Active Travel Academy

New job! We're looking for a qualitative researcher to work with us on two projects, a participatory project on urban greening and a mixed-methods study on impacts of cycle infrastructure. 0.9 FTE for 8 months (combined maternity cover role). More info: vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/Hrvacancies/...

Our paper (@davefev.bsky.social + others) out today shows London LTNs have led to est. 613 fewer road injuries (-100 Killed or Seriously Injured).

No significant impact (with benefits for cyclists/motorcyclists) on boundary roads.

injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/earl... (Open access soon!)

Westminster’s Active Travel Academy to explore impact of new cycling infrastructure on diverse communities

Excited to be starting our new project looking at impacts and experiences of new cycling infrastructure outside London! Read more here: www.westminster.ac.uk/news/westmin...

Poor public transport putting people at risk, says Caerphilly woman A Caerphilly couple are concerned that poor public transport is putting vulnerable people at risk.

Unable to drive because of a health condition, this couple in Wales ended up paying £81 on taxis to/from the hospital because the bus journey would take 2hours and multiple changes.

This is why we are so passionate about everyone having good travel options
www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/2512365...

White, male speaker in front of slide with a long quote about memory

White, male speaker in front of slide showing genetic makers for walking

Fascinating talk by @shanewriter.bsky.social at "New Perspectives on #Walking & #Wheeling in the City" conference run by @active-ata.bsky.social. Focus was on how walking is great for the brain - though I didn't expect something on the genetic markers for evolution of walking!

This is just a selection of the photos I’ve taken on Tyneside. It’s clear to see the kinds of spaces they are erected in - green & grey spaces on post-war estates, spaces that afford easy doorstep playing & hanging out, in communities experiencing disinvestment with few other accessible facilities.

Common kerb profiles Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.

Our last info sheet on dropped kerbs raised a whole lot of questions - thanks everyone who asked!
To answer some of those questions, here's a new sheet on common kerb profiles, including how they can affect #Disabled people when walking/wheeling & #Cycling:
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/common-kerb-...

Benefit cuts will push more people into poverty, warns Citizens Advice boss Exclusive: Clare Moriarty hits out at Labour’s plan as ‘short-term action’ with ‘long-term consequences’ in rare intervention

NEW: chief executive of Citizen's Advice warns that cutting benefits for disabled people will push more people into poverty and make it harder for them to get into work, in a rare intervention for the organisation.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

How Britain’s Most Bike-Friendly New Town Got Built Planners of the Waterbeach development near Cambridge designed the new housing complex with abundant cycling infrastructure to support car-free living.

The latest by me, for CityLab : How Britain’s Most Bike-Friendly New Town Is Being Built
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Join the @activetravelcaf.bsky.social tomorrow evening as two of our Research Fellows present qualitative findings from our NİHR-funded 'LTNs in London' project.

Heading over to my first @active-ata.bsky.social Walking @ Teatime in a while.

Tonight's theme is "pedestrians, pavements and hire e-bikes: the way forward"

I'm designing quite a lot of hire cycle parking bays just now and so this is timely.

And, if you'd like to join our mailing list, please follow this link eepurl.com/g6MXFL

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Access info:

Step-free access to the building is via its entrance on Riding House Street. Please tell us when you book that you'll need to use this entrance and we'll ensure staff are present to welcome you.

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Speakers:

Cllr James McAsh, Cabinet Member for Clean Air, Streets & Waste in Southwark.

Jeremy Leach, Chair at London Living Streets and will give us the pedestrian's perspective

Alex Berwin is Head of Policy and interim Head of Communications at Forest

Hopefully a TfL colleague

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Hire cycles in London are remarkably popular and the use and numbers of bikes has grown hugely in recent years. But they are creating problems, notably the clutter of parked bikes on pavements. The solution being proposed by TfL and many boroughs is dedicated parking bays. But will this work?

