To: The GLA Make Waterloo Bridge a Garden Bridge SP Sam Parry Permanently close Waterloo Bridge to traffic and turn it into the people’s Garden Bridge. Why is this important? Extinction Rebellion have shown how Waterloo Bridge could function as the people’s Garden Bridge. Without traffic the bridge turned into a venue for cycling, walking,… [Read More]

Bike hire will be available for free on prescription, as part of a new pilot scheme at GP surgeries. Cardiff and Vale health board said, as of Wednesday, GPs at two practices in the capital could refer patients. Doctors can prescribe six months of nextbike membership for people who need to do more exercise or… [Read More]

We’re proposing a ban on private cars in zones 1 and 2. This will allow people to breathe freely, cycle safely and live in an even more beautiful, green city. In central London the majority of people don’t need cars. They contribute to climate change, air pollution and the premature deaths of around 10,000 of… [Read More]

By Keir Gallagher Friday, 24 May 2019 Convicted drivers flouting the law, a repeated disregard for driving safely and legally, thousands of drivers amassing more than 12 points on their licence. The Government accepts that too many who risk the lives of others are back behind the wheel too soon, but claims there’s nothing they… [Read More]

The potential for cycle-rail After last year’s fiasco over changes to rail timetables, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced a long-overdue review of Britain’s railways last September, to be led by Keith Williams, deputy chairman of the John Lewis Partnership and a former Chief Executive of British Airways. The review’s opened last December, however it was… [Read More]

Students around the world are walking out of lessons to demand politicians take urgent action on climate change Alan Evans Fri 24 May 2019 09.17 12h ago14:02 Closing summary We’re going to close down this live blog now. Thanks for reading and commenting – here’s a summary of the afternoon’s events: • Hundreds of thousands… [Read More]

It may be the only good thing to emerge from the 2008 financial crisis. What do the first families to settle into Cambridge’s new co-housing development make of multigenerational living? Oliver WainwrightLast modified on Wed 8 May 2019 14.57 BST Imagine a world where homes were built according to the needs of residents rather than… [Read More]

By Anna Semlyen, Cutting Your Car Use author, National Campaign Manager of 20’s Plenty for Us Climate activists are ramping up direct action because scientists say we are running out of time for politicians to act before the 1.5-2 degree warming that is irreversible. Top personal ways to decarbonise and prevent climate chaos are to… [Read More]