Chris Boardman CBE (@chris_boardman) 's Twitter Profile
Chris Boardman CBE

@chris_boardman

It’s amazing what you discover just pedalling along...

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Active Travel England (@activetraveleng) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're working with Department for Transport to deliver the Integrated National Transport Strategy, helping to give everyone more transport choice. Read Chris Boardman CBE's statement below: 👩‍🦽🚶🚲

We're working with <a href="/transportgovuk/">Department for Transport</a> to deliver the Integrated National Transport Strategy, helping to give everyone more transport choice. Read <a href="/Chris_Boardman/">Chris Boardman CBE</a>'s statement below: 👩‍🦽🚶🚲
Chris Boardman CBE (@chris_boardman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Making walking and cycling more practical and safer, and access to green space easier and more equitable, would go a long way toward removing barriers to improving physical activity levels and could significantly improve the health of England’s increasingly urban population.”

Eugene Minogue (@eugeneminogue) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Three little words that will have a HUGE impact: ‘Formal Play Spaces’ Yesterday, the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published by Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov, and it includes a key amendment: the protection of formal play spaces. See the all the changes to the NPPF here:

Three little words that will have a HUGE impact: ‘Formal Play Spaces’

Yesterday, the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published by <a href="/MHCLG/">Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov</a>, and it includes a key amendment: the protection of formal play spaces.

See the all the changes to the NPPF here:
anna holligan 🎙 (@annaholligan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why do so many children in the Netherlands cycle? 🌍🚴‍♂️ The BBC’s brilliant Newsround programme asked me to explore… bbc.co.uk/newsround/vide… An uplifting little film for your feed 🌱

Andy Burnham (@andyburnhamgm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Despite all of the challenges - legal and meteorological - we did it! After 40 years of damaging deregulation, Greater Manchester has this morning successfully retaken control of the whole of its bus network. 🙌🏻

Despite all of the challenges - legal and meteorological - we did it!

After 40 years of damaging deregulation, Greater Manchester has this morning successfully retaken control of the whole of its bus network. 🙌🏻
Chris Boardman CBE (@chris_boardman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Buses are the core of a truly integrated transport network that gives residents the choice to affordably mix-and-match types of transport to fit their needs. This is a template for the country. Well done Andy Burnham 👏👏

This Girl Can (@thisgirlcanuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're celebrating women and girls moving how they damn well like as #ThisGirlCan turns 10! 🎉 Powered by The National Lottery funding, we're thanking you for making it happen - here's to another 10 years of supporting and empowering women to be active. National Lottery Good Causes

TEDxManchester (@tedxmanchester) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The journey to #TEDxManchester 2025 begins with six amazing people we can't wait for you to meet. Allow us to introduce.. 🔴Carl Miller: host of Kill List, the Guardian's No. 1 rated podcast of 2024; 🔴@simonafrancese: the chemist seeking to revolutionise cancer screening;

The journey to #TEDxManchester 2025 begins with six amazing people we can't wait for you to meet. Allow us to introduce..

🔴<a href="/carljackmiller/">Carl Miller</a>:  host of Kill List, the Guardian's No. 1 rated podcast of 2024;
🔴@simonafrancese: the chemist seeking to revolutionise cancer screening;
Chris Boardman CBE (@chris_boardman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Well done Greater Manchester! Now reaping the rewards of your consistent investment in 🐝 network: walking up from 52% to 57% & short car trips down from 41% to 36% in the last 5 years. Residents confirm the 🐝 network is enabling them to walk or cycle as part of daily lives. 👏

Active Travel England (@activetraveleng) 's Twitter Profile Photo

❗ New: Watch our video to find out about the nearly £300 million in funding we've announced to boost walking, wheeling and cycling in communities across England: activetravelengland.gov.uk/news/almost-ps… 🚶 👩‍🦽 🚲

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"A truly integrated way to make transport work for people.” Simon Lightwood MP and Chris Boardman CBE visited Stockport Interchange, a new transport hub bringing together bus, rail, walking and cycling routes - a fantastic example of connected and accessible transport systems 🚌🚄👟🚲

Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  (@fietsprofessor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨BREAKING🚨: #Paris🇫🇷 votes for people oriented streets. 🗳️ Referendum to pedestrianize another 500 streets. 🤸Turning another 10.000 🚗 parking spots into spaces for green🌳, play🛝 and leisure🏖️. 🙋 66% in favour, 34% against. ℹ️ Low turnout of 4% indicates low resistance.

Active Travel England (@activetraveleng) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The country is walking and wheeling more Today's National Travel Survey shows trips walked or wheeled up 7% in 2024, compared to 2019🧑‍🦽🚶‍♀️ While average distance was up 13% to 230 miles a year 💪 This is progress as we work to make active travel a safe everyday choice for all

The country is walking and wheeling more

Today's National Travel Survey shows trips walked or wheeled up 7% in 2024, compared to 2019🧑‍🦽🚶‍♀️

While average distance was up 13% to 230 miles a year 💪

This is progress as we work to make active travel a safe everyday choice for all