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Streets Ahead
55 years of campaigning for walking

Streets Ahead

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 46:52


Terence Bendixson was the Guardian's planning correspondent in the 1960s when he wrote a piece that propelled him into walking campaigning. In 1969 he joined Living Streets (then the Pedestrians' Association) when he and its founder hit it off.Foley, a London-based journalist, founded the Pedestrians Association in 1929, when motor vehicles were proliferating; he was concerned about the dangers they posed. In 1939 Evelyn Waugh described Piccadilly Circus as 'still as a photograph, broken and undisturbed'.In its early years the charity shaped road safety law, including the introduction of the first Highway Code and the driving test, 30mph speed limits and pedestrian crossings. Post-war 'The Peds' were involved in the first zebra crossings and the new offence of drink driving As TransportXtra reports.Terence Bendixson was part of the hugely successful Homes for Roads movement, as told by Steve Chambers, of Transport for New Homes https://planningtransport.co.uk/2020-03-08-homes-before-roads.html. Bendixson's book, Instead of Cars, is 50 this year:On Living Streets' pavement parking campaign; on CEO Catherine Woodhead being appointed in April 2024.Ben Plowden joined in the late 90s; he and Bendixson applied to the Esmee Fairburn Trust for £69,000, which paid for premises, staff and a rebrand. Plowden became CEO of CPRE in 2025.Dr Amit Patel: https://www.dramit.uk/; On removal of the Leicester flyover .For ad-free listening, behind-the-scenes and bonus content and to help support the podcast - head to (https://www.patreon.com/StreetsAheadPodcast). We'll even send you some stickers! We're also on Bluesky and welcome your feedback on our episode: https://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social Support Streets Ahead on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manx Radio - Update
£1.9m of expired PPE destroyed, Cav's farewell to the Tour de France, frustration over delays with the Living Streets Scheme, charity's concern over Summer holiday finances, and what's the Homeward Bound project? It's Update with Lewi

Manx Radio - Update

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 27:52


Your half-hour round-up of news, sport, travel, business and weather on and from the Isle of Man.

RNIB Connect
S2 Ep468: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update 20/04/2024

RNIB Connect

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 6:32


Each week we sit down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity. This week Matt started by talking about the number of people running the London marathon on Sunday 21 April 2024 in aid of the RNIB, the achievements of Mark Rogerson who has completed the six World Marathon Majors in aid of RNIB plus a mention of how Yahya Pandor completed the Manchester marathon without a guide runner.   Matt also talked about the recent Living Streets report on bus stops which revealed that the concerns of blind and partially sighted people are being ignored. If you, or someone you know, would like information on the support and services available from RNIB, go to www.rnib.org.uk You can also call our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or ask Alexa to call RNIB's Helpline. #RNIBConnect Image shows a smiling Matt

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast
We debate new radical plans to pedestrianise Dun Laoghaire

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 5:50


Living Streets, a plan to create more cycle lanes and pedestrian friendly spaces in Dún Laoghaire, has been given the green light by councillors. We debate with Lorraine Hall, Fine Gael cllr for Dun Laoghaire and also Fianna Fáil councillor Michael Clark.

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights
We debate new radical plans to pedestrianise Dun Laoghaire

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 5:50


Living Streets, a plan to create more cycle lanes and pedestrian friendly spaces in Dún Laoghaire, has been given the green light by councillors. We debate with Lorraine Hall, Fine Gael cllr for Dun Laoghaire and also Fianna Fáil councillor Michael Clark.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Tim Jones: Living Streets Aotearoa President says better rules need to be in place amid e-scooter concerns

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 2:54


Major worry about pedestrian safety as 'over-powered' e-scooters hit the streets. RNZ reports scooters under 300 watts with a top speed of 35 kilometres an hour qualify as low-powered vehicles, and don't have to be registered or licensed. Higher-wattage versions that go nearly 100km an hour require registration, but it isn't happening. Living Streets Aotearoa President Tim Jones says better rules are needed. "It's bad enough that a pedestrian is hit by an existing e-scooter. If a pedestrian is hit by one of these things, we're talking death or serious injury." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Tim Jones: Living Streets President 'gutted' e-scooters get another five-year legal exemption

