Leicestershire Active Travel Alliance
@leicsactivetravel.bsky.social
We are a group of people in Leicestershire who want better local transport options. Primarily safe walking wheeling and cycling routes to schools, shops and transport hubs. We want safer quieter local streets and see active travel as the key enabler.
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The latest National Travel Survey clearly questions that old myth about "Active travel is just for the middle classes, what about working people who have to drive?"
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The latest National Travel Survey clearly questions that old myth about "Active travel is just for the middle classes, what about working people who have to drive?"
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🚸 We are calling on all those preparing to stand for election in Birmingham next year to back practical steps for safer streets.
Ask 5: Clear pavements for disabled people, children and those who rely on them.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Ask 5: Clear pavements for disabled people, children and those who rely on them.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🚸 We are calling on all those preparing to stand for election in Birmingham next year to back practical steps for safer streets.
Ask 5: Clear pavements for disabled people, children and those who rely on them.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Ask 5: Clear pavements for disabled people, children and those who rely on them.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
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The footway parking ban in England consultation closed 5 years ago tomorrow. The Tories' inaction is now Labour's inaction.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Pavement parking: options for change
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The footway parking ban in England consultation closed 5 years ago tomorrow. The Tories' inaction is now Labour's inaction.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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READ: If you care about how we’ve been “planning” our cities and suburbs, this is REALLY important.
I’ve been saying this in ways for years now, but I haven’t put it in writing very much. I don’t use these kinds of words lightly or often. But too much patience is part of the problem.
Please share.
I’ve been saying this in ways for years now, but I haven’t put it in writing very much. I don’t use these kinds of words lightly or often. But too much patience is part of the problem.
Please share.
November 6, 2023 at 12:44 AM
READ: If you care about how we’ve been “planning” our cities and suburbs, this is REALLY important.
I’ve been saying this in ways for years now, but I haven’t put it in writing very much. I don’t use these kinds of words lightly or often. But too much patience is part of the problem.
Please share.
I’ve been saying this in ways for years now, but I haven’t put it in writing very much. I don’t use these kinds of words lightly or often. But too much patience is part of the problem.
Please share.
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“We’ve seen outstanding results, such as the Elizabeth line, where passenger numbers have outpaced forecasts & continued to grow; the Dartmoor Line where passenger demand was 50% higher than projected; & the Northumberland Line, where the annual forecast was exceeded within the first 3 months” 👏👏👏
New line passenger forecasts 'should be based on previous successes'
Campaign for Better Transport says forecasts should better reflect the success of routes such as the Elizabeth, Dartmoor and Northumberland lines.
www.railmagazine.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“We’ve seen outstanding results, such as the Elizabeth line, where passenger numbers have outpaced forecasts & continued to grow; the Dartmoor Line where passenger demand was 50% higher than projected; & the Northumberland Line, where the annual forecast was exceeded within the first 3 months” 👏👏👏
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🅿️ Pavement parking is dangerous. It pushes vulnerable people and children into the carriageway. That's why we're campaigning for city-wide measures to get parking back under control.
📍 Why not highlight your local hotspots on @livingstreets.bsky.social map?: www.livingstreets.org.uk/ge...
📍 Why not highlight your local hotspots on @livingstreets.bsky.social map?: www.livingstreets.org.uk/ge...
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🅿️ Pavement parking is dangerous. It pushes vulnerable people and children into the carriageway. That's why we're campaigning for city-wide measures to get parking back under control.
📍 Why not highlight your local hotspots on @livingstreets.bsky.social map?: www.livingstreets.org.uk/ge...
📍 Why not highlight your local hotspots on @livingstreets.bsky.social map?: www.livingstreets.org.uk/ge...
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This is excellent! I hope many more of these schemes get set up and supported. Enabling people to bike as everyday transport, that’s what it’s all about!
Wow! Free bikes trial schemes in 3 areas showed a 12x returning investment.
Reduced expected cases of disease by 16% and deaths by 6%.
What a win. We should be rolling these schemes to all deprived neighbourhoods.
road.cc/content/news...
