
London Car Free Day
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Encouraging a systematic land use transition away from redundant roads & parking in London and peer cities on #CarFreeDay 22 Sept. and beyond #OpenStreets
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Just look at this magnificent Paris "peaceful zone", from which most vehicles are set to be banned from next year. Bravo David Belliard & the Ville de Paris. An example to the world. Via Le Parisien



Remember, Paris wasn’t “always this way.” It wasn’t even this way in late 2019 when I was there last. Just a few years ago, all of #Paris was choking in car traffic. This is new. This is leadership. Cities are a result of choices. Video Fouad Khayat

1UCommunity 💚 LDNMayor Environment London National Park City* Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan Dan Raven-Ellison Extinction Rebellion Global Mayor of Hackney London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dubai gets large-scale pedestrian infra, spending large amounts on an ambitious project -where is London's ambition Mayor of Hackney; Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan? 93 KM of pedestrian priority infrastructure. What could London look like with high ambition and action? arch2o.com/dubai-unveils-…

Nathalie Bienfait What's next for Rotherhithe pedestrian & cycling bridge Will Norman; LDNMayor Environment. Just the type of infrastructure @GFI_green backers should be helping to finance across all of London's town centres. Who is ready to be ambitious Policy Chairman Chris Hayward; Michael Mainelli? reForm Architects




Stephen Edwards Active Travel England Jesse Norman Chris Boardman CBE @citycyclists Living Streets Any plans for bold action on land value capture & making more pedestrian-priority, business-boosting town centres happen across the UK this year? #OpenStreets



Healthy Streets Scorecard Lewisham Council Lots of opportunities for improvement. Who has to show leadership to enable a genuinely pan-London network of safe, separated cycle lanes Will Norman; Louise Krupski? Lots of leadership opportunities south of the River @greenwestway; Cllr Kieron Williams #OpenStreets Cross River Partnership


Healthy Streets Scorecard Waltham Forest Council With 6.8million parking spaces across London, many of them on-street, it'd be great to see more of these turned into new parklets, cycle & scooter parking. Is there a systematic plan for other boroughs to follow Hackney's lead Mayor of Hackney? London Councils; Meristem Design


John Sadler Illustration Camden New Journal 20's Plenty for Us Healthy Streets Scorecard London Cycling Campaign Living Streets @allpartycycling Will Norman Sustrans in London TfL Georgia Gould Until 20MPH speed limits enforced, pedestrians, cyclists, scooters will continue to be vulnerable across London as drivers speed with impunity. no comment on Met's ability to enforce the law or their focus, which appears to be purely on reputational damage control Sophie Linden


Parents & children trying to get to Dukes Education Hopes & Dreams nursery impacted by dangerous traffic, little to no space on pavements for pedestrians. Kids cycling this route to school do so at their peril Rowena Champion lots of room for progress Maldron Hotels; Islington Clean Air Parents


There is A LOT of excitement in our house this morning. Our #bikebus is one. Standby for some amazing cycling content later on - it will fill your hearts with joy, I promise Bike Worcester Shawlands Bike Bus Sam Balto Carla Francome Jeremy Vine | Here, on Tiktok, Insta & Facebook


Well done Enfield Council for on-footpath displays with positive messaging about School Streets. 👏 cc Mums For Lungs Nikki Smiton


A question today on resource allocation for public realm & walking infrastructure relative to the annual cost of all car/lorry accidents in London? Any figures for this Will Norman; Chief Digital Officer for London; City of London? Approx. cost of traffic accidents: emergency response, loss of life etc.