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We are London Living Streets, volunteers from across London campaigning for a city that enables and invites people to walk. RTs not necessarily endorsement. Website: londonlivingstreets.com

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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
More great work from Camden Council @adamdkharrison.bsky.social with improvements at the southern end of Monmouth St at Seven Dials. Popular location for pedestrians now with no through traffic, high quality pavement and new trees.
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Possible @wearepossible.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
It’s time to act for clean air. We’ve teamed up with 25+ organisations to call for bolder action on air pollution from London’s future councillors. Check out healthyairlondon.co.uk to find out more and email your current councillors - or sign our pledge if you’re a candidate in London!
We're supporting the Healthy Air For London Clean Air Commitment.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
High levels of coverage of 20mph limits in London (now estimated at more than 60% of all borough managed roads). As 20's Plenty say the key thing is to include main roads where people and vehicles mix in the 20mph limits - not just residential streets.
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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
NEW Streets Ahead EPISODE! 🚨 London’s road danger reduction plan under the microscope. What will it take to achieve Vision Zero by 2041? With me, @willnorman.co.uk and @adamtranter.bsky.social shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
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The Road to Vision Zero in London, with Will Norman | Streets Ahead
London's Cycling & Walking Commissioner
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 13/03/2026
Today, I was proud to join @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social to launch London's bold new Vision Zero Action Plan. Vision Zero is our initiative – with TfL, Met Police & London’s Councils - to eliminate tragic deaths & serious injuries on our streets by 2041.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Great to see launch of Vision Zero Action Plan 2. It is made up of actions that make London's streets safer for people on foot inc. reducing vehicle speeds, safe high streets (+ lots more pedestrian crossings), reducing traffic and more enforcement by Met Police content.tfl.gov.uk/vision-zero-...
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
If you are talking to parties and candidates in your borough ahead of the Local Elections on 7th May, here are some suggestions for making streets and roads safer and more attractive for people who are walking and wheeling. londonlivingstreets.com/2026/03/12/l...
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Wundelin @wundelin.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
How long should it take to cross a junction? In suburban London it can take a while, like crossing the junction of Christchurch Road and Merantum Way to walk between two neighbouring shopping centres. Is it acceptable to let pedestrians wait this long? @londonls.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk
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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Our tenth UK Walking Summit is just two weeks away! This year's event is in Liverpool and features a programme packed with unmissable highlights. Zak Viney, our Campaigns and Public Affairs Coordinator, shares the five things they're most excited about: bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4sa7sJY
A landscape photograph of a sunset view of the Albert Dock overlooking the Wirral. The Living Streets logo features in the top left corner. Text on the image reads: '#UKWalkingSummit 25 March 2026 St George's Hall, Liverpool'.
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Save Our Safer Streets - Tower Hamlets @saveoursaferstreets.org · 26/11/2025
We're at the Court of Appeal today for our hearing! Huge thanks to all our supporters for helping us get this far - we wouldn't have made it here without you.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Great work again from @londoncycling.bsky.social to update their dangerous junctions map. Don't forget that there is also a map for the most dangerous junctions for pedestrians too. lcc-dangerous-junctions.streamlit.app
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 20/11/2025
Not only are London’s buses amongst the cheapest in the UK, but we’re making them faster too ⚡️ Our £30m investment in Haringey, Lewisham & Southwark will improve bus services and speed up journeys, supporting neighbourhoods and improving access to jobs and services.
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All aboard! Three London boroughs get £30m green light to speed up buses
Haringey, Lewisham and Southwark given go-ahead to redesign junctions and reprogramme traffic lights
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Rapid work this. One of a number of schemes that can finally allow Central London to become as pedestrian-friendly as many European capitals. See too the Crown Estate plans for Regent St area and Camden's amazing proposals across Holborn.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Really good scheme for pedestrians going in St John St near to Farringdon Station and Smithfield Market and close to where the new Museum of London will be (part of which opens in 2026).
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 17/11/2025
New data shows that since @mayoroflondon.bsky.social launched the Direct Vision Standard lorry safety scheme in London we've seen: 📉a 50% fall in people killed & seriously injured by HGVs ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️six fewer fatalities every year tinyurl.com/j3475ua3
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🌍 What do global cities such as Amsterdam, Stockholm and Edinburgh all have in common? These major cities have ALL banned fossil fuel adverts. These ads have massive climate and health impacts, all while targeting politically influential decision makers.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
TfL confirms changes to Congestion Charge inc. increase to £18 from Jan 2026 and the potential for annual increases. Sadly missing is the re-introduction of charging in the evenings to deter driving in the CCZ at the time when pedestrians are most out and about in town. tfl.gov.uk/info-for/med...
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 15/10/2025
Speed was a factor in over 60% of collisions in Enfield in last 5 yrs. Great to see Enfield Council introducing new 20mph zones in Edmonton, Palmers Green & Southgate. Crashes fall approx 40% after 20mph zones are introduced. This will save lives! letstalk.enfield.gov.uk/20mph
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Safer Streets in Enfield: 20mph Speed Limits
Making our neighbourhoods safer, cleaner and greener Enfield Council is proposing to introduce 20mph speed limits on residential some residential streets and roads in town centres — part of our wider ...
