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Why

We are developing a series of briefing notes covering the wider benefits of of inclusive streets. Click on the links below for more information or download one of our two-page briefings:

  • download our health briefing (PDF).
  • download our inequalities briefing (PDF).
  • download our accessibility briefing (PDF).
An older female cyclist using a segregated cycle track.

Healthier

Increasing walking, wheeling and cycling has huge potential to improve our physical and mental health, but it won’t just happen on its own – we have to create the conditions to make it happen.

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Two women walking through a pedestrianised zone

Wealthier

Governments often forget that providing for the private car is not the only way to drive growth – local and national.

Read more Wealthier

A male cyclist with a small child on a balance bike on a river path. Photo by Andy Catlin

Happier

Enabling active travel also has a more intangible benefit, but one that is the most important of all: increasing happiness.

Read more Happier

Recent posts

  • Active travel funding: Where does your council stand? April 21, 2022
  • Local Elections – campaigning kicks off! April 2, 2022
  • Moving pictures – worth many thousand words? April 18, 2021
  • From the economy to happiness: the facts at your fingertips April 17, 2021
  • And we’re off! Over to you (and your election candidates) April 5, 2021
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