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Tweets from the @Sustrans team in London. We're the charity making it easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle. Join us on our journey.
Nov 3, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
Super proud our fantastic Behaviour Change Officer Sabeha Miah is a @COP26 #OneStepGreener ambassador!Great to see her community work in @TowerHamletsNow recognised.Inspiring Muslim women and women of colour to start cycling. bit.ly/3bePaBd 🚲🌍🚲🌍
@COP26 @hubbubUK Image Sabeha is in @cycle_sisters & was inspired by @Sustrans #BikeLife2019 findings that there’s huge unmet cycling demand in @TowerHamletsNow With @hubbubUK they got more women cycling +
🚲Trained 5 ride leaders
🚲Have 6 more ride leaders in training
🚲Weekly social rides in parks
Mar 9, 2021 6 tweets 6 min read
Amazing news from @willnorman this morning on the success of School Streets.

Air pollution down, play time up!

We’re proud to have supported 153 School Streets in more than half of the boroughs in London so far, via the #healthystreets officer programme, funded by @TfL. Image Waiting at the school gates is now pollution free at Bevington primary #SchoolStreet in @RBKC.

This is just one #SchoolStreet our #HealthyStreetsOfficers have helped to organise with @TfL. @BevingtonRBKC Image
Feb 2, 2021 11 tweets 2 min read
THREAD: The incredible benefits of low traffic neighbourhoods only materialise if people choose to walk and cycle instead of driving. If everyone continues making the same transport choices, LTNs will fail The easiest trips to switch are the shortest ones: the school run, popping to the shops, going to the gym or to visit a friend - TfL data shows 35% of car journeys in London are under 2km
Nov 10, 2020 18 tweets 11 min read
In our city you may be surprised how many public green spaces and green routes there are near you – with these spaces being so important for us all right now here are some ideas for exploring our great green places in London… We’re custodians of 12k miles of #NationalCycleNetwork across the UK, you can find them all on this map.
osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn

London has 160 miles of routes – and these are some of our favourites...
Aug 5, 2020 11 tweets 9 min read
Massively exciting to see radical schemes we’ve been working on with boroughs coming to fruition, delivered through @TfL ‘s #StreetSpaceLDN @willnorman. Here are just some of our highlights: Image The Lee Green LTN, which we worked on with @LewishamCouncil throughout autumn and winter, engaging residents and helping deliver London's largest LTN in an area blighted by through traffic @OctaviaLewisham @JamesARathbone @SophieMcGeevor