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Do take time to have a look at the amazing plans from @camdencouncil.bsky.social and @adamdkharrison.bsky.social for the re-invention of the Holborn area as a place for people. So good! holbornln.commonplace.is/en-GB/propos...
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
...and more really good work in the pipeline in Newham. Super impressive is the amount of greening that the borough is getting into its schemes and how well maintained it is. Well done @plaistovian.bsky.social and colleagues.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Thanks so much to you John and colleagues for a brilliant tour of the Royal Docks Corridor. This scheme is vital for not just people in Newham but also has big lessons on how to tame main roads and make them much safer, greener and more pleasant places.
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Wandsworth Living Streets @wandsworthls.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Terrific position statement on Active Travel & Health by the London Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH London). 👇 @londonls.bsky.social @wandsworthcycling.bsky.social
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Meg Howarth @howarthm.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
#pedestrians #roads #London Another day, another #KSI, this time a #HitAndRun in #Southall October 2023. 💔 #LestWeForget #JaroslawJadwidzic 💔 @wandsworthls.bsky.social @londonls.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social news.met.police.uk/news/detecti...
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Detectives appeal for witnesses following a fatal collision in Southall
Officers are keen to speak to any witnesses who may have information.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Fabulous news James. LB Newham has done a great job making it easier and safer to walk, wheel and cycle in recent years. Please keep up the excellent work.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Early days but great to see St Martins Lane included in @london.gov.uk Summer Streets. It will be car-free from 11am to 11pm (until 31 October); 20 businesses hv applied for licenses for outside dining. Hopefully the start of it becoming more fully pedestrianised. www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
2 years of default urban/village 20mph in Wales has resulted in over 1,000 fewer killed or injured. The data shows a 25% reduction in casualties on the 20/30mph roads. Drivers gain with damage risk, crashes and premiums down. Well done Wales. bit.ly/4ppl030
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Good to visit Hammersmith Bridge and see people enjoying walking across the bridge. Well designed with lots of separate space for people walking and wheeling and people cycling. So much quieter and calmer on Castlenau on the Barnes side of the bridge.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Don't forget next Sunday 21st Sept - car free #OxfordStreet from 12noon to 8pm. Large section of the street to the west of Oxford Circus will be car-free.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Car-free day closure of George St in Richmond by LB Richmond-on-Thames brought out large numbers of people to enjoy the town centre and support the shops and local businesses. Hopefully the start of a much bigger project to give more space to people in Richmond town centre.
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ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu · 01/09/2025
Trade Deal With US Will Cost Lives On Europe’s Roads, Safety Groups Say www.forbes.com/sites/tanyam...
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Trade Deal With US Will Cost Lives On Europe’s Roads, Safety Groups Say
European safety groups raise concerns that a recent transatlantic trade and investment agreement between the US and EU will expose EU citizens to higher road risks.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
NB @Transport for London consultation on changes to Shoreditch High Street closes 12th September haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/shoreditch-h...
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Shoreditch High Street junction with Great Eastern Street - Improving safety
Find out about TfL’s consultation on proposals to improve safety on Shoreditch High Street with Great Eastern Street junction
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/08/2025
See Oxford Street in a whole new light. On Sunday 21 September, ‘This is Oxford Street’ promises to be a joyful, traffic-free celebration of the potential future of London’s high street. Join us to enjoy entertainment, street food and games and activities for all ages.
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Walk this way: Sadiq Khan bans buses and taxis for a day from Oxford Street
Buses to be banned from famous high street to pave way for special shopping event on Sunday September 21
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ruthmayorcas.bsky.social @ruthmayorcas.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
#pedestrianiastion never works. Allegedly. Church Street in #Twickenham, closed to motors some yrs back. Yes an event but how did all these pple get here when they can’t park?? It’s a conundrum. Well done @richmondcouncil.bsky.social - more please. @richmondcycling.bsky.social @londonls.bsky.social
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Solve the School Run @solveschoolrun.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Brilliant to be part of this coalition of Lambeth children asking the council to take action to reduce the number of SUVs on our streets. 75% of primary pupils in London walk or cycle to school and giant SUVs are a growing threat to their safety. www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
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London council weighs parking surcharge on 'supersize' SUVs
Lambeth to commission study into whether larger vehicles pose a greater danger to pedestrians and cyclists
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Good to see! greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/07/17/t...
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Thames Gateway Bridge finally killed off to boost new homes and DLR - The Greenwich Wire
Any lingering hopes of a road river crossing being built at Thamesmead have finally been killed off - providing a boost to plans to build thousands of new homes and a Docklands Light Railway extension...
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Action Vision Zero @actionvz.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Vision Zero plans need to include measures to reduce car use. Delivering the Safe System on its own is not enough; cities also need to reduce driving. The latest AVZ briefing highlights recent research showing that when car use falls casualties fall too. actionvisionzero.org/2025/07/14/a...
