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Leicestershire Active Travel Alliance

@leicsactivetravel.bsky.social
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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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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You take our bike lanes, we take the road. Toronto showed up Friday night. 📸 @geoffreybercarich via Instagram
Cyclists taking the lane stretching kms of a city street
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Not so Cleverly strikes again. Guaranteed way to lose.
Cleverly: I'll end
Khan's war on
motorists if I win
London


Tory says he will launch full review
of Ulez as he accuses Labour mayor
of inflicting real harm' on car
drivers
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Transport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Treasury is asking for ideas for the Autumn Budget. Help us to make the case for sustainable transport by filling in the Treasury’s survey transportactionnetwork.org.uk/autumn-budge...
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Autumn Budget Survey 2026
Autumn Budget Survey 2026 The Treasury is asking for ideas for the Autumn Budget. Help us to make the case for sustainable transport by filling in the Treasury's survey here (selecting 'Transport' at ...
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Pleased to see Tories are still incapable of learning the lesson that “ending the war on motorists” is not an election winning stance in London, which has the highest walking & cycling rates, lowest car ownership & best public transport of anywhere in Britain. It’s like they don’t know any of this
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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We must stop referring to every cycleway proposal as 'controversial'. It is high time motor lanes are discussed as controversial.
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Oxfordshire County Council @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods don't just reduce the amount of traffic using residential streets as shortcuts – they can also help slow traffic down, making roads feel safer and more welcoming for local people. Find out more www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-an...
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Somebody on LinkedIn made the point that because they don't stop people parking on pavements, it's actually about 100% of councils who allow it
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Heidi Alexander MP @heidialexander.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
We're cutting bus fares by a third for millions of passengers, making your everyday journeys a little bit easier. 🚌 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Burnham announces bus fares across England to be capped at £2
Measure to cost more than £500m, with money allocated to allow devolved nations to do the same
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David Gregory-Kumar @drdavidgk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This is such an extraordinary story. Hopefully this court case will give the police pause. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Birmingham man's legal e-bike seized and destroyed by police in error
The BBC finds the bike was legal and supplied as part of a scheme to reduce pollution in the city.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
My Spanish champion is Pontevedra Mayor Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores, who kicked cars out of city center: “It's not my duty as mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. It's the same as if you bought a cow, or fridge, and then ask me where you're going to put them.”
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This Spanish city has been restricting cars for 24 years. Here's what we can learn from it
Pontevedra, Spain, offers some of the best evidence available about what happens when a city is reconfigured to accommodate people, rather than cars.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The cars on Britain's roads are getting ever-bigger and more dangerous to people as a result. 'Carspreading' has to be curbed. Good piece with some ideas for policies and campaigns to do so: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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GeorgeWeeks2014 @georgeweeks2014.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Cycling in #London used to be derided as a niche activity. An edge case, suitable for quaint ye-olde-citties but not relevant to a thrusting modern capital city 10 years of investment in infrastructure to attract a mainstream user base has made #cycling a mainstream mode in the heart of the #City.
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Danny Williams @mrdannyw.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Rush hour. London
Shows a long queue two people wide of people on cycles. They are on a cycle track next to a main road. Offices down both sides of the road
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 06/07/2026
London’s newest cycle lane: Shaftesbury Avenue. We’re busy expanding our network of Cycleways across the capital to make it safer for people to travel by bike. And cycling has soared, now there are an average 1.5m bike journeys every day. 🚲📈🚲📈🚲📈🚲📈🚲📈🚲📈
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Tufnell Park Cycles @tpc2s.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Boy,2, seriously hurt as driver crashes car into nursery playground www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Boy, 2, seriously hurt as car crashes into nursery playground
A 63-year-old woman is arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Decades ago, I supported mandatory helmet laws for people riding bikes. Then I was convinced by evidence and the bigger picture that such laws are actually counter-productive in many ways. This NZ article explains some. I support helmets, but not mandatory helmet laws. Build safe infrastructure.
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David Seymour was right to question our compulsory helmet laws
There’s little evidence our mandatory cycle laws improve overall safety, and quite a bit of evidence suggesting they’re doing more harm than good.
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Jon F @humilityprim.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Good on Leicester Libraries for stocking @thewaroncars.bsky.social book, Life After Cars. Essential reading @rideleicester.bsky.social @leicsactivetravel.bsky.social
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road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
An open letter to the Prime Minister states that more support for active travel will reduce the UK’s vulnerability to volatile energy markets.
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“The UK deserves real transport choice for everyday journeys”: 16 organisations call PM to invest in active travel to combat rising fuel prices
Sixteen organisations are calling on the PM to set a national mode shift target, invest in buses, rail and active travel to give people affordable alternatives to driving, and reduce reliance on volat...
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I'm absolutely delighted that Cabinet has agreed to pilot a locally-led filtered Quiet Lanes policy to improve rural active travel. It's innovative and I'm so proud of my role in it alongside others. Do share, AT policy enthusiasts (short thread) mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/%28S%2803u25...
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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Legislation to enable local leaders to prohibit pavement parking in England has been included in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. Some of our supporters have been telling us what new freedoms this will bring them.
A green graphic with a speech bubble and a quote, which reads: I will be able to use my walker at last when visiting my daughter. Before I had to get the bus, as I suffer with extreme arthritis; it’s not helped my daily walking. It’s so scary going on the road to get past these vehicles. - Johnny, Huddersfield. There is a photo of Johnny underneath the quote. A pink graphic with a speech bubble and a quote, which reads:  A ban on pavement parking will make a huge difference to me and those who are blind, disabled or have pushchairs. 
I come across pavement parking on a regular basis. On some occasions, I have to walk out into the road. - Alicia. There is a photo of Alicia underneath the quote. An orange graphic with a speech bubble and a quote, which reads: I have been forced into busy roads on countless occasions with my guide dog, so I welcome that provisions are being put in law which allows people to use our pavements as designed. Keep our pavements clear, keep us all safe - Simon, Suffolk. There is a photo of Simon and his guide dog underneath. A green graphic with a speech bubble and a quote, which reads: Local authorities must make use of these new powers. As a blind person, the frequent menace of pavement parked cars regularly affects the streets I walk on and streets I don't.
For me the issue is black and white - the pavement is for people - Dr Amit Patel. There is a photo of Amit underneath the quote.
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Leicestershire Active Travel Alliance @leicsactivetravel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Remind me again why walking, wheeling and cycling and safe infrastructure are not national priorities?
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Grant Ennis @grantennis.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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Carla Francome @carlafrancome.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Petrol costs are spiralling and the tubes are on strike. Do yourself a favour, and get on a bike 🚲🚲
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 23/04/2026
Cargo bike use in London has doubled. With petrol getting more and more expensive, is it time to think about getting one? Yes, says TV's Dr Chris Van Tulleken, it can save thousands. And it's good for our health & environment. Read all about it: cleancitiescampaign.org/want-to-save...
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Want to save £4k during the fuel crisis? “Get on your cargo bike” says TV’s Dr Chris
Families can save thousands of pounds a year by ditching their car for an electric cargo bike - but many households cannot make the switch.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Do you really think those people and corporations getting rich off cars, oil, and long commutes aren’t the REAL conspiracy? Have you heard of the “1-Hour City Conspiracy?” You will. Stay tuned. #1HourCityConspiracy #UrbanTruth
“CONSPIRACY: Think all those people getting rich off cars, oil, and long commutes aren’t the real conspiracy?“

