‘People feel scared about walking’: the cost of car culture in Birmingham
After pedestrian deaths and assaults on traffic wardens, a city designed for motorists is fighting for change
June 2023
Outcry in Birmingham after four cyclists and pedestrians die in a month
Road safety campaigners say that people drive at ‘terrifying speeds’ throughout the city
July 2022
Pedestrianisation would help rid Oxford Street of American sweet shops
Letters: There are ways Westminster council can control candy and souvenir outlets that don’t require further legislation, write James Pollard, Michael Barron and Tim Law
November 2021
‘They’re in the way’: Manchester rebels against grey advertising boxes
Pedestrians call them ugly and a nuisance but council says money is sorely needed after years of cuts
March 2021
Low-traffic schemes benefit most-deprived Londoners, study finds
Data dispels myth that low-traffic neighbourhoods are disproportionately found in privileged areas
November 2020
Green streets
'I got it wrong. Since the changes it's become more vibrant': life in an LTN
Local councils advised to push ahead with traffic reduction schemes
May 2020
Bristol reveals plans to pedestrianise historic centre in Covid-19 revamp
Mayor sees pandemic as chance to change travel habits and revitalise city
March 2020
This is Europe
How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero
After years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019
January 2020
Weatherwatch
Weatherwatch: walkers and cyclists first in York's winter safety plans
Birmingham could ban cars from driving through city centre
November 2019
The Audio Long Read
Collision course: why are cars killing more and more pedestrians? – podcast
For drivers, roads are safer than ever – but for people on foot, they are getting deadlier. Car companies and Silicon Valley claim that they have the solution. But is that too good to be true?
June 2019
The upside
Eiffel Tower revamp to turn roads into garden in heart of Paris
€72m makeover will create mile-long stretch of pools, fountains and parks
May 2019
Walking into the future: Melbourne backs plan to curb cars in the CBD
A proposal to close off two blocks has been criticised as ‘piecemeal’ and ignited a debate about the direction of Australia’s most liveable city
October 2018
Cycling the city
'If we wanted