London Living Streets

We are London Living Streets, volunteers from all boroughs of London, campaigning to transform our streets and public places to create a city that enables and inspires people to walk. We want a city that is open to everyone — not just car users — to enjoy.

Making London a liveable city, a walking city, an inclusive city, a healthy city and a safer city
There has been a huge amount written about the 15-minute city with the emphasis on glamorous city centres in global cities. The reality though is that the 15-minute city is perhaps less likely to find its fullest expression in those city centres where relatively few people live than in our local urban high streets and town centres. Jeremy Leach sets out a case-study that demonstrates how London’s local town centres could become sustainable hubs for their communities.

Walking@tea-time: maps and apps – Online – Monday 16^th November at 5pm
Did you know that Apple have approached London Living Streets to talk about algorithms? Our London Footways map has started a discussion and the next meeting of Walking@Tea-time will be exploring the potential of algorithms. In particular, can they capture the human experience of walking?

Footways Map Launched!
You can now rediscover walking in central London using our new Footways map. Produced in partnership with Transport for London and Urban Good, the map is available at a number of central locations and on request via the footways.london website. Read the press release here.

View from the Street: Continuing the Drive to Improve Road Safety in Islington with Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Hokman Wong looks at road safety in Islington and making streets safer with Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.

Announcing Central London Footways: our transport network for London’s Covid-19 recovery

Walking @ Tea-Time – The Pedestrian Pound Revisited – 5:30 pm on Thursday, 9th July, 2020
Join us for a discussion of the latest developments with Stephen Edwards and Anne Faure.

Street Parks for London
Martin Gorst loves the concept of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, but finds their title sounds about as appealing as a low-calorie diet to many of his neighbours. Perhaps you’d rather have a Street Park outside your home?

View from the Street: Less Traffic – More Life
Dido Penny recalls life in one of London’s pioneer low traffic neighbourhoods and looks forward to seeing the benefits as Councils are asked to re-prioritise people over traffic our streets.