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 3:58


Waka Kotahi has given e-scooters another legal exemption for five years. It allows them to be used without being classified as motor vehicles- meaning no need to meet vehicle standards, be registered, or have number plates. Riders don't need driver's licenses and they can be used on footpaths. Living Streets President Tim Jones says he's gutted. "We think that the profit of these e-scooter companies has pushed the rights of pedestrians aside. Having this thing renewed is the worst possible outcome for pedestrians." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Manx Radio's Mannin Line
Witnesses needed for Ramsey incident, Living Streets in Douglas, Chief Minister's reaction to Dr. Ranson outcome, e-scooters on IOM, Kathryn Magson vanishes & our green future. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint #iom #manninline #manxradio

Manx Radio's Mannin Line

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 51:04


Witnesses needed for Ramsey incident, Living Streets in Douglas, Chief Minister's reaction to Dr. Ranson outcome, e-scooters on IOM, Kathryn Magson vanishes & our green future. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint #iom #manninline #manxradio

Holiday Breakfast
Tim Jones: Living Streets Aotearoa says e-scooters are "too fast" for footpaths

Holiday Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 5:33


Taxpayers have forked out 30 million dollars worth of ACC claims for e-scooter related injuries since 2018. The more than 10 thousand claims have an average cost of nearly 3000 dollars. Advocacy group Living Streets Aotearoa says they are dangerous and put people off walking on footpaths. President Tim Jones told Tim Beveridge that the law allowing them onto footpaths is set for review in September next year. He says the e-scooters can go way too fast on footpaths. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lunch with Leon
68: Steve Edwards, Chief Executive, Living Streets

Lunch with Leon

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 28:38


In the latest instalment of Lunch with Leon, Leon speaks to the Chief Executive of Living Streets, Steve Edwards, on what the charity has been up to and the progress it has made.  Since Steve has taken his new role, the charity has seen investment in its work in Scotland double; additional funding for its walk-to-school programme in England; and changes to the Highway Code to put pedestrians at the top of a new road user hierarchy rolled out across Great Britain. 

Tipping Point With Zach Yentzer
Zach talks with Arizona Daily Star Reporter Sam Kmack, city government reporter with the Daily Star....and Sophia with Cyclovia and Living Streets Alliance

Tipping Point With Zach Yentzer

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 51:28


Zach talks with Arizona Daily Star Reporter Sam Kmack, city government reporter with the Daily Star....and Sophia with Cyclovia and Living Streets Alliance

TfL CommsCAST
Steve Chambers - Transport for New Homes

TfL CommsCAST

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 27:29


For this episode we caught up with Steve Chambers from the Transport for New Homes campaign and the publication of their recent report “Building Car Dependency” Steve is an urban planner and sustainable transport campaigner. He has worked in the past on campaigns for Living Streets and Campaign for Better Transport and is co-author of the report. We explore the report in depth as well as the lessons for London. You can read the report here and find out more details about the campaign here. 

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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast
Episode #286 – COP26 SPECIAL: The Transition to Zero Cars

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 94:29


14th November 2021 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 286: COP26 SPECIAL: The Transition to Zero Cars SPONSOR: Jenson USA HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: US Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon; Greater Manchester's transport commissioner Chris Boardman and the city region's mayor Andy Burnham; the UCI's Advocacy and Development Manager Isabella Burczak; Susan Claris and Stephen Edwards of Living Streets; Ed Miliband, UK Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary-General of the global public transit organization UITP; European Cyclists' Federation president Henk Swarttouw; Heather Thompson, CEO of the New-York-based Institute for Transportation and Development Policy; Bronwen Thornton, chief executive of pedestrian organization Walk 21 and European Cyclists' Federation CEO Jill Warren. TOPICS: COP26 LINKS: https://www.Jensonusa.com/thespokesmen https://www.the-spokesmen.com

