Mass is run by informal local groups with no significant funding or charitable status. They do fantastic grassroots cycling advocacy in a way which is difficult for the usual cycling opponents to attack. Unglamorous crowdfunder but necessary - please contribute!
🚲 Kidical Mass is growing fast – now 50+ groups across the UK!
We’ve launched a crowdfunder to continue to provide public liability & volunteer insurance for all KM groups in the UK. Target: £2,522.
Please donate!
👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/km-insurance
#KidicalMass #SafeStreetsNow
We’ve launched a crowdfunder to continue to provide public liability & volunteer insurance for all KM groups in the UK. Target: £2,522.
Please donate!
👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/km-insurance
#KidicalMass #SafeStreetsNow
Kidical Mass Insurance
Insurance for 2025-2026 will be £2,521.42 for all Kidical Mass groups in the UK. This is for public liability and cover for our volunteers.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Kidical Mass is run by informal local groups with no significant funding or charitable status. They do fantastic grassroots cycling advocacy in a way which is difficult for the usual cycling opponents to attack. Unglamorous crowdfunder but necessary - please contribute!
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With the new Premier League season in full flow, our guest blog asks: can football shrink its carbon footprint by helping fans travel more sustainably?
bettertransport.org.uk/blog/fan-tra...
bettertransport.org.uk/blog/fan-tra...
Fan travel is key to greener football
Can football shrink its carbon footprint by helping fans travel more sustainably? As the new Premier League season prepares to kick off, Darryl Rigby - fan of football and sustainability - has written...
bettertransport.org.uk
August 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
With the new Premier League season in full flow, our guest blog asks: can football shrink its carbon footprint by helping fans travel more sustainably?
bettertransport.org.uk/blog/fan-tra...
bettertransport.org.uk/blog/fan-tra...
44 long-term bike storage lockers to be installed in Plymouth 🥳 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plymouth set for 44 new long-term cycle storage lockers
The city council says the expansion will bring the number of spaces across the city to 170.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
44 long-term bike storage lockers to be installed in Plymouth 🥳 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is a bold and positive report with some great recommendations, including things we called for:
• Gaps in bus provision should be identified & filled
• Government should publish guidance on minimum service levels
• A national standard for bus stops:
committees.parliament.uk/committee/15...
• Gaps in bus provision should be identified & filled
• Government should publish guidance on minimum service levels
• A national standard for bus stops:
committees.parliament.uk/committee/15...
England’s buses: more ambition needed to undo a decade of decline and get bums back on seats, Transport Committee tells Govt - Committees - UK Parliament
A new Transport Committee report calls on the Government to reform the way local bus services are funded and to adopt a national ambition for a minimum level of public transport connectivity. Thi...
committees.parliament.uk
August 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
This is a bold and positive report with some great recommendations, including things we called for:
• Gaps in bus provision should be identified & filled
• Government should publish guidance on minimum service levels
• A national standard for bus stops:
committees.parliament.uk/committee/15...
• Gaps in bus provision should be identified & filled
• Government should publish guidance on minimum service levels
• A national standard for bus stops:
committees.parliament.uk/committee/15...