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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · May 7

Could you ask @brighton-hove.gov.uk to do likewise?

Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · May 6

We fully support your desire for pavements free of wheelie bin obstructions. Unfortunately @brighton-hove.gov.uk has never enforced the Highways Act 1980 so thousands of bins block pavements 24/7.
@rnib.bsky.social

RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · May 6

What do we want?
To walk ten metres without bumping into a Lime Bike, stray wheelie bin, or cafe A-board in the middle of the pavement.

When do we want it?
Whenever you’ve got a sec to pop out and move them.

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · May 2

We filmed the departure from the Peace Statue and then replayed it in stop-motion and counted. We counted 404.

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · May 1

It’s crazy that children walking and cycling to school need protecting from adult drivers but it’s the sad reality so it’s good that our Council plans proper enforcement of School Streets.
@livingstreets.bsky.social
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
yourvoice.brighton-hove.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · May 1

It’s crazy that children walking and cycling to school need protecting from adult drivers but it’s the sad reality so it’s good that our Council plans proper enforcement of School Streets.
@livingstreets.bsky.social
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
yourvoice.brighton-hove.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...

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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · Apr 30

#NationalWalkingMonth starts tomorrow when we begin celebrating the #MagicOfWalking, but today's news is a harsh reminder of the dangers we can face while trying to enjoy something as simple as walking and wheeling.

uk.news.yahoo.com/suvs-more-da...

SUVs are more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists than standard cars – study

Researchers gathered data from more than 680,000 road collisions over the past 35 years.

uk.news.yahoo.com

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walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social · Apr 22

It really is in our power to protect our planet 🌍

Read more👇

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How does walking and cycling help to protect the environment?

Changing the way we travel can play a surprisingly big role in protecting the environment. Here’s how.

www.sustrans.org.uk

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Cycling UK Official @cyclinguk.bsky.social · Apr 29

"I think about how much I’ve saved on fares, petrol & parking & it feels like a win."

For Annette, 39, cycling brings freedom, fitness and a voice for change. Through #MyRideOurRight, she’s highlighting how small changes can make a big difference.

✊ cyclinguk.org/annette-my-ride-our-right

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 28

A quick win would be if the Council did something to get the thousands of recycling wheelie bins and boxes that are left on the pavements 24/7 off the pavements.
Oh, and the scores of redundant parking fee machines.

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Rebecca Sharkey @rebshark.bsky.social · Apr 28

Wonderful to see all these #KidicalMass rides taking place across the country. Let our kids ride their bikes safely! 🚲🚲🚲

Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 27

#KidicalMass in Brighton & Hove today set new records - hundreds of children and adults came along, to call on the council to make everyday cycling easier across the city.
@canseengland.bsky.social @bricycles.org.uk @cyclinguk.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social

A seafront road filled with children and adults cycling towards the camera, in the sunshine and a bright blue cloudless sky. Rising from the centre of the horizon is the i360 vertical pleasure ride.

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 28

Huge congratulations to @brighton-hove.gov.uk for helping to make the city the most walkable city in the country!
Now you can make it the best in the whole wide world by completing the long-delayed seafront #activetravel scheme.
@livingstreets.bsky.social
www.msn.com/en-gb/travel...

A screengrab of the Metro article about TimeOut’s survey of walkable cities, including a photo of Market Street, Brighton, with people walking between the cafes where there is bunting against a bright blue cloudless sky.

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 27

#KidicalMass in Brighton & Hove today set new records - hundreds of children and adults came along, to call on the council to make everyday cycling easier across the city.
@canseengland.bsky.social @bricycles.org.uk @cyclinguk.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 27

Join today’s free, huge, family-friendly, city-centre cycle ride. #KidicalMass takes to the streets of Brighton & Hove. Start at 2pm for the feeder rides and all join wheels at 2.45pm at the Peace Statue for the main ride. Whoooooosh!!!!

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 26

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 26

Get your skates on. #KidicalMass hits Brighton & Hove tomorrow, Sunday.

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 25

The boost for active travel is one good thing that has come out of the terrible COVID pandemic. Here’s an interesting reflection by @ibikebrighton.bsky.social

www.linkedin.com/posts/markss...

#pandemic #madeiradrive #popup #covid19 #activetravel… | Mark Strong | 14 comments

Five Years On: What are the lessons from the #Pandemic about streets & space The Easter weekend marked exactly five years since Brighton & Hove City Council restricted motor traffic in #Madei...

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 25

And many lives were extended by health improvements through cycling. Not so many by driving.

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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · Apr 24

Breaking news! @sportengland.bsky.social's #ActiveLivesSurvey shows that walking for leisure has increased by 6.8%. That's over 3 million adults in England who are walking more! But there’s clearly a need for safer, more pleasant streets, as fewer people are walking for travel. 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

Two people cross a road at a set of traffic lights. They are smiling.

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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · Apr 25

When pavements are blocked, pedestrians are forced into the road, which isn't safe.

Living Streets Groups campaign for clear pathways and better places for walking. Could you help them with a gift today? Until 29 April every donation is match-funded! livingstreets.org.uk/greenmatchfund

A pink background with a black graphic of a person crossing a road. Text reads: 38% of fatalities and 25% of serious road injuries in England are pedestrians.

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 25

Two days to go

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · Apr 25

So the first real policy decision on active travel or road safety by this government is a law targeting cyclists which will do nothing for road safety, briefed to a newspaper which openly hates cycling. Whatever your hopes for active travel from current ministers, perhaps calibrate these downwards.

Telegraph headline: Cyclists who kill pedestrians to face life sentences

Offence of causing death by dangerous cycling to be brought in line with motoring laws in victory for campaigners

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 24

Yep, some elderly/disabled/deliveries already move by using active travel. When it’s made a more attractive alternative those numbers would grow.

Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 24

What’s good for London can ve even better for Little London by the Sea - when people get more support to travel by foot, bicycle and public transport.

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Apr 24

📢A new study from @uniofbath.bsky.social shows London's low emissions zones have had major benefits for human health and the economy, with a 10.2% decrease in respiratory issues following LEZ implementation, an **18.5%** reduction in sick leave, and annual public health savings of over £37 million.

“And Breathe Normally”: Impacts of low emission zones on sick leave and mental well-being

Air pollution poses a global concern due to its detrimental effects on climate, healthcare, and human capital accumulation. However, there is limited …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 24

Come down to Brighton & Hove in three days to see how many people are having fun while asking our council to make the city safer for active travel.

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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · Apr 23

Children rely on safe pavements to get to school

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pavement parking: Call for ban to improve school run safety

MP Olly Glover says tackling pavement parking would encourage families to walk or cycle to school.

www.bbc.co.uk

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