Connected Places
Active Travel III: Accelerating the UK market

Connected Places

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 44:59


In recent months we've been exploring one of the most exciting areas of growth and opportunity within urban mobility, and why it matters so much to the Connected Places Catapult, and the future of healthy, connected and net zero places. Active travel is about creating options for us to move more. This can have a massive impact on our physical and mental health, the air quality in our overly congested cities by getting more commuters out of cars and onto bikes and footpaths, and the UK's collective effort of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. In this third episode in our active travel podcast series we continue the conversation with businesses, place leaders and campaigners for better and more active travel. We ask what seizing this potentially huge opportunity might look and feel like on our streets and in our neighbourhoods. How do we design our public spaces for more active travel? How do we ensure that change is accessible to everyone? And what are the gaps in our existing knowledge base when it comes to understanding even the current market? In this episode we hear from Prof. Rachel Aldred, Director of the Active Travel Academy at the University of Westminster, Susan Claris, Associate Director at Arup and Vice President of Living Streets, Isabelle Clement, Director of Wheels for Wellbeing, and Ben Knowles, CEO of Pedal Me. Music on this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions and Phill Ward Music (www.phillward.com) Follow the show! Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Please also take a moment to write a review and rate us so that more people can hear about the podcast and what we do at Connected Places Catapult.  Show notes Register now for our Active Travel Summit on 29th September! You can click on these links to read the two UK government reports that are referenced in the episode – Gear Change: A Bold Vision for Cycling and Transport, and Decarbonising Transport: Setting The Challenge. To read and download the Catapult's Net Zero Places Innovation Brief, which explores a number of new market opportunities in the active travel sector, click here. The Active Travel Academy has co-authored a report out this month on the benefits of cargo bikes in London, which was supported by Pedal Me. You can download the report here. To find out more about what we do at the Connected Places Catapult and to hear about the latest news, events and announcements, please sign up to our newsletter!

Tipping Point With Zach Yentzer
Matt Salmon (R) for AZ Governor; Workforce Pivots, with special guest Emily Yetman from Living Streets Alliance

Tipping Point With Zach Yentzer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 51:37


Zach sits down with Matt Salmon (R), a candidate for AZ Governor, to discuss platform, the Republican Party, and issues of the day. Devon Underwood and special guest Emily Yetman from Living Streets Alliance talk about how nonprofit organizations can have success in building teams and bringing on the right talent for their organizations.

City of Redding Podcast
Anne Wallach Thomas of Shasta Living Streets talks Diestelhorst to Downtown Walking and Biking Trail Grand Opening!

City of Redding Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 25:03


The grand opening celebration of the Diestelhorst to Downtown Walking and Biking Trail is happening Thursday, July 15th, 2021 from 7-9 pm.  This project has been a long time in the works and many dedicated community organizations and individuals have invested time and energy to bring this project to fruition.  One of those individuals is Anne Thomas, the Founder and Executive Director of Shasta Living Streets, a non-profit organization in Redding dedicated to bringing more, better, and safer walking and bikeways to our community.Anne talks about the Diestelhorst to Downtown project and celebration, what it means to our city, and how this project helps make our community more vibrant. She also fills us in on the Bike Depot project and plans for a $1 million dollar grant Shasta Livings streets just received for additional active transportation options in Redding.  Bike Share anyone?Check out a google map of the Diestelhorst to Downtown route hereFacebook Event for the Diestelhorst to Downtown Grand OpeningWant more information about Shasta Living Streets?  visit https://shastalivingstreets.org/Or you can connect with Anne directly at athomas@shastalivingstreets.org