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A hire bike that has gallen over on the pavement, blocking the way. Photo from https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/

Upcoming event from us:

Walking@Tea-time - pedestrians, pavements and e-hire bikes: the way forward

Thursday 27th February, 17:00 to 18:30

Room 4.10B (4th floor), University of Westminster, 4-12 Little Titchfield Street, London W1W 7BY.

www.ticketsource.co.uk/active-trave...

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Always fantastic to see our work being used to support policy and practice on active travel.

Work led by @eleanorroaf.bsky.social, PhD Researcher at the University of Manchester, with @tricyclemayor.bsky.social from the ATA, and Emma Lawlor from the University of Glasgow.

Deadline for abstracts 31/01/2025

For those in and beyond academia, working and volunteering on or having experience of, disability and cycling.

YouTube video by Wheels For Wellbeing Wheels for Wellbeing #Wrapped2024

Our work to enable equality in cycling, mobility justice, and #ActiveTravel is never over, but here’s what we achieved in 2024 with your help! #Wrapped2024 #BeyondTheBicycle
youtu.be/O5NGZ63566g?...

Insufficient funding and timeframes undermine England's active travel schemes, says evaluation | CiTTi Magazine A process evaluation of the UK Department for Transport’s (DfT) Active Travel Fund (ATF) has identified insufficient funding and short implementation timeframes as key challenges limiting the delive

“A process evaluation of the UK Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund has identified insufficient funding and short implementation timeframes as key challenges limiting the delivery of walking and cycling schemes in England.” 💯

Insufficient funding and timeframes undermine England's active travel schemes, says evaluation | CiTTi Magazine A process evaluation of the UK Department for Transport’s (DfT) Active Travel Fund (ATF) has identified insufficient funding and short implementation timeframes as key challenges limiting the delive

Process evaluation of the UK DfT Active Travel Fund (ATF) by us @active-ata.bsky.social has identified insufficient funding and short implementation timeframes as key challenges limiting the delivery of walking and cycling schemes in England.

www.cittimagazine.co.uk/news/active-...

The UK’s Active Travel Academy is calling for papers to feature in the ‘Disability and Cycling’ Special Issue of its Active Travel Studies Journal.

Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/activ...

Please consider submitting your work for this special issue on 'Disability and Cycling' in our open-access, peer-reviewed journal, Active Travel Studies.

Open to academics and researchers as well as non-academics, recognising disabled people as experts by experience on the topic.

Rare and exciting opportunity to submit a paper for consideration to an Active Travel Studies Journal special issue on 'Disability and Cycling'. Submissions are warmly welcomed in academic and non-traditional formats.

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Already looking forwards to reading this special Active Travel Studies issue on #Disability and #Cycling and it’s not even been written yet!
- Call for submissions below:

Man wearing a shirt and trousers and a helmet and sunglasses is cycling a black trike across a walking, wheeling and cycling bridge

Call for papers for our Special Issue on 'Disability and Cycling' in Active Travel Studies activetravelstudies.org

200 word abstracts for proposed submissions due 31/01/2025

More info in thread & on google docs: shorturl.at/XAzGZ

@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
@active-ata.bsky.social

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Thanks for including me in this sustainable transport starter pack, @sfrost.bsky.social ! Great company.

go.bsky.app/GobsdFY

Transport’s role in creating a fairer, healthier country - Institute of Health Equity Transport’s role in creating a fairer, healthier country

Transport is vital for living a healthy life. This new paper shows improving public transport is central to health equity by promoting active travel to work and reducing emissions.
www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-re...

On how children experience streets & why play is important, I suggest this piece by @alisonstenning.bsky.social & @salawatson.bsky.social

(I think about this a lot - I used to play on streets that are now completely full of cars)

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

bsky.app/profile/sala...

This article covers:

🚌 the crucial role of bus networks, particularly to those on a low income who don’t have access to a car

🏥 how lack of access to local services can leave people isolated and lonely

😷the impact of poor air quality

👨‍🦽🚶‍♀️🚲 active travel’s role in improving physical & mental health