“1 hour cities are the conspiracy. 15 minute cities are the truth.

Via the Urban Truth Collective.
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BrightAire @brightaire.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Someone painting over double yellow lines near a primary school, here, described as a "prankster". I can think of more fitting epithets. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Mystery vandal paints over yellow lines in Groby
The hunt is on for the culprit after a village's yellow lines are twice painted over.
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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
It's happening! 📢 On Tuesday, MPs will consider an amendment to enable local leaders to ban pavement parking in their area. We need you to help us get this amendment on to the Bill. Ask your MP to agree to Amendment 265 when it's considered on Tuesday: bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4tMU2Uq
An image of a person with a pushchair down a residential street near inconsiderately parked cars. The person is wearing striped clothing and walking past a black car. The setting includes brick buildings and a view of houses on a hill in the background.
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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New: Communities face spiralling fuel prices, exacerbating transport poverty and car dependence - and many need car-free alternatives for short trips. I've spoken to successful greenway campaigners, and produced a toolkit! so others can help assemble low-carbon transport routes in their areas
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Jacqui B @ashbycloudtrail.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Yes this! Exactly the problem here in rural Leicestershire. A network of paths between villages is needed otherwise they are cut off and car dependent. Yet it is sooo difficult and slow to create them. I have been fighting for 5 years for a small section of dismantled railway & expect a few more.
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Jacqui B @ashbycloudtrail.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... So the government is pouring money into road building, car production and now Hydrogen! Yet Active Travel gets peanuts at a time when people need a low cost alternative to driving 😤
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£85m funding boost announced for green energy firm
The funding will create 400 new jobs in green technology at ITM Power in Sheffield.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 11/04/2026
Experts are saying it: SUVs damage our roads more than ordinary passenger cars. I’ve asked TfL to look into the effect of supersized SUVs in London as more of these vehicles take up space on London’s roads.
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SUVs are making Britain’s potholes worse, say scientists
Engineers link reduced lifespan of roads to shift to heavier cars, some bought to navigate damaged surfaces
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 10/04/2026
It won't come as a surprise to many, but good to see The Times pointing out that people actually like less traffic in local neighbourhoods. It concludes that no big change is ever introduced without some initial opposition - so leaders should stick to their guns! www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Haha this is very validating
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Low-traffic schemes aren’t so toxic, after all
LTNs became a culture-war battleground but the evidence now is that people rather like them
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
the discussion
white text on black