Porty Podcast
Porty News Episode 10

Porty Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 2:33


It’s Thursday the 11th of February. Welcome to Porty News from the Porty Podcast. Firstly, thanks to local MP Tommy Sheppard for pointing out the call by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) for the £20 a week uplift in Universal Credit to be made permanent. In its latest briefing document, it describes the extra £20 a week, introduced at the start of the pandemic, as vital in improving the adequacy of the payment. It points out that, if the extra cash is removed, the value of the Allowance will drop by as much as a quarter, just when people need this money the most. In fact, they point out that removing that £20 would leave the Standard Allowance worth less in real terms now than it did when first introduced 8 years ago. People affected can get more information and help from the local CAB in Bath Street. I’m not sure how many of you have spotted that ‘Living Streets’ is running quite an interesting photographic competition. It started on Twitter and Instagram (#WalkingFromHome) but, as they put it, they’ve have decided to get serious. So between now and the end of March, if you post your photos on the theme of the week, you could win a £25 shopping voucher. It’s important that you tag both #Living Streets and #WalkingFromHome with your entry in your post. The themes of the week are all colours – so last week’s was red, the current one is orange, the next after that will be Yellow, and so on. The competition will run from Monday to Sunday and all entries must be posted as specified by midnight of the Sunday. There’s a link as usual in the transcript of this bulletin. https://bit.ly/2Z3E2RH There’s an appeal from BBN Portobello, the local netball team, for us all to get behind the sport – if not by playing then at least by watching on television (which, at the moment, means Sky Sports) or by streaming on YouTube. And the reason they’re so keen to show us their sport? It’s the return of the Vitality Netball Superleague whose 2021 season starts this Friday. The first match pits Celtic Dragons (a Welsh netball team based in Cardiff) against Leeds Rhinos – and all of the matches will be broadcast or streamed live. There are details on BBN Portobello’s Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/BBNPortobello Finally back to the weather – that was quite come d ump of snow we had – but one thing that continues to amaze me is the resilience of our open-water swimmers. Not only was it snowing yesterday (well, at least for part of the day) but the swimmers braved not just the snow-covered beach but also really large breakers to enjoy their daily dip in the sea. I get cold just thinking about it! That’s it for today – more tomorrow.

Amazing Places
#4 Walkable communities w/ Alix Tier

Amazing Places

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 26:36


Episode 4 of the Amazing Places! Does creating more walkable neighbourhoods really have to be a war on the car? This week, Alix Tier from BEST - Better Environmentally Sound Transportation, joins the podcast to discuss Living Streets. We look at small, affordable changes communities can make to improve walkability for pedestrians and make life a little better for all users. Be sure to take the Living Streets survey to win a prize! https://www.best.bc.ca/living-streets-survey Intro theme courtesy of bensound.com

RNZ: Morning Report
Teddy Bear hunt wins Living Streets Aotearoa award

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 4:22


Thousands of toy bears in windows and driveways greeted anyone walking the streets of New Zealand during lockdown. The bears were part of a movement kicked off by Christchurch woman Deb Hoffman, who launched the We're Not Scared - NZ Bear Hunt Facebook page out of concern about public mental health and wellbeing.

Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

Hello! We’ve wrapped up warm and headed outside for a good old stroll... because this week we’re diving into the wonders of walking! We speak to neuroscientist and walking champion Shane O’Mara about why it’s so good for our body and mind. Then Joe Irvin from Living Streets and transport planner Susan Claris talk about how we can redesign our public spaces around people rather than cars.AND we chat to Grace Campbell about podcasting, feminism and why she’d never go into politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Touch
Scotland bans parking on pavements

In Touch

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 24:38


On the 10th of October, the Scottish parliament passed a bill which, in part, bans parking on pavements. It is the first nationwide ban in the UK. Joe Irvin, chief executive officer of the campaign group Living Streets, says it is a win for pedestrians and blind and partially sighted people. But how will it be enforced, and does it go far enough? What is it like listening to the streets at night if you’re homeless? Hugh Huddy immersed himself in amongst rough sleepers in Cardiff, and recorded what they hear all night. He tells Peter White, what the experience taught him. Presenter: Peter White Producer: Lee Kumutat

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
Episode 219: Does Your Street Bring You Joy?

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 59:32


This week we are at the Brooklyn Podcast festival talking with Ryan Westrom of Greenfield Labs and Ford Smart Mobility. Ryan chats about his report Design Principals for Living Streets and the history of parking. Audience members are asked to give us their favorite streets and I throw in a little Marie Kondo for good measure. 

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Personal Best
Daily Mile for Adults

Personal Best

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 28:12


Grab your jacket, your shades or your brolly - today Gillian Russell and the team are embracing the hugely successful Daily Mile scheme by getting outside and doing a mile throughout the programme. What could be simpler? Staff at Birchwood Highland down tools and join the Personal Best team on a lunchtime walk. Will they be persuaded to make a daily habit of it? Elaine Wyllie, founder of the Daily Mile, talks about why they've decided to expand it to encourage older children, students and adults to walk, jog or run a mile a day. Trish Gorely from the University of the Highlands and Islands talks about the research done into the mental and physical health benefits of the Daily Mile for primary school pupils. What kind of positive impact could it have for us adults? Chris Thompson from Living Streets, the charity for everyday walking, advises on the kind of phone apps that can help motivate us to get out walking. Paul Kelly from the University of Edinburgh describes the research they did into how active - or otherwise - office workers are compared with pensioners and the difference doing a mile each day could make to their lives. Scottish Power employees Simon, Eileen and Norman talk about why their organisation is encouraging its staff to incorporate a daily mile into their lives and share their own experiences of how it's working for them.

