Zak Viney
@vineyzak.bsky.social
Climate, urbanism and democracy campaigner. Unsurprisingly likes food n bikes.
Campaigns & Public Affairs Coordinator at Living Streets
Views are my own.
Campaigns & Public Affairs Coordinator at Living Streets
Views are my own.
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5 years ago, the Government consulted on how dangerous pavement parking could be tackled in England. The Government has yet to respond. If pavement parking is a problem in your area, fill out our form and add to our map of danger hotspots across the UK act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/176767/...
Map pavement parking hotspots
Five years ago, the Government consulted on how the dangerous practice of pavement parking could be tackled in England. The Government has yet to respond.
Together we want to show how pavement parkin...
act.livingstreets.org.uk
September 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
5 years ago, the Government consulted on how dangerous pavement parking could be tackled in England. The Government has yet to respond. If pavement parking is a problem in your area, fill out our form and add to our map of danger hotspots across the UK act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/176767/...
In under 24 hours, over 500 people have already contacted their MP!
It's obvious that @livingstreets.bsky.social supporters recognise the need for safer streets is urgent, and the current level of danger on our roads is unacceptable.
Take action⬇️
act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/174678/...
It's obvious that @livingstreets.bsky.social supporters recognise the need for safer streets is urgent, and the current level of danger on our roads is unacceptable.
Take action⬇️
act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/174678/...
What would safer streets mean to you? 🙋
Living Streets and The Bikeability Trust have outlined key policies that the Gov's upcoming Road Safety Strategy should adopt.
Please write to your MP today, urging them to call on the Government to hear us. act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/174678/...
Living Streets and The Bikeability Trust have outlined key policies that the Gov's upcoming Road Safety Strategy should adopt.
Please write to your MP today, urging them to call on the Government to hear us. act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/174678/...
Support a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create Safer Streets for All
Far too often, people walking, wheeling or cycling experience avoidable danger. Write to your MP today, urging them to call on the Government to adopt Living Streets and The Bikeability Trust's five k...
act.livingstreets.org.uk
July 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
In under 24 hours, over 500 people have already contacted their MP!
It's obvious that @livingstreets.bsky.social supporters recognise the need for safer streets is urgent, and the current level of danger on our roads is unacceptable.
Take action⬇️
act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/174678/...
It's obvious that @livingstreets.bsky.social supporters recognise the need for safer streets is urgent, and the current level of danger on our roads is unacceptable.
Take action⬇️
act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/174678/...
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What would safer streets mean to you? 🙋
Living Streets and The Bikeability Trust have outlined key policies that the Gov's upcoming Road Safety Strategy should adopt.
Please write to your MP today, urging them to call on the Government to hear us. act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/174678/...
Living Streets and The Bikeability Trust have outlined key policies that the Gov's upcoming Road Safety Strategy should adopt.
Please write to your MP today, urging them to call on the Government to hear us. act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/174678/...
Support a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create Safer Streets for All
Far too often, people walking, wheeling or cycling experience avoidable danger. Write to your MP today, urging them to call on the Government to adopt Living Streets and The Bikeability Trust's five k...
act.livingstreets.org.uk
July 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
What would safer streets mean to you? 🙋
Living Streets and The Bikeability Trust have outlined key policies that the Gov's upcoming Road Safety Strategy should adopt.
Please write to your MP today, urging them to call on the Government to hear us. act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/174678/...
Living Streets and The Bikeability Trust have outlined key policies that the Gov's upcoming Road Safety Strategy should adopt.
Please write to your MP today, urging them to call on the Government to hear us. act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/174678/...
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Thanks to BBC Breakfast for having our Director of External Affairs on the sofa to talk about #NationalWalkingMonth and why we’ve joined forces with @bikeabilityuk.bsky.social to call for safer streets. Watch via the link from about 07:20am.
Here's what she said 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Here's what she said 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Breakfast - 28/05/2025
The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Thanks to BBC Breakfast for having our Director of External Affairs on the sofa to talk about #NationalWalkingMonth and why we’ve joined forces with @bikeabilityuk.bsky.social to call for safer streets. Watch via the link from about 07:20am.
Here's what she said 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Here's what she said 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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In a new blog, our Public Affairs and Campaigns Coordinator, @vineyzak.bsky.social, explains why the Integrated Transport Strategy can help us take important steps to shape communities where walking and wheeling are prioritised.
Read it here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/blog/our-vis...
Read it here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/blog/our-vis...