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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Fantastic news - a comprehensive new LTN for Dalston! Hoping they may be releasing a Hoxton plan too very soon. Well done @hackneycouncil.bsky.social 👏
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Interesting/informative interview with @willnorman.co.uk in @ZagDaily about Vision Zero in London. Runs through the successes...20mph limits and the challenges...more larger heavier vehicles/SUvs. Good on lessons/ideas from other global cities. zagdaily.com/featured/wil...
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Will Norman on London’s path to Vision Zero
Zag sits down with London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman to examine whether the UK capital is on track to meet its pledge of eliminating road deaths and serious injuries by 2041.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
If you plan to respond to TfL Congestion Charge proposals (consultation ends 4th Aug), do have a look at our blog. Some good things in there from TfL but could go way further to make Central London safer and have a fairer balance between people and vehicles. londonlivingstreets.com/2025/07/11/t...
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TfL Congestion Charging consultation – London Living Streets Response (July 2025)
Transport for London (TfL) is proposing a number of changes to its Central London Congestion Charging Zone. Some of these are good; others could go further. Access the consultation (closes 4th Augu…
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Councillor Ben Miskell @benmiskell.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Sheffield will be the UK’s biggest city to trial side-road zebra crossings — simple, low-cost changes to make streets safer. We’re already leading Yorkshire on School Streets. This is the next step. Thanks @maxsullivan.bsky.social for the inspiration nowthenmagazine.com/articles/she...
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Sheffield set to become UK's biggest city to trial new zebra crossings, hoping to boost active travel and cut road deaths
The new crossings are a hundred times cheaper than traditional zebras, but are not currently recommended by the Department for Transport.
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Great to see masterplan proposals from the Harley Street BID to make the amazing streets in that area much more pedestrian friendly. Too much traffic, hard-to-cross-streets and tricky junctions make walking there much less enjoyable than it should be. See: harleystreetbid.com
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Often overlooked is the importance of reducing traffic to help reduce road casualties. NYC Congestion Pricing is seeing "number of cars entering the pricing zone is down by 11%" and "traffic injuries down 15%". London needs more policies that reduce car use across the city. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
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Six months into congestion pricing, more cars are off the road, data shows
More than 10 million fewer vehicles have entered the zone.
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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
🗺️ Think a low traffic West End is a crazy idea? The rest of Europe doesn't seem to think so... Take Paris and Ghent, two cites that have started to embrace low traffic living! 🙋‍♂️ Want London to join them? Email Sadiq and let him know: bit.ly/43YSUC7
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London Living Streets @londonls.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Good to see proposals coming forward at roughly the same time for Oxford Street and a much more pedestrian friendly Regent St area. Really need to link these up to other schemes for a car-lite West End. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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More pedestrianisation plans for London's West End
Regent Street St James's would be pedestrianised under the plans from The Crown Estate and council.
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 07/07/2025
New research shows LTNs are making our streets safer. 10yrs of data in & around 113 London LTNs shows: 💚37% less deaths & serious injuries 💚No negative safety impact on surrounding roads 📉that's 600 fewer injuries (100 fewer deaths & serious injury) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’
Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods
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Meg Howarth @howarthm.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
🚶🏽‍♀️‍➡️ #pedestrians #roads #London 🚶🏽 😡 Another day, more #KSIs, this time in #Bexley 😡 @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social @londonls.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social @katemidd.bsky.social @20splenty.bsky.social news.met.police.uk/news/officer...
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Officers investigating a fatal collision in Bexley appeal for public’s help
“Did you witness the collision? If you think you might have caught any dash cam or mobile phone footage of the incident, or the time leading up to it, please...
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Ross Lydall @rosslydall.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Alarming research reveals the scale of the danger posed to pedestrians and cyclists - especially children - by "supersize" SUV cars www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
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'Supersize SUVs much more likely to cause fatal injury to cyclists and pedestrians'
Sports utility vehicles account for more than half of new cars bought in UK
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
A new report identifies the speeds that would be required to prevent most deaths and serious injuries. These speeds are evidence-based, given the laws of physics and the fragility of the human body. 20mph features where motors mix with people bit.ly/3Hd5LIN
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Determining Safe Speeds | RoadSafetyFoundation.org
The Road Safety Foundation has published a new report entitled ‘Determining Safe Speeds’, working with experts in in-depth collision investigation research from Loughborough University, TRL, Autoliv and Lösningar. The report identifies the speeds that would be required to prevent most deaths and serious injuries. These speeds are evidence-based, given the laws of physics and the fragility of the human body. The report does not make recommendations about speed limit setting; it simply reports this evidence base from in-depth collision investigation studies.
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 21/05/2025
New research provides conclusive proof that 20mph in London is saving lives 🚶🚲🚌🚗 14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows: ❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made) ❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt.
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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
When streets are safer, communities thrive. Our new report with @bikeabilityuk.bsky.social - Safer Streets For All - brings these insights together and shows why it’s time for change. Find the report, new YouGov data & launch video via the link. www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/...
Two women are walking down a canal path. The copy reads: women are 22% more likely than men to feel less safe walking or cycling.
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