Personal Best
Prescribing Exercise

Personal Best

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 58:34


Chemotherapy. Radiotherapy. Surgery. Drugs. That's probably what you expect to be prescribed when you've got cancer - but what if your doctor was to suggest exercise as well? On this week's Personal Best, Gillian Russell looks at whether prescribing exercise is a realistic step... Angela Roberts talks about her experience of exercising during and after chemotherapy for breast cancer. Dr Anna Campbell from Napier University explains how exercise can benefit a cancer patient, what type of exercise and how often might it be useful ... and how much of an impact it can have on our mental health. Plus is there any evidence it might help to prevent recurrence? Personal Trainer Kristeen Pollock describes how her mum's cancer diagnosis led her to start working with cancer patients. Dr Juliet McGrattan explains why her passion for fitness has led her to quit her job as a GP to concentrate on encouraging others to become more active, believing she can have more of an impact on people's health that way than writing prescriptions for tablets. Chris Thompson from Living Streets, the charity behind National Walking Month, talks about this year's #Try20 Campaign, aimed at getting us all to walk more every day and ideally reach the national guidelines of 150 minutes of exercise per week. Richard Forbes joins the Step It Up Highland walking group to find out how much of an impact regular walking is having on their physical and mental health.

Skylines, the CityMetric podcast
56. Shanks's pony

Skylines, the CityMetric podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2017 25:48


So, this is a bit anecdotal but I think it holds true nonetheless: walkable cities are more exciting cities. Not only do they tend to be healthier and less polluted than those built around the car: they’re also more likely to have what one can only describe as cool stuff. To talk about why we should all get walking, and what mayors and planners can do to encourage us, this week I’m joined by Steve Chambers, from the charity Living Streets. We talk about the planned pedestrianisation of London’s Oxford Street; what a ‘walking network’ might look like; and what we can all learn from Coventry. Skylines is the podcast from the New Statesman's cities site, CityMetric. It's hosted by Jonn Elledge. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Personal Best
Reclaiming Your Lunch Break and Surviving or Thriving?

Personal Best

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 28:16


New research for National Walking Month has revealed that almost 40% of us spend our lunch breaks eating at our desks. Gillian Russell hears from Living Streets, the UK's walking charity, about why it's important to reclaim our lunch breaks and get out walking. Participants in the Paths For All "Step Count Challenge" talk about why they signed up for it, how many steps they are managing to do and whether it's changed their attitude to walking. Surviving Or Thriving? Lee Knifton, Head of The Mental Health Foundation Scotland, talks about their Survive To Thrive campaign. Why do so many of us just seem to accept high levels of stress and anxiety as the price we have to pay for keeping our lives on track and what can we all do - in society and as individuals - to move from survive to thrive? Trail Of Two Hearts: Kieran Sandwell is currently walking right round the coast of Britain - an amazing feat for anyone but all the more so given that he had a heart transplant just a few years ago. Suzy Beaumont joined him as he walked along the Moray coast to hear his extraordinary story.

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Birkbeck Politics
Charities Regulation Under Scrutiny

