A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times.
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
Anyone else notice the draft today?
Well done Greater Manchester! Now reaping the rewards of your consistent investment in 🐝 network: walking up from 52% to 57% & short car trips down from 41% to 36% in the last 5 years. Residents confirm the 🐝 network is enabling them to walk or cycle as part of daily lives. 👏
“Being able to use a recumbent trike has changed my life.”
Watch below how an adapted cycle from Wheels4Me helps Susie get out and about and do the things she loves most 👇🚲
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5_2...
Active Lives Adult Survey results have been published 📣
There are over 850,000 more active adults in 2024-25 - 3.3 million since the survey began!
Read the full story: www.sportengland.org/activelivesapril26
"A truly integrated way to make transport work for people.”
@simonlightwood.org.uk and @chrisboardman.bsky.social visited Stockport Interchange, a new transport hub bringing together bus, rail, walking and cycling routes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fdE... 🚌🚄👟🚲
Sport England Chair, Chris Boardman explains further why we have suspended using the social media platform X.
Read the full article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-before-platforms-why-sport-england-suspended-its-nctwe
Five years of Uniting the Movement! 🎉
This is our long-term vision to transform lives and communities across England through sport and physical activity. Here's our headlines from the last year!
Read more: https://www.sportengland.org/news-and-inspiration/five-years-uniting-movement
We've installed another three new simple zebra crossings, this time near Edgware Road.
Without them drivers yield to pedestrians around 40% of the time. With them, it's around 80%.
(Based on monitoring results from our first 4 sites)
Caroline Russell
Sport England
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Active Travel England
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Chris Boardman CBE
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Max Sullivan
I don't post much on here but today, I thought some dots needed joining. So, have a read of this, about the most powerful health, cost of living, growth and health intervention you've never heard of www.linkedin.com/pulse/most-p...
Imagine I told you there was a single intervention that could reduce annual sick days by 4.4 million, free up 1.
