A comprehensive biennial study published last week provides a key focus for understanding city centre active travel trends and how we can boost opportunities for people to visit and enjoy the U.K. and Ireland’s High Streets. The UK Walking and Cycling Index aggregated report was published by Sustrans at the end of March. It helps inform…
Blog by Anne Snelson, Founder of Lead With Sustainability, People & Places Associate This guest blog looks at ways of boosting high streets through sustainable action. One of the key emerging business themes we see for 2023 is a focus on sustainability. Much of this emerging focus comes on the back of Government activity, such…
Brighton & Hove is the latest location to launch Park Active as a new way into town by travelling actively and sustainably. Working with the British Parking Association (BPA), Brighton and Hove City Council has launched three ‘Park Active’ car parks that enable motorists to complete their journeys actively by walking and cycling. When a fully…
What is the post-pandemic direction of travel in switching from a dependency on the car to using a greater mix of active travel to use our town and city centres? During the last year I have watched-on curiously as the already enjoyable bike ride between my home and office has been gradually upgraded by long-term…
Colchester is the first town in the country piloting Park Active as a more sustainable route into town centres. The approach is part of a national pilot programme being led by the British Parking Association (BPA) and supported by the UK Government. Simple idea The central idea for Park Active is simple: to encourage motorists…
Amongst all the other challenges facing our town and city centres, can we afford to care about greening High Streets? As ATCM’s Chief Executive, Ojay MacDonald promised in his introduction to this week’s conference titled Green High Street 2050: A Climate Emergency, its a topic that poses more questions than answers. Questions about greening High…