Birkbeck Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 111:44


What are charities for, why are they special and what is the purpose of regulating them? How should they be regulated? How do and should they organise their funding? Why do charities fail? What are the ideas behind our current system and how are these changing? What is the appropriate role of the regulator (The Charities Commission, Fundraising Standards Board etc.)? The sudden closure of Kids Company in August 2015 brought these questions into sharp relief and raised popular awareness of the importance of regulation. In fact charities regulation has been under considerable public scrutiny in recent years. The 2012 ACEVO Governance Commission marked a major review into the state of the charity sector, with recommendations covering issues of appraisal, accountability, communication of roles and effective board management. A fundamental review of Charity law by Lord Hodgson in 2012, wholesale replenishment of the Charity Commission board in 2012/13 and strong criticism by the Public Accounts Committee have been followed by greater powers for the Commission and a number of controversial interventions. And in 2013 new legislation under the so called ‘Lobbying Act’ of 2014 (Transparency of Lobbying, Non Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014) placed new constraints on charities during election campaigns. In 2015, NCVO Chief Executive Sir Stuart Etherington led an official cross-party review into the regulation of charity fundraising. Its recommendations include replacing the Fundraising Standards Board with a more powerful regulator and allowing the public to opt out of all fundraising communications. If implemented, these changes would mark a significant shift in how charities raise money and the checks and balances placed on this process. The Centre for British Politics and Public Life is joined by an expert panel of speakers, including Sir Stuart Etherington, to talk about the regulation of charities from a range of perspectives. The event is chaired by Joe Irvin, Chief Executive of Living Streets. Programme of speakers: 1. Sir Stuart Etherington 2. Lucy de Groot 3. Dr Rob Macmillan More information: http://www.csbppl.com/2016/02/17/charities-regulation-under-scrutiny/

Transport Studies Unit Podcasts
Delivering Low Carbon Transport across the UK's Devolved Administrations part two

Transport Studies Unit Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2015 36:23


Stuart Hay, Vice Chair of Transform Scotland and Scottish Director of Living Streets gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit Hilary Term Seminar Series.

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Living Streets Supporters' Conference 2014

Living Streets's posts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2014 10:00


Welcome to our podcast from this year's supporters' conference which we held at the NCVO's offices in London's King's Cross on Saturday, 21 June. This year's conference was vibrant and inspiring as ever. The theme was getting streets on the political agenda, and accordingly the centrepiece of the day was a Question Time-style panel discussion with politicians from some of the major parties. There was also a thought-provoking keynote address from John Whitelegg on putting sustainable transport at the heart of election campaigning. Our podcast has highlights from both of these, as well as voxpops with attendees from throughout the day, plus a final (sniff!) introduction from our outgoing chief exec, Tony Armstrong. #LSConf #peoplefirst #walktowork #walktoschool

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Living Streets's posts
Living Streets: Family Time

Living Streets's posts

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2014 16:13


Happy National Walking Month! Living Streets is the national charity that stands up for pedestrians. This is the second in our special series of podcasts to celebrate National Walking Month, our annual campaign dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of the benefits of walking. http://www.livingstreets.co.uk/national-walking-month The month focuses on how walking can take you to more than just a destination – it can take you to a clearer head, more family time, hidden treasures in your neighbourhood, a fatter wallet from savings on petrol or public transport, and a healthier environment. Each of the podcasts in this series will focus on a different benefit. As we get ready for Walk to School Week, 19-23 May, we’ll be looking at how walking is a great way to spend some quality family time. Walk to School Week is a fantastic time to celebrate the benefits of walking to school. But it’s also an opportunity for us to highlight how important walking to school is – and why it needs to be made safer and easier for people to do so. Often, fast moving traffic or inconsiderate parkers at the school gates can be a real deterrent for those who might walk if the environment felt safer. So this Walk to School Week, we’re launching a campaign calling on government to make the walk to school safer and easier for everyone. As part of this, we’re inviting both children and parents to write to Prime Minister David Cameron to tell him about their walk to school and what they think needs to be done to make it safer and easier. During this episode, we’ll be talking about some of those stories, and discussing how the campaign aims to transform the walk to school with our Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Kevin Golding Williams. We’ll also be meeting Jack and Louis, a father and son who walk to school every day. And we’ll be running through some of the key facts and statistics with our stats expert, Tim Fitches. #walkthismay #WalktoWork #WalktoSchool

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Living Streets: Better Shape