Reduced expected cases of disease by 16% and deaths by 6%.
What a win. We should be rolling these schemes to all deprived neighbourhoods.
road.cc/content/news...
Free bike schemes in deprived communities improve people's health, wellbeing and social mobility, report shows
The trial took place in three areas across the UK and found the scheme also resulted in healthcare savings in relation to preventable deaths and disease
road.cc
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This is excellent! I hope many more of these schemes get set up and supported. Enabling people to bike as everyday transport, that’s what it’s all about!
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Wow! Free bikes trial schemes in 3 areas showed a 12x returning investment.
Reduced expected cases of disease by 16% and deaths by 6%.
What a win. We should be rolling these schemes to all deprived neighbourhoods.
road.cc/content/news...
Reduced expected cases of disease by 16% and deaths by 6%.
What a win. We should be rolling these schemes to all deprived neighbourhoods.
road.cc/content/news...
Free bike schemes in deprived communities improve people's health, wellbeing and social mobility, report shows
The trial took place in three areas across the UK and found the scheme also resulted in healthcare savings in relation to preventable deaths and disease
road.cc
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Wow! Free bikes trial schemes in 3 areas showed a 12x returning investment.
Reduced expected cases of disease by 16% and deaths by 6%.
What a win. We should be rolling these schemes to all deprived neighbourhoods.
road.cc/content/news...
Reduced expected cases of disease by 16% and deaths by 6%.
What a win. We should be rolling these schemes to all deprived neighbourhoods.
road.cc/content/news...
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Spotted in that @rideleicester.bsky.social
@waroncars.bsky.social
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
@leicestercyclingcg.bsky.social
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
@ruthmayorcas.bsky.social
@waroncars.bsky.social
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
@leicestercyclingcg.bsky.social
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
@ruthmayorcas.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Look away now 🫣
Next week marks 5 years since the Government closed their consultation on pavement parking and we're still waiting for a decision.
We've received photos from across the UK highlighting pavement parking hotspots. Add your photos here👇 https://t.co/rO3Lat5JTB
Next week marks 5 years since the Government closed their consultation on pavement parking and we're still waiting for a decision.
We've received photos from across the UK highlighting pavement parking hotspots. Add your photos here👇 https://t.co/rO3Lat5JTB
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Look away now 🫣
Next week marks 5 years since the Government closed their consultation on pavement parking and we're still waiting for a decision.
We've received photos from across the UK highlighting pavement parking hotspots. Add your photos here👇 https://t.co/rO3Lat5JTB
Next week marks 5 years since the Government closed their consultation on pavement parking and we're still waiting for a decision.
We've received photos from across the UK highlighting pavement parking hotspots. Add your photos here👇 https://t.co/rO3Lat5JTB
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A huge 81% of trips under one mile are now being walked or wheeled with the average distance walked at the highest level since records began - at 230 miles per person in 2024.
Great to see some fantastic walking statistics in today's National Travel Survey results.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Great to see some fantastic walking statistics in today's National Travel Survey results.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
August 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A huge 81% of trips under one mile are now being walked or wheeled with the average distance walked at the highest level since records began - at 230 miles per person in 2024.
Great to see some fantastic walking statistics in today's National Travel Survey results.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Great to see some fantastic walking statistics in today's National Travel Survey results.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
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People will stop going to Oxford because of the congestion charge, they told us? 🤔
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
People will stop going to Oxford because of the congestion charge, they told us? 🤔
There we go. Fixed it for Blaby Leicestershire.
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
There we go. Fixed it for Blaby Leicestershire.
Killer SUVs. Governments can stop this madness. www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Reducing the harms from ever larger cars
Parking policy, taxation, and regulation could help curb sales and health risks
Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) are passenger cars that have a chassis with extra ground clearance and are generally tal...
www.bmj.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Killer SUVs. Governments can stop this madness. www.bmj.com/content/391/...