COMMUNITY:
CAN WE HAVE A SAFE ROUTE FOR OUR KIDS TO WALK/BIKE/ROLL
TO SCHOOL?
CITY:
NO, A DRIVER MIGHT GET MAD.
THAT'S THE ENTIRETY OF THE DISCUSSION
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GeorgeWeeks2014 @georgeweeks2014.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
People are space-efficient. Successful cities realise this and make it as easy as possible for thousands, hundreds of thousands, even millions of people to get to into the city...and as pleasant as possible once they are there. This is incompatible with mass motorisation at a city scale. #geometry
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Jacqui B @ashbycloudtrail.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Make it safer for families to walk and cycle to schools please! Use school streets or LTNs, and encourage a bike bus to make it fun. Then you give children independence and an appreciation of cycling that will stay with them for life.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
How many more studies does your city need proving that people on bikes and on foot spend more on shopping streets than people in cars? But the store owner LOVES parking in that spot right outside… Bike-lanes mean business. #UrbanTruth
Image of a Paris bike-lane filled with people on bikes with the text saying “bike-lanes mean business.” Provided by the Urban Truth Collaborative.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Remember, if you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan cities for people and places, you get people and places. Via Fred Kent & @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth
Same text as in post.
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Ride Leicester @rideleicester.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Walking, Wheeling & Cycling … 🚴🚶 Leicester is moving! 💚 Walking & Cycling Index launched with help of local schools & Chris Boardman 🙌 Read the report here: ow.ly/Ighb50Ywhoq #Leicester #ActiveTravel #WalkingAndCyclingIndex #ChrisBoardman @transportxtra.bsky.social @jonorcutt.bsky.social
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Don’t buy a cow, or a car, and expect your city to give you someplace to park it. #UrbanTruth
“It’s not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. It’s the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then ask me where you’re going to put them.“ — Miguel Anxo Fernandez Lores, mayor of Ponte Vedra, Spain. Graphic by the Urban Truth Collective.
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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Valeriusplein, Amsterdam in 1984 and today. From an actual road running under a school building transformed into a busy cycle only route.
The 1984 photo shows a road running under the twin archways of a school building, with wide vehicle lanes. The modern photo shows the same route transformed into a busy cycling corridor, with large numbers of people riding bikes through the intersection and under the school arches on marked cycle lanes, while  traffic lights manage the junction.
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Right I know this is shocking, but guess what? The Oxford Congestion Charge is seeing LESS congestion and MORE people taking the bus. Try this one simple trick etc etc. news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/more-people-...
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More people taking the bus since Oxford temporary congestion charge
Data from bus companies shows more people are using local bus services since Oxfordshire County Council introduced a temporary congestion charge in Oxford.  The data from Go Ahead, which owns six loca...
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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Today (11 March) local authorities have been given new powers to install side road zebra crossings at junctions across Wales. This new legislation will give pedestrians priority at side streets and help support people to walk and wheel more.  Find out more bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4lvHEFC
An image of a person crossing a zebra crossing on a street corner. A black taxi and another car are visible on the road. The scene is set in an urban area with brick buildings. This photo is credited to Adam Tranter.
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Oxfordshire has now launched 275 20mph schemes! All locally requested and approved by Cllrs of all political parties. Because people like 20mph where they live. Also @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social is giving away FREE 20mph stickers. @20splenty.bsky.social news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/get-your-fre...
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Get your free stickers to remind drivers that 20’s plenty
To mark the implementation of Oxfordshire’s 275th 20mph scheme, Oxfordshire residents can apply for free wheelie bin stickers to remind motorists to stick to the lower limit.After launching its 20mph ...
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Active travel saves the NHS at least £54 million a year just in Liverpool alone. Other regions especially the north east need to sit up, take note and ramp up their efforts. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Active travel' in Liverpool City Region 'saves NHS millions'
People walking, wheeling and cycling in the Liverpool City Region saves the NHS an estimated £53.8m a year.
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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
18-34 Londoners say they want to live where there's dockless hire, say cycling schemes & transport policy is important according to new Lime & SpareRoom surveys. 67% say cycling makes London more "liveable" & nearly 1/2 see cycling as a "green flag" for dating. airqualitynews.com/cars-freight...
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Cycling is reshaping where young Londoners live, vote and date
According to research from shared e-bike provider Lime, a new generation of cyclists is reshaping London’s streets, housing market and even dating scene,  Dubbed ‘Gen C’ (Generation Cycle), the cohort...
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Thomas Ableman @freewheeling.info · 15/02/2026
Fantastic to see my Mini Switzerland idea covered by the BBC. It captures so many people’s imaginations because it’s both obvious, simple and yet - from where we are today - unspeakably radical. Please share! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Mini Switzerland' plan for Peak District transport network
The idea would see buses arriving before trains pull into stations to improve connectivity.
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
"School Streets" have become a thing to watch. Even the loudest high-traffic neighbourhood trumpets will mumble "Except outside schools, of course", but this ignores how (1) kids don't live next to their schools and need to get to the School Street safely and (2) kids go to places that aren't school
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CoHSAT - Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (Oxon) @cohsat.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
To help retail businesses, shut the cars out of city centres. Spanish bank BBVA analysis showed a 9.5% increase in retail takings after traffic restrictions in Madrid. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
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Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
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