Living Streets's posts

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2014 17:58


Happy National Walking Month! Living Streets is the national charity that stands up for pedestrians. This is the second in our special series of podcasts to celebrate National Walking Month, our annual campaign dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of the benefits of walking. http://www.livingstreets.co.uk/national-walking-month The month focuses on how walking can take you to more than just a destination – it can take you to a clearer head, more family time, hidden treasures in your neighbourhood, a fatter wallet from savings on petrol or public transport, and a healthier environment. Each of the podcasts in this series will focus on a different benefit. As we get some healthy competition going in the run up to Walk to Work Week from 12-16 May, we’ll be investigating in this episode how walking can take you to better shape. In this second podcast, we’ll be meeting some of the people who’ve been getting into better shape through walking. We’ll meet Mark Higgins, who discovered that walking was a great way to both get to work and shed some extra pounds when he took part in Walk to Work Week 2013 – and learn what happened when he took it up longer term. We’ll meet Angie, part of a walking group in Doncaster, which was set up five years ago as part of a Living Streets project and has kept up the habit to this day. And we’ll be chatting through some of our stats expert Tim Fitches’ favourite facts and figures about walking and how it can improve your physical health. #walkthismay #WalktoWork #WalktoSchool

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Living Streets: A Clearer Head

Living Streets's posts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2014 18:00


Happy National Walking Month! Living Streets is the national charity that stands up for pedestrians. This is the first in our special series of podcasts to celebrate #NationalWalkingMonth, which is our annual campaign dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of the benefits of walking. The month focuses on how walking can take you to more than just a destination – it can take you to a clearer head, a better shape, more family time, hidden treasures in your neighbourhood, a fatter wallet from savings on petrol or public transport, and a healthier environment. Each of the podcasts in this series will focus on a different benefit. This one, to mark the launch of the month, will look at how walking can take you to a clearer head. This podcast includes interviews an interview with writer and teacher Maria Costas: http://thirtysomething.co/ and Beth Murphy, Head of Information at mental health charity Mind: http://www.mind.org.uk/ #walkthismay #WalktoWork #WalktoSchool

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London SE1 community website's posts
Jeremy Leach of Southwark Living Streets talks about Elephant & Castle safer roads campaign

London SE1 community website's posts

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2012 3:48


Camden Community Radio
Camden Newscast 18

Camden Community Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2012 19:22


Camden Community Radio talks with striking Camden traffic wardens whose case was mentioned in Parliament last week: Charlotte asks if slowing down traffic by Camden Council will reduce road deaths? Tom explores the Bloomsbury Festival with Festival Director Roma Backhouse and Taiwo went to watch Arsenal Ladies lift the triple and become invincible. Features Editor: Charlotte Briere Edney Presented by: Charlotte Briere Edney Features by: Charlotte Briere Edney, Marian Larragy, Taiwo Olungadi & Tom Boyle. 20 mile Zone? :: Living Streets on 20 Mile Zone :: Unison on Parking Attendants Strike :: House of Commons on Camden Dispute :: Big Smoke on Traffic Wardens Strike :: Bloomsbury Festival :: Pics from Bloomsbury Festival :: Arsenal Ladies :: Arsenal Ladies Match Fixtures :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (19:22 min / 18 MB)

Camden Community Radio
Camden Community Newscast 4

Camden Community Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2011 22:54


Smartphone snatching and what the police are doing about it – Jayson Mansaray talkers to Commander Sutherland; Camden Council plans to limit number of sex entertainment venues, Charlotte Briere-Edney wants to know whether that will make matters worse or better; A student at the New University of the Arts in King’s Cross was killed as she cycled to the new site. Sarah O’Brien discovers that local organisations believe that more can be done to prevent such accidents and are angry that nothing much seems to be happening; Service Commissioners for Teenage Pregnancy, Young People’s Sexual Health and Drug & Alcohol services have been consulting 16-19 year old residents on priorities. Marian Larragy finds another favoured Camden pursuit as she happens on the Mornington Chasers in Regents Park. Presented & Edited by Jayson Mansaray Metropolitan Police in Camden :: Camden Council Cabinet Meeting Papers :: FAQs on Sexual Health :: King's Cross Environment :: Cycling Intelligence on King's Cross :: Living Streets 20 MPH Campaign :: Kings Cross Community Projects :: Mornington Chasers :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: CCRadio on Twitter :: File Download (22:54 min / 21 MB)

Complete Streets for Los Angeles - Full Conference Audio
Panel 1: Living Streets and Vibrant Sidewalks

Complete Streets for Los Angeles - Full Conference Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2011 71:44


Local Government Climate Planning - Complete Streets for Los Angeles
Panel 1: Living Streets and Vibrant Sidewalks

Local Government Climate Planning - Complete Streets for Los Angeles

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2011 71:44