February 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
In a new blog, our Public Affairs and Campaigns Coordinator, @vineyzak.bsky.social, explains why the Integrated Transport Strategy can help us take important steps to shape communities where walking and wheeling are prioritised.
Read it here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/blog/our-vis...
Read it here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/blog/our-vis...
Excellent news!
@livingstreets.bsky.social WOW - the walk to school challenge sets up the habit of taking active journeys for life, with WOW schools seeing a 30% reduction in car journeys taken to the school gate and a 23% increase in walking rates.
@livingstreets.bsky.social WOW - the walk to school challenge sets up the habit of taking active journeys for life, with WOW schools seeing a 30% reduction in car journeys taken to the school gate and a 23% increase in walking rates.
More children will have access to our walk to school programme, thanks to funding announced today by Active Travel England.
We look forward to enabling more children to enjoy the many benefits of walking and wheeling to school!
www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/...
We look forward to enabling more children to enjoy the many benefits of walking and wheeling to school!
www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/...
Funding to enable more children to walk and wheel to school
More children will have access to Living Streets’ walk to school programme, thanks to funding announced today (12 February 2025).
www.livingstreets.org.uk
February 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Excellent news!
@livingstreets.bsky.social WOW - the walk to school challenge sets up the habit of taking active journeys for life, with WOW schools seeing a 30% reduction in car journeys taken to the school gate and a 23% increase in walking rates.
@livingstreets.bsky.social WOW - the walk to school challenge sets up the habit of taking active journeys for life, with WOW schools seeing a 30% reduction in car journeys taken to the school gate and a 23% increase in walking rates.
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“Living Streets Cymru is delighted that the latest data indicates that 20mph speed limits have saved lives and reduced casualties on our roads," says our @charitycat.bsky.social in response to @welshgovernment.bsky.social statistics published today.
www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/...
www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/...
Living Streets Cymru applauds safer roads thanks to 20mph speed limits
Living Streets Cymru applauds new statistics published today (30 January 2025) that show that there have been fewer deaths and casualties as a result of 20mph speed limits.
www.livingstreets.org.uk
January 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“Living Streets Cymru is delighted that the latest data indicates that 20mph speed limits have saved lives and reduced casualties on our roads," says our @charitycat.bsky.social in response to @welshgovernment.bsky.social statistics published today.
www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/...
www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/...
A car-dependent fast food restaurant in the area of Sheffield with thriving independent businesses and air that already exceeds WHO limits ultra fine and fine particles and NO2?
As a ward constituent I say, no thanks.
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
As a ward constituent I say, no thanks.
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
McDonald's moves forward with plans for new Sheffield drive-through after meeting
McDonald’s has confirmed that it is ‘moving forward’ with plans for a new drive-through restaurant in Sheffield, following public consultation.
www.thestar.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A car-dependent fast food restaurant in the area of Sheffield with thriving independent businesses and air that already exceeds WHO limits ultra fine and fine particles and NO2?
As a ward constituent I say, no thanks.
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
As a ward constituent I say, no thanks.
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
Why are pavements always bottom of the menu when there's snow and ice? ❄️
Don't leave us out in the cold!
We hear a lot about the importance of gritting carriageways when it's snowy and icy, but pavements are often forgotten.
We're calling on local authorities to grit and clear pavements too, so we can all walk and wheel safely this winter.
We hear a lot about the importance of gritting carriageways when it's snowy and icy, but pavements are often forgotten.
We're calling on local authorities to grit and clear pavements too, so we can all walk and wheel safely this winter.
January 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Why are pavements always bottom of the menu when there's snow and ice? ❄️
Seasons Greetings to all x
@livingstreets.bsky.social
@livingstreets.bsky.social
Here’s hoping other nations follow in their footsteps in 2025…
We'll continue to call for it, whatever the weather!
We'll continue to call for it, whatever the weather!
December 24, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Seasons Greetings to all x
@livingstreets.bsky.social
@livingstreets.bsky.social
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Let the people in: how an innovative people's assembly is reinventing participatory democracy in #Sheffield, and giving power back to our neighbourhoods.
✍️ @vineyzak.bsky.social
#PeoplesAssembly
✍️ @vineyzak.bsky.social
#PeoplesAssembly
The Crookes People's Assembly: Rebuilding democracy from the ground up
Only by taking power into our own hands, in our communities and in our neighbourhoods, can we start to tackle the problems we collectively face.
nowthenmagazine.com
December 16, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Let the people in: how an innovative people's assembly is reinventing participatory democracy in #Sheffield, and giving power back to our neighbourhoods.