We have a major problem in this county with local traffic. Decades of not protecting town/village centres, from vehicle volumes. Follow @createstreets.bsky.social - they explain the problem and solutions well. @amandahack.bsky.social @jeevunsandher.bsky.social
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done.to
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We have a major problem in this county with local traffic. Decades of not protecting town/village centres, from vehicle volumes. Follow @createstreets.bsky.social - they explain the problem and solutions well. @amandahack.bsky.social @jeevunsandher.bsky.social
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Many of Britain’s 6,116 villages and small communities have an A-Road running through them. Fast roads like these are slicing British villages in two, creating Highway Halves. So, how do we fix it?
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Many of Britain’s 6,116 villages and small communities have an A-Road running through them. Fast roads like these are slicing British villages in two, creating Highway Halves. So, how do we fix it?
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Avant / Après la piste cyclable le long de la départementale entre Brécé et Noyal-sur-Vilaine en Ille-et-Vilaine. Le trajet est maintenant faisable sans être un cyclosportif pas intimidé par les cars qui doublent, comme l'a immortalisé Street View !
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Avant / Après la piste cyclable le long de la départementale entre Brécé et Noyal-sur-Vilaine en Ille-et-Vilaine. Le trajet est maintenant faisable sans être un cyclosportif pas intimidé par les cars qui doublent, comme l'a immortalisé Street View !
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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-...
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Paris has now permanently pedestrianized hundreds of school streets.
Serious question: Is there anywhere in the UK that has even done one?
Is there not so much as one municipality in this entire country where child safety counts for as much as car owner convenience?
Not one?
Serious question: Is there anywhere in the UK that has even done one?
Is there not so much as one municipality in this entire country where child safety counts for as much as car owner convenience?
Not one?
Driver sticks their car through a Primary School fence while children are in School and NOTHING WILL HAPPEN www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
October 31, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Paris has now permanently pedestrianized hundreds of school streets.
Serious question: Is there anywhere in the UK that has even done one?
Is there not so much as one municipality in this entire country where child safety counts for as much as car owner convenience?
Not one?
Serious question: Is there anywhere in the UK that has even done one?
Is there not so much as one municipality in this entire country where child safety counts for as much as car owner convenience?
Not one?
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I’m in Paris right now and have noticed “school street” mentioned as a desirable feature in real estate ads. No cars = higher property value, it seems
“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social
A victory for FAST leadership.
A victory for FAST leadership.
Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists
The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently
momentummag.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I’m in Paris right now and have noticed “school street” mentioned as a desirable feature in real estate ads. No cars = higher property value, it seems
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It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.
This Leics CC Active Travel Forum is for those who believe our communities need
much safer walking and cycling routes to their local schools and shops for traffic reduction, the independence of our children and the wellbeing of residents. Please demonstrate your level of feeling and sign up.
much safer walking and cycling routes to their local schools and shops for traffic reduction, the independence of our children and the wellbeing of residents. Please demonstrate your level of feeling and sign up.
Cycling, Walking and Wheeling Forum < Choose How You Move
The Cycling, Walking and Wheeling Forum allows residents and stakeholders to be part of the conversation about active travel in Leicestershire.
www.choosehowyoumove.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This Leics CC Active Travel Forum is for those who believe our communities need
much safer walking and cycling routes to their local schools and shops for traffic reduction, the independence of our children and the wellbeing of residents. Please demonstrate your level of feeling and sign up.
much safer walking and cycling routes to their local schools and shops for traffic reduction, the independence of our children and the wellbeing of residents. Please demonstrate your level of feeling and sign up.
Hello Loughborough? Want this? Demand more. Demand better from your councillors.
October 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hello Loughborough? Want this? Demand more. Demand better from your councillors.
Loughborough students cycle parking today. Remind me again why Loughborough isn’t THE number one town in our county, if not the country for active travel? @leicestermercury.co.uk @lborouniversity.bsky.social @charnwoodbc.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Loughborough students cycle parking today. Remind me again why Loughborough isn’t THE number one town in our county, if not the country for active travel? @leicestermercury.co.uk @lborouniversity.bsky.social @charnwoodbc.bsky.social