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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 7h
The Crescent Centre, Redcliffe Wed 14 Oct 4:30-7pm Guided city walk focused on women & girls’ safety, using Her City guidance to explore how urban spaces are experienced. Feedback, refreshments & closing presentation. UDG member: £6.12 Non-member: £11.44 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/her-city-w...
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Her City Walk in Bristol
A guided city walk focused on women and girls’ safety, using Her City guidance to explore how urban spaces are experienced.
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
bristolwalkingalliance.org.uk BWA's work aims to ensure the concerns of pedestrians are addressed in road scheme & street proposals. If you can help us appraise & comment on proposals, please email: enquiries@bristolwalkingalliance.org.uk @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social
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Bristol Walking Alliance - Bristol Walking Alliance
The Bristol Walking Alliance is a consortium of organisations and individuals campaigning to improve Bristol's walking environment.
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Pan-European Master Plan on Walking - People prioritized in all planning, developments & implementation - Places designed & managed for people to be able to walk easily - Processes ensuring that walking, pedestrians & people are prioritized walk21.com/wp-content/u... @bristolhealthp.bsky.social
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
20 real-world good practices to support the Pan European Masterplan on Walking show the role of national governments in supporting walkable towns, cities & communities walk21.com/2026/03/24/n... @westofengland.bsky.social @bristolcouncil.bsky.social @labouruk.bsky.social @heidialexander.bsky.social
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National Walking Case Studies
A new compendium of National Walking Case Studies was launched today in Vienna, Austria at the meeting of the Transport, Health, and Environment pan-European Programme (THE PEP).
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
For the 5th consecutive year child casualties have flat-lined at around 13,000 road casualties of age 16 and under. In what other area of life would the death or injury of 13,000 children be "acceptable"? The government has a Road Safety Strategy that aims to reduce child KSIs by 70%.
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Bus services with routes that are changing through Broadmead, include: 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 18, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 71, 72, 172, 374, 375, 376, 376a & Y6 To find out more visit the Broadmead bus stop changes webpage travelwest.info/bus/broadmea...
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Broadmead bus stop changes - WEST
Planned bus service changes to routes across the West of England will go live from Sunday 30 August 2026. Introduction Alongside region-wide changes, 25 bus services that travel through Bristol city c...
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Residents & people using Ashley Down Station are worried about poor lighting on Concorde Way from Muller Rd to Mina Rd. This is a vital corridor for pedestrians, including children walking home from school during dark winter months Petition: www.change.org/p/improve-st... @zoebanksgross.bsky.social
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Improve street lighting on Concorde Way
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The left turn from Temple Way to Avon St will close to motor traffic Jul 23-Sept 1 to build a new junction for buses to access Bristol University’s new campus & for a crossing linking the pavement & cycle path along Temple Way. Meanwhile, pedestrian access to Avon St remains open
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A special programme of walks designed to explore @bristolcouncil.bsky.social Blaise Estate & celebrate 100 years of public ownership bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/bla... 11 Jul-22 Oct 2026 11am-3pm Free, donations welcome, booking essential @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social
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Blaise 100: Explore the Estate | Bristol Museums
A special programme of walks designed to explore the Blaise Estate and celebrate 100 years of public ownership.
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Pavement parking The English Devolution & Community Empowerment Act 2026 received Royal Assent giving new powers for transport authorities to tackle pavement parking, including the ability to introduce & enforce local restrictions. gov.uk/government/n... @bristolcouncil.bsky.social @rnib.bsky.social
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Bristol Walking Alliance argues that creating walking environments which are welcoming, safe, convenient & inclusive means meeting the needs of everyone. Breathing Fire Theatre Company & Bristol University researchers are running a creative workshop to do just that www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
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'The history of walking is tied up with a history of exclusion'
Dr Eleanor Rycroft puts walking today into its historical context
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
4-5.30pm Wed 27 May Meet Park Street, at bottom of the ramp up to City Hall. Join others in a small informal group. Learn about what’s happening in our city. Share your views on whether the changes improve the walking environment www.bristolwalkfest.com/event/walk-a... @bristolwalkfest.bsky.social
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Walk and Talk: Changes to the Street Environment in Central Bristol - Bristol Walk Fest
Join others in a small informal group. Learn about what’s happening in our city, and share your views on whether the changes improve the walking environment and lift your mood.
