LondonLivingStreets

We are London Living Streets, volunteers from across London campaigning for a city that enables and invites people to walk. RTs not necessarily endorsement.

[LondonLivingStreets @LDN_LS]

Bumper London Living Streets September newsletter just out - https://t.co/KqwOT8jEnc

[LondonLivingStreets @LDN_LS]

Great to see @Royal_Greenwich becoming the 22nd London borough to move to a largely 20mph speed limit. #20splenty

[Royal Borough of Greenwich @Royal_Greenwich]

We’re proposing to make 20mph speed limits the default across Greenwich.

Here’s @Calum_OBM with three things you need to know.

Find out more 👉 https://t.co/yWLlNTolwj

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

LONDON🇬🇧 is the next major city that shows how reducing car traffic delivers real, measurable public-health gains.

AFTER #ULEZ zone:
📉 NO₂ down by 38%
🏥 Fewer hospital admissions
☠️ An estimated 40% fall in deaths linked to air pollution
🧒 Kids health shows recovery

[Will Norman @willnorman]

Thanks to @tfl for organising the Vision Zero Action Plan conference this week.

Great to meet so many new councillors & officers from across London's borough who are keen to make their streets safer.

#VisionZeroLDN

[LondonLivingStreets @LDN_LS]

More great work from @CamdenCouncil @AdamDKHarrison with improvements at the southern end of Monmouth St at Seven Dials. Popular location for pedestrians now with no through traffic, high quality pavement and new trees.

[Streets Ahead Podcast @podstreetsahead]

NEW EPISODE! 🚨 London’s road danger reduction plan under the microscope. What will it take to achieve Vision Zero by 2041? Is it possible?

With @willnorman, @adamtranter and Laura Laker.

Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts:
https://t.co/36hczalrYf

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

Love this. For the first time, you can walk along the river from Westminster to Tower Bridge, uninterrupted. The perfect weekend walk.

At City Hall, we're working with partners to clean and protect London’s waterways so everyone can enjoy the benefits.

[Adam Tranter @adamtranter]

What if I told you we could make crossing the road easier, more comfortable, and make walking more attractive for short journeys?

What if I told you this could be done at a fraction of the cost of the usual way, by using "simplified" or "side road" zebra crossings?

What if I told you the studies have shown they have high levels of compliance, even without the usual Belisha beacons?

What if I told you the presence of these simplified crossings is merely reinforcing pedestrian priority already detailed within the Highway Code updates?

What if I told you civil servants and Government ministers use them every day (the video shown is outside the Department for Transport offices), but only because one local authority decided to take a risk and try them out (credit Westminster City Council), despite official guidance not permitting them.

What if I told you they could cost as little as £300, compared to between £50,000-£100,000 for a full zebra crossing with Belisha beacons.

What if I told you they were already commonplace all across Europe?

What if I told you, starting March 11, 2026, Welsh local authorities can install simplified zebra crossings at side road junctions in 20mph zones? (because: Devolution)

It's about time England got a move on and permitted them through updating The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. The Government could also publish the long-awaited Manual for Streets 3, while they were at it.

[Bob From Accounts 🚲 @BobFromAccounts]

new, freshly planted public space coming along at the bottom of St John Street. opposite Smithfield Market. New one-way restrictions, cycle lane, trees and space for people. Getting rid of on-street parking spaces can be so appealing

[LondonLivingStreets @LDN_LS]

High levels of coverage of 20mph limits in London (now estimated at more than 60% of all borough managed roads).

As 20's Plenty say the key thing is to include main roads where people and vehicles mix in the 20mph limits - not just residential streets.

[20's Plenty for Us @20splentyforus]

New @TfL London Speed Limit map just out. Shows huge coverage of 20mph limits (in green).

NB 69% of road casualties in London are on main roads ("A"/"B" classified) so great to see TfL and many boroughs bringing in 20mph on these roads too.

Open the app to drill down https://t.co/NPbZdDibh1

[LondonLivingStreets @LDN_LS]

Great to see launch of Vision Zero Action Plan 2. It is made up of actions that make London's streets safer for people on foot inc. reducing vehicle speeds, safe high streets (+ lots more ped'n crossings), reducing traffic + more enforcement by Met Police

https://t.co/MURuHQEmsu

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

It is neither inevitable nor acceptable that anyone is killed on London’s roads.

Today’s Vision Zero Action Plan launch at LAS HART Resilience Hub reinforces my commitment to ending road deaths.

There is more to do, but every step matters to make our city safer.

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

Our vision to transform Oxford Street into a world-class, fully accessible pedestrian avenue is moving forward.

We’re transforming it into a global destination for shopping, leisure and outdoor events - attracting visitors and creating jobs. https://t.co/bth3PLesyd

[20's Plenty for Us @20splentyforus]

It's another huge benefit for pedestrians from 20mph in Wales as legislation passed today enables councils to install simplified side zebra crossings at junctions where the main and side roads have a 20mph limit.
https://t.co/GuFijB5Ins

[LondonLivingStreets @LDN_LS]

If you are talking to parties and candidates in your borough ahead of the Local Elections on 7th May, here are some suggestions for making streets and roads safer and more attractive for people who are walking and wheeling.

https://t.co/dqL528SzSI

[Save Our Safer Streets - Tower Hamlets @SaveBGstreets]

We're at the Court of Appeal today for our hearing! Huge thanks to all our supporters for helping us get this far - we wouldn't have made it here without you.

[LondonLivingStreets @LDN_LS]

Great campaign from @solveschoolrun to improve journeys to school for children - hopefully lots of support for this from candidates in the run up to the 2026 local elections across London

[Solve The School Run @solveschoolrun]

Today is International Children’s Rights Day 🌍👧👦 and we are excited to announce the launch of our new #StreetsforKids London election campaign - a collaboration with @cities_clean Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.

[LondonLivingStreets @LDN_LS]

Great work again from @London_Cycling to update their dangerous junctions map. Don't forget that there is also a map for the most dangerous junctions for pedestrians.

https://t.co/gRDCza9Jy8

[London Cycling Campaign @London_Cycling]

NEW: INACTION CONTINUES ON DANGEROUS JUNCTIONS

📊The latest data published today, shows a picture of inaction from @MayorofLondon, @TfL and local councils, when it comes to making junctions safe for cycling...

🧑‍💻 Email the mayor and demand action: https://t.co/0cxBKE86r4

[LondonLivingStreets @LDN_LS]

Really good scheme from @IslingtonBC @rowchampion for pedestrians going in in St Johns St near to Farringdon Station and Smithfield Market and close to where the new Museum of London will be.

[Will Norman @willnorman]

Great to see the construction underway for this new scheme in Farringdon:
☔���rain gardens & SuDS
🌳🌹🌻trees & planting
🚲new cycle lane
⚡️EV charging
🪑new seating

👏 @IslingtonBC @RowChampion

[LondonLivingStreets @LDN_LS]

Rapid work this. One of a number of schemes that can finally allow Central London to become as pedestrian-friendly as many European capitals. See too the Crown Estate plans for Regent St area and @CamdenCouncil 's amazing proposals across Holborn.

[Will Norman @willnorman]

The pedestrianisation of Oxford St will be transformational - making it a safer and much more pleasant area to visit.

We've published our plans for the first phase of this exciting project.

Have your say: https://t.co/UIgYkXMG6C

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Not only are London’s buses amongst the cheapest in the UK, but we’re making them faster too ⚡️

Our £30m investment in Haringey, Lewisham & Southwark will improve bus services and speed up journeys, supporting neighbourhoods and improving access to jobs and services.