An event from Sheffield Sustainability Network

Promoting Active Travel

🗓️ 29th April
⏰ 8-9.30am
📍 The Green Estate

This event is for anyone interested in more active forms of travel.

Free event 👉 bit.ly/4cP918B

Last year we applied for Active Travel England funding, but got much less than we hoped for.

That was a fair reflection of where we were on our journey.

Today, we have been given £4.86 million for improvements to walking and wheeling across South Yorkshire 🥳

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8 in 10 parents & carers say zebra crossings on side roads would make them feel safer walking their children to school. Today we've announced new side road zebra trials to help West Midlands Combined Authority and Greater Manchester Combined Authority with their devolution deals. Watch our video with Chris Boardman 🦓🚶‍♂️👩‍🦽🛴

I think you’ll find The Beatles have a stronger claim so Beatle lines or beelines for short? ‘Taking a Beeline to school’ 🤔

As part of our Plan for Drivers, we’re encouraging local authorities to support the police with rolling out noise cameras to help create quieter neighbourhoods and safer roads.

Hear from the experts on what noise cameras are and how they will help local communities👇

As we know, going for a walk is often the best way to discover an area!

So, we'll be practising what we preach after lunch and heading off on various ‘walkshops’ – led by Sheffield City Council, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Wheels for Wellbeing, Sheffield Environmental Movement & Living Streets Sheffield South West 🚶🏽‍♂️🧑🏽‍🦽

#WalkingSummit

Latest 🗞️🌳🚶🚴🏃‍♀️🏞️🗞️for The Outdoor City - clean(er) air & dirty rivers, Secret Seating (2) + the sad story of Broad Oaks Lane - open.substack.com/pub/abitblacko…

Excited to host Living Streets #WalkingSummit in Sheffield! 🚶‍♀️ 🚴‍♂️ Sheffield City Council is committed to Active Travel, investing heavily in walking and wheeling. 🛴👣 Join us to see the innovative ways we're creating streets designed for people 🌳🏙️

TODAY! Our #ATA programme pupils will pitch plans to improve walking, wheeling & cycling at schools across #SouthYorkshire in a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style event judged by triple Olympic cycling champion Ed Clancy OBE South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority 🌟🐉🥇
More on our website 👉 ow.ly/Zoln50QIJz0

How do we demonstrate the value and impact of walking friendly neighbourhoods?

Join South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard and Active Travel Commissioner Ed Clancy OBE at the Living Streets #walkingsummit next week.

livingstreets.org.uk/get-involved/u…

If only there was some sort of information for drivers to showing how parking here is not a great idea (8:45am on a Monday morning)

🤔 Parking Like A Twat in Sheffield Ecclesall Primary Sheffield South West NPT

🧵As part of our Active Travel plans for SY we want to create more opportunities for wheeling, walking & cycling.

That includes allowing kids to get to & from school in healthy & safe ways.

It was a pleasure to visit Hunter's Bar Junior today to see their School Street in action...

Fab to hear this discussed on BBC Radio Sheffield yesterday when our member Faith highlighted the need for School Streets so families can safely walk or wheel the school run and so pupils exposure to air pollution is reduced. It's not the entire solution but it's a good start!😊

New report from The International Transport Forum:

Improving the Quality of Walking and Cycling in Cities

itf-oecd.org/improving-qual…

Are your pupils ready to discover #TheMagicOfWalking ? This year's #WalkToSchoolWeek theme is out and it's going to be magical! 🪄

Last year, 1,000 schools took part and we hope to see even more this May! Get your classroom packs now and join the fun! 👉livingstreets.org.uk/wtsw

SAFE ROADS: The Safe System requires roads that are forgiving of human errors. Our roads need clear road markings, appropriate signage, & well-designed junctions as well as traffic calming measures to reduce speeds in high-risk areas. #barnsley #doncaster #sheffield #rotherham

Great article highlighting the need for a redesign of Sheffield's many wide flared junctions which are dangerous and stressful for pedestrians and prevent residents from walking their essential journeys in safety

Operation Park Safe has now been expanded to the South East of Sheffield!

Our Neighbourhood Policing Team are now trialling the expansion of Operation Park Safe following its success in the North West of Sheffield.

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'If speed tables are so good, why are drivers so mad?'

Because speed tables slow down drivers, drivers who have been conditioned to speed all the time.

'If drivers are mad, shouldn't speed tables be removed?'

No. Slowing drivers to a speed that's appropriate for the context