✍️ @vineyzak.bsky.social
#PeoplesAssembly
✍️ @vineyzak.bsky.social
#PeoplesAssembly
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Congratulations to @heidialexander.bsky.social on your new appointment as Transport Secretary.
We look forward to working with you as we campaign to make walking and wheeling safe and accessible options for everyone.
We look forward to working with you as we campaign to make walking and wheeling safe and accessible options for everyone.
November 29, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Congratulations to @heidialexander.bsky.social on your new appointment as Transport Secretary.
We look forward to working with you as we campaign to make walking and wheeling safe and accessible options for everyone.
We look forward to working with you as we campaign to make walking and wheeling safe and accessible options for everyone.
Delighted to have helped to deliver an event which saw excellent cross-sector engagement & political buy-in.
A full house in Westminster is testament to the efforts of so many that made the #PedestrianPound an invaluable resource to decision makers and campaigners alike!
@livingstreets.bsky.social
A full house in Westminster is testament to the efforts of so many that made the #PedestrianPound an invaluable resource to decision makers and campaigners alike!
@livingstreets.bsky.social
A full house for the Westminster launch of our #PedestrianPound report!
Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our panel:
👣 @lindayueh.bsky.social
👣 Fabian Hamilton MP
👣 Simon Lightwood MP
👣 & our own @charitycat.bsky.social
www.livingstreets.org.uk/policy-repor...
Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our panel:
👣 @lindayueh.bsky.social
👣 Fabian Hamilton MP
👣 Simon Lightwood MP
👣 & our own @charitycat.bsky.social
www.livingstreets.org.uk/policy-repor...
November 26, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Delighted to have helped to deliver an event which saw excellent cross-sector engagement & political buy-in.
A full house in Westminster is testament to the efforts of so many that made the #PedestrianPound an invaluable resource to decision makers and campaigners alike!
@livingstreets.bsky.social
A full house in Westminster is testament to the efforts of so many that made the #PedestrianPound an invaluable resource to decision makers and campaigners alike!
@livingstreets.bsky.social
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Today @livingstreets.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social and @sustrans.bsky.social are calling on the Welsh Government to ensure that walking, wheeling and cycling remain a priority in public investment. Now is not the time for a backward step.
I explain why: www.livingstreets.org.uk/blog/let-s-w...
I explain why: www.livingstreets.org.uk/blog/let-s-w...
Let’s walk, wheel and cycle to a healthier Wales
Living Streets Cymru, Cycling UK and Sustrans Cymru are calling on the Welsh Government to prioritise walking, wheeling and cycling.
www.livingstreets.org.uk
November 25, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Today @livingstreets.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social and @sustrans.bsky.social are calling on the Welsh Government to ensure that walking, wheeling and cycling remain a priority in public investment. Now is not the time for a backward step.
I explain why: www.livingstreets.org.uk/blog/let-s-w...
I explain why: www.livingstreets.org.uk/blog/let-s-w...
At @livingstreets.bsky.social, We've been left 'on read' for four years, waiting for the response to the DfT's #PavementParking consultation.
Make use of our e-action today and shine a light on this issue within your community, which makes our streets more dangerous for its most vulnerable users.
Make use of our e-action today and shine a light on this issue within your community, which makes our streets more dangerous for its most vulnerable users.
Last Friday marked four years since the consultation on pavement parking in England closed.
We're still waiting for a response.
Use our online action to write to your local paper today, urging the new Government to take action on #PavementParking.
act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/161654/...
We're still waiting for a response.
Use our online action to write to your local paper today, urging the new Government to take action on #PavementParking.
act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/161654/...
November 25, 2024 at 12:37 PM
At @livingstreets.bsky.social, We've been left 'on read' for four years, waiting for the response to the DfT's #PavementParking consultation.
Make use of our e-action today and shine a light on this issue within your community, which makes our streets more dangerous for its most vulnerable users.
Make use of our e-action today and shine a light on this issue within your community, which makes our streets more dangerous for its most vulnerable users.
Thumbs up for more active journeys👍
Great to be joined by Louise Haigh MP and Ed Clancy OBE at Manor Lodge Primary School at to tell them about benefits of walking to school, from being healthier and talking to friends to helping protect the environment 🚶
@livingstreets.bsky.social
Great to be joined by Louise Haigh MP and Ed Clancy OBE at Manor Lodge Primary School at to tell them about benefits of walking to school, from being healthier and talking to friends to helping protect the environment 🚶
@livingstreets.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Thumbs up for more active journeys👍
Great to be joined by Louise Haigh MP and Ed Clancy OBE at Manor Lodge Primary School at to tell them about benefits of walking to school, from being healthier and talking to friends to helping protect the environment 🚶
@livingstreets.bsky.social
Great to be joined by Louise Haigh MP and Ed Clancy OBE at Manor Lodge Primary School at to tell them about benefits of walking to school, from being healthier and talking to friends to helping protect the environment 🚶
@livingstreets.bsky.social
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Does #COP29 matter for #SouthYorkshire? It might matter more for our region – and vice versa – than it first appears.
✍️Out in @nowthenmag.bsky.social: COP29: Rethinking South Yorkshire's place in the most important climate negotiations on 🌍🌏🌎
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nowthenmagazine.com/articles/cop...
✍️Out in @nowthenmag.bsky.social: COP29: Rethinking South Yorkshire's place in the most important climate negotiations on 🌍🌏🌎
📖⤵️
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/cop...
Rethinking South Yorkshire's place in the most important climate negotiations on Earth
Cloaked in the scent of oil and eclipsed by the shadow of another Trump presidency, negotiations at COP29 in Azerbaijan are in their final week. The global climate talks may seem distant, but might it...
nowthenmagazine.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Does #COP29 matter for #SouthYorkshire? It might matter more for our region – and vice versa – than it first appears.
✍️Out in @nowthenmag.bsky.social: COP29: Rethinking South Yorkshire's place in the most important climate negotiations on 🌍🌏🌎
📖⤵️
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/cop...
✍️Out in @nowthenmag.bsky.social: COP29: Rethinking South Yorkshire's place in the most important climate negotiations on 🌍🌏🌎
📖⤵️
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/cop...
In Wales, we're calling for sustained and increased investment in active travel, alongside @cyclinguk.bsky.social and @sustrans.bsky.social.
We strengthened these calls this morning, hosting a 'Walk & Talk' alongside John Griffiths MS in Llandudno.
@livingstreets.bsky.social
We strengthened these calls this morning, hosting a 'Walk & Talk' alongside John Griffiths MS in Llandudno.
@livingstreets.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 11:13 AM
In Wales, we're calling for sustained and increased investment in active travel, alongside @cyclinguk.bsky.social and @sustrans.bsky.social.
We strengthened these calls this morning, hosting a 'Walk & Talk' alongside John Griffiths MS in Llandudno.
@livingstreets.bsky.social
We strengthened these calls this morning, hosting a 'Walk & Talk' alongside John Griffiths MS in Llandudno.
@livingstreets.bsky.social
If you give an inch of the pavement to advertisers...they'll end up taking a mile.
Corner of Ecclesall Road/Cemetery Avenue, Sheffield
2016, 2017, 2024
Corner of Ecclesall Road/Cemetery Avenue, Sheffield
2016, 2017, 2024
November 15, 2024 at 10:09 AM
If you give an inch of the pavement to advertisers...they'll end up taking a mile.
Corner of Ecclesall Road/Cemetery Avenue, Sheffield
2016, 2017, 2024
Corner of Ecclesall Road/Cemetery Avenue, Sheffield
2016, 2017, 2024
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Hello Bluesky folks! 👋 We are Living Streets, and we want a nation where walking and wheeling is the easiest, safest, and most enjoyable way to get around. Follow us for content on everything from pavement parking to safer school streets and the economic benefits of walking 🚶 🚶 🚶
November 14, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Hello Bluesky folks! 👋 We are Living Streets, and we want a nation where walking and wheeling is the easiest, safest, and most enjoyable way to get around. Follow us for content on everything from pavement parking to safer school streets and the economic benefits of walking 🚶 🚶 🚶
Pedestrians spend a third more on high streets than motorists.
Check out Living Streets new 'Pedestrian Pound' report, which shows that walkable communities creates thriving local businesses!
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Check out Living Streets new 'Pedestrian Pound' report, which shows that walkable communities creates thriving local businesses!
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
People Walking Spend More In U.K. Shops Than Motorists, Finds ‘Pedestrian Pound’ Research
The third iteration of The Pedestrian Pound shows that people on foot spend more money than people arriving by car.
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Pedestrians spend a third more on high streets than motorists.
Check out Living Streets new 'Pedestrian Pound' report, which shows that walkable communities creates thriving local businesses!
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Check out Living Streets new 'Pedestrian Pound' report, which shows that walkable communities creates thriving local businesses!
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...