Women shouldn’t experience fear, harassment or harm on our streets. This has to stop, and creating safer and welcoming streets will be part of that.
This is especially important when it comes to walking, cycling or taking public transport, which we must enable more people to choose. Inclusive streets have to prioritise these transport choices, & the space needed for them.
We need cycle routes that are comfortable for all. Women shouldn’t have to choose between braving traffic or unlit parks & empty industrial estates. Routes must be direct, lit, with people around.
We must make our streets more people-friendly with schemes like Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. Places feel safer where human interaction is easier - where other people are walking, cycling & chatting, not just passing through in cars cut off from the world outside.
There is so much more needed to do so women feel safe & end male violence against them. But this is a start - the mayor and councils need to champion and deliver schemes that redesign our streets make them places where everyone feels safer.
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