Living Streets Northampton

23/06/2026

https://fb.watch/HVuqWQ582f/

24/01/2026

West Northants has been rated Level 1 — the lowest score — by Active Travel England. 🚨

This year we must push harder for safer, healthier streets. Join us in demanding better and getting West Northants a fair share of government funding to improve active travel!

https://www.activetravelengland.gov.uk/news/englands-councils-given-ps626m-walking-wheeling-and-cycling-schemes



Clean Air Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire Council Cycling UK

Help make your voice heard - see some of the consultations which need your support: https://livingstreetsnorthampton.org/resources/

Funding for councils, enough for 500 miles of new walking and cycling routes and 170,000 more active trips per day

16/01/2026

Important: have your say before Sunday on the Abington Active Travel Scheme.

This West Northants consultation is about the area around the Junction pictured above, between Park Avenue South, Abington Park Crescent, and King Edward Road. To have your say, just email activetr…

20/12/2025

Tanya Braun, our Director of External Affairs shares our views on the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.

13/12/2025

"The truth is that in Britain we have never fully cracked the relationship between planning and transport. Car-dependent sprawl has become an entrenched habit, and despite decades of good intentions, we struggle to shift away from it... If we are embarking on a new era of large-scale housebuilding, then public transport has to be at the heart of how these places take shape."

Read our new blog: https://bettertransport.org.uk/blog/embedding-public-transport-in-new-developments/

12/12/2025

🚨 Northampton Station Redevelopment: Flawed & Rushed 🚨
WNC planners have recommended yet again approval for a scheme that: ❌ Undermines walking & cycling ❌ Threatens our heritage ❌ Adds 850+ car spaces with no clear need ❌ Fails to deliver a proper transport hub
We’re shocked. This is not the gateway Northampton deserves.
🗣️ Have your say before 16 Dec! 📨 Object now: https://wnc.planning-register.co.uk/Planning/Display/WNN/2023/0083 📢 Tag your councillor. Demand better.

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