Living Streets

17/08/2026

How do we build streets fit for the future?

It's one month until we host our first free webinar featuring trailblazers sharing their visionary approaches to street design.

We're so excited for this session, which will inspire us to be bold, ambitious and hopeful. Book now!

Featuring:
Josephine Yilan Liu
Agustina Martire
Dan Phillips
in a session chaired by Fred Attewill

Thanks to Nu-Flex, the innovative surfacing solution from Nu-phalt Contracting, for sponsoring our UK Walking Summit Series.

Book here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/summit

14/08/2026

Delivery robots are taking over UK pavements, making them unsafe for pedestrians, particularly people who are blind or have visual impairments, people who use wheelchairs or mobility aids and parents and carers who are walking with a pushchair or young children.

We asked Emily Green, a youth disability rights advocate who uses a wheelchair, to explain why delivery robots are a barrier to her – and many others who walk or wheel on our streets.

Read Emily's blog here: https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/keepourpavementssafe

14/08/2026

There's just one week left to register if you'd like to run the Oysho Royal Parks Half for Living Streets – and we're offering one lucky runner a free place!

If you're after a new fitness challenge and want to support our work to create safer, healthier and more walkable streets for communities across the UK, this is the race for you.

Registration costs £30 – if you'd like a chance to enter for free, email [email protected] by midday on Friday 21 August and we'll select one entrant at random.

Visit our website for more information about the race on 11 October and Living Streets' campaigns: https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/royalparkshalfmarathon26

12/08/2026

The countdown is on! ⏱️

Register today for the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 11 October and be part of something special.

Run through London’s stunning Royal Parks and enjoy support from cheering crowds along the way. Every step you take will help support our mission to make streets happier, safer, and more accessible for everyone.

👉 Click the link to register: https://bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4hrHU8v

⏰ We have five places available in the race when you apply by midday on Friday 21 August.

See you at the finish line!

07/08/2026

Up for a new fitness challenge? Why not run the Royal Parks Half Marathon and raise funds to support Living Streets’ work?

Our Project Coordinator Sascha Robinson tells us why she’ll be taking part on Sunday 11 October.

We have five places up for grabs if you apply by midday on Friday 21 August.

Find out more and secure your space here: https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/royalparkshalfmarathon26

31/07/2026

Need a free, feel-good activity to do with the kids in the summer holidays? ☀️

Our Walking Activity Booklet is packed with 14 fun activities for families to enjoy on walks together. Download your free booklet today and start your next adventure! 🌈
https://bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4fZsbfA

28/07/2026

Fancy a challenge this summer?

There are a few remaining places on Team Living Streets for the Marathon!🏃‍♀️ 🏃

With a brand-new route and finish line, this iconic race is set to be better than ever! Join us today and support safer, happier and healthier streets for all! 👇
https://bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/45w9Pg8

22/07/2026

New guidelines reveal that any movement is better than none 🏃

Walking and wheeling is one of the easiest forms of activity to incorporate into your day. Why not walk to the shops or try a walking meeting?

Walking to school is also a great way to bond with the children in your life – and it counts towards the 60 mins of exercise recommended per week for 5-18 year-olds.

Read the full guidelines: https://bit.ly/4x0fDdT

22/07/2026

Did you hear Living Streets on BBC Radio 5 live this morning? Callers were concerned about the news that over half of councils in England are putting parking spaces on pavements, with very few planning to stop.

Do you believe cars should be able to park on pavements?

Listen back here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002z76n
Read the story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2k4qpd5xno

Disability charities say the practice makes streets harder to navigate for wheelchair users and people with limited sight.

20/07/2026

There's still time to enter Active Travel England's art competition! ⏰

Draw your dream street and email your entry to [email protected] and your art could be displayed at the Making Active Places conference on 22-23 September.

📆 Closing date: Monday 27 July

Find out more: https://www.activetravelengland.gov.uk/conference-2026