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Moving Around & Accessing Bristol 11am-12noon Thurs 28 May Royal Fort House BS8 1UH FREE creative workshop to explore the histories & lived experiences of those with mobility & visual impairments, & wheelchair users. bristolwalkfest.com/event/moving... @bristolwalkfest.bsky.social @rnib.bsky.social
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Moving Around and Accessing Bristol: A Creative Workshop - Bristol Walk Fest
‘Moving Around and Accessing Bristol’, a creative workshop facilitated by Breathing Fire and University of Bristol, will involve a creative approach to exploring the histories and lived experiences of...
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Bristol Walking Alliance @AllianceWalking Film screening & Road Danger Reduction workshop Thu 28 May 5:30-8pm Triodos Foundation BS1 5AS tickettailor.com/events/brist... City of Cars is an insightful & challenging documentary about Birmingham - it offers a reality check & alarm call for Bristol
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Bristol Quiet Spaces: Delivering Value for Nature, Health & Development 9 Jun 11am-12:30pm events.humanitix.com/bristol-quie... Roundtable aimed at consultants, developers, landowners, planners, asset managers, environmental organisations & policymakers across Bristol & the West of England
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Bristol Quiet Spaces: Delivering Value for Nature, Health and Development
The Festival of Nature is the largest free celebration of the natural world and takes place from 6 to 14 June 2026
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Walk & Talk: changes to the street environment in central Bristol. Learn about what’s happening in our city. Share your views on whether the changes work for walking. 12:15-2pm Wed 20 May Meet at the bottom of the ramp to City Hall, Park Street Book here: events.humanitix.com/walk-and-tal...
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Walk and talk: changes to the street environment in central Bristol
Walk and talk: changes to the street environment in central Bristol
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
@activetraveltt.bsky.social award £100k to Mobility Mapper: Bristol‑based app providing real‑time, data‑driven accessibility information to help wheelers travel more safely & confidently; development of a mapping platform for accessible routes @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @bristolcouncil.bsky.social
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
University of Leeds questionnaire to understand critical safety issues for walking, wheeling & cycling. Help @ategov.bsky.social strengthen how it considers & measures safety. Deadline: 17 May 2026 Questionnaire: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social
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Microsoft Forms
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
@bristolcouncil.bsky.social is asking residents for feedback on proposals for safer 20mph limits on around 100 of the city’s most dangerous roads. news.bristol.gov.uk/press-releas... The proposals are part of a wider push to end deaths and serious injuries on our roads @bristolhealthp.bsky.social
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Have your say on proposals for safer roads for all
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
BWA campaigns against footway obstructions including e-scooters. We're pleased to see: @bristolcouncil.bsky.social has created 44 dedicated parking bays for shared e‑scooters & e‑bikes. Dott is issuing £10/£15 penalties for parking outside designated parking zones news.bristol.gov.uk/press-releas...
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Bristol welcomes new e scooter and e bike parking bays
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Pedestrians have a shorter wait at some Bristol crossings 😃 @edplowden.bsky.social : “Reducing waiting times at crossings is a simple but important change that helps everyone - especially children walking to school - feel more confident when crossing the road.” news.bristol.gov.uk/press-releas...
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Pedestrians now have a shorter wait for the green man at Bristol crossings
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Bristol Walk Fest 2026 launch event Fri 1 May, 7-9pm Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft Speakers: Sheila Hannon, Show of Strength Theatre Company Anita Karla Kelly, Misfits Theatre Company Hana Sutch, Go Jauntly Subitha Bagirathan, Soultrail Wellbeing CIC www.eventbookings.com/b/event/bris...
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Bristol Walk Fest 2026 Launch Event
Join us to celebrate the launch of Bristol Walk Fest 2026. The event focusses on art and culture, and features an exciting line up of speakers: Show of Strength Theatre Company - Sheila Hannon is Show...
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
@activetraveleng.bsky.social @transportgovuk.bsky.social to issue guidance to councils to help them make streets safer for women & girls. @YouGov survey found: ▪️almost 9 in 10 women feel unsafe walking alone after dark ▪️1 in 3 young women are put off walking locally due to personal safety fears
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Councils in Wales have been given new powers to install side road zebra crossings at junctions. Join @livingstreets.bsky.social campaign to bring side road zebras to streets across the - UK including Bristol! act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/188243/... @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @edplowden.bsky.social
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Let us cross!
Councils in Wales have been given new powers to install side road zebra crossings at junctions – giving pedestrians clearer priority at side road junctions. Join Living Streets campaign to bring side...
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Women walking... Ideally, the early modern woman shouldn’t leave the house at all, but if she did, she should be accompanied by a male chaperone, and stick to ‘safe’ places like gardens. Sadly, progress in this area has remained slow over the last 500 years. www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
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'Fundamental changes in walking from 500 years ago continue to impact us today'
Dr Eleanor Rycroft takes the challenge of girls' and women's safety back to its historical roots in the Renaissance
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Walking through a park can involve a quiet set of mental calculations. "There’s a lot of safety planning that women do that men don’t necessarily see" www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea... As many as 4 out of 5 women report feeling unsafe walking alone in a park @bristolhealthp.bsky.social
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Bristol parks under the spotlight
A growing group of campaigners are pushing to make our city’s green spaces safer for all
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
DfT has announced that local leaders will be given improved legal powers to make it easier to restrict pavement parking 👍 www.gov.uk/government/n... DfT will set out guidance in 2026 to help local authorities use these powers appropriately. @bristolcouncil.bsky.social @mayorhelengodwin.bsky.social
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New local powers to keep pavements clear for those who rely on them most
Local councils will be given the power to crack down on problem pavement parking.
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Zoe Banks Gross @zoebanksgross.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I’m looking forward to local authorities implementing enforcement against #pavementparking. Walking across the street from a school at home time should not be a challenge.
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
This guidance draws on research published by @livingstreets.bsky.social & @guidedogsuk.bsky.social centred on the experiences of pedestrians & bus passengers at floating bus stops www.gov.uk/government/p... @bristolcouncil.bsky.social @westofengland.bsky.social @edplowden.bsky.social
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Floating bus stops provision and design
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Bristol Walk Fest @bristolwalkfest.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Hello World #firstpost. Here we are, starting work on Bristol Walk Fest 2026. Walk providers - sign up by 27 Feb. Printed programmes at a library or community project near you from beginning April. Bristol Walk Fest 1-31 May. Last year we had at least one walk every single day, most of them free.
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
@BristolCouncil will “invest in the work needed to put us on the path towards reopening public toilets”. £270,000 is planned in the budget. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea... This is good news! In our '50 Ways to Better Walking' BWA calls for improvements to the provision of public toilets
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Reopening public toilets and protecting culture grants in new council budget
Spending is set to be adjusted in six areas to make a "direct, positive impact for our city"
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
You can report feeling unsafe in public spaces anonymously via the StreetSafe app. Whether it’s the environment e.g. poor street-lighting, or anti-social behaviour, reports to the app are shared with local police & local authorities for action. www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/report/stree...
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Report feeling unsafe in public spaces (StreetSafe) | Avon and Somerset Police
StreetSafe is an online tool that can be used by anyone to anonymously tell the police about public places where they have felt or feel unsafe. Find out more.
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Walk and Talk Avon and Somerset Police are inviting women to meet with female police officers & PCSOs to show them areas where they feel vulnerable or unsafe in their local communities avonandsomerset.police.uk/apply/walk-a... Looks like a good scheme..
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Walk and Talk | Avon and Somerset Police
Women are invited to meet with female police officers and PCSOs to show them areas in which they feel vulnerable or unsafe in their local communities.
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Walking does not take place in a vacuum: its performance is influenced by factors such as gender, race, class, dis/ability and age.. we cannot separate women’s walking from where it happens, and the safety of and access to such spaces. www.bristol.ac.uk/policybristo... @bristolhealthp.bsky.social
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Women, walking, and the need for change | PolicyBristol | University of Bristol
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Bristol City Council Designing for walking www.bristol.gov.uk/files/docume... "Provision is needed to allow all users – be they able bodied or mobility impaired, elderly or young, to use streets to walk alongside each other, pass one another, overtake and stop to interact with one another."
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
@BristolCouncil is developing a new Road Safety Strategy. The Transport & Connectivity Committee has set up a Task & Finish Group to agree principles, objectives & delivery of the strategy. BWA's input is here: bristolwalkingalliance.org.uk/wp-content/u... @BristolHealthP @Brakecharity @EdPlowden
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Invitation to participate in a survey by a final year UWE Urban Planning undergraduate. How are walking, cycling, and other forms of active travel experienced across different communities? Online survey: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... Contact: Joash2.Ashong@live.uwe.ac.uk for more details
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Microsoft Forms
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
England has the highest %age of urban/village roads in GB with unforgiving 30mph limits. When incidents happen the time/space to avoid them turning into crashes/casualties is minimised. England needs a Road Safety Strategy that facilitates and funds 20mph as an urban/village norm like Wales/Scotland
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Delivering 20 – Making 20mph Work. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
As 20mph limits become a defining feature of safer, more liveable streets across the UK, understanding how to deliver them successfully has never been more important. Delivering 20 – Making 20mph Work brings together leading experts to explore what the latest data, psychology, and policy thinking reveal about how communities can make lower speed limits effective, accepted, and enduring. This focused, one and a half hour session will unpack the behavioural and cultural factors that shape the success of 20mph implementation, drawing lessons from Wales and beyond. Attendees will gain insights from new casualty data, learn from behavioural science research, and hear reflections on the evidence behind national reviews and professional guidance. Topics include: • Data and delivery: Latest Welsh casualty figures and the speed limit exceptions review – compared with DfT 2024 data for England. • Insight Warehouse: Update/report on UK 20mph road mapping - how Local Authorities are already changing behaviour • Professional perspectives: Insights from the CIHT 2024 report on 20mph limits and evolving perceptions of their value. • Behavioural change: Understanding the “Goodwin Curve” and how it applies to implementing 20mph policies. Chaired by Adrian Berendt, this webinar will close with a live Q&A session, giving participants the opportunity to put questions to the panel and explore how best to navigate the challenges of change. Join us to learn how data, behaviour, and communication can combine to make 20mph work. Speakers Adrian Berendt, Director, 20's Plenty for Us CIC Sue Nicholls, Director and Media Coordinator, 20's Plenty for Us CIC Speaker TBC Kate Carpenter, Director of Operational Road Safety, Jacobs Phil Goodwin, Emeritus Professor of Transport Policy at UCL and UWE
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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Aideen’s story has sparked an overwhelming response, showing the real impact that pavement parking has on people’s daily lives across the UK. This is why we are campaigning to end pavement parking. www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midla…
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Woman calls for pavement parking ban after falling out wheelchair on school run
Aideen Blackborough was left lying in the road after being forced to manoeuvre her way around a vehicle blocking the pavement in Great Barr
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Walking was the most popular form of transport in the city centre, wracking up 53.3% of all journeys. This was followed by public transport at 30%. We need to remember the importance of walking! www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
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Parisians travel more by bike than by car, study finds
Walking and public transport were still the most popular ways to get around the French capital.
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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Road Safety in Bristol & the West of England West of England Sustainable Transport Network Autumn Meeting - Thu 27 Nov, 12:30-2pm with Keir Gallagher, Bristol Council's Road Safety Technical Lead Online event (Teams) Register here: events.humanitix.com/west-of-engl...
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West of England Sustainable Transport Network - Autumn Meeting - Road Safety in the West of England
West of England Sustainable Transport Network Autumn Meeting. This meeting will focus on road safety in the West of England and the expanding network.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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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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walkingalliance.bsky.social @walkingalliance.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
BWA campaigns to improve Bristol's walking environment: bristolwalkingalliance.org.uk Join us - it's free! - to receive our e-newsletter and find out what we're up to, the latest consultations that affect walking in Bristol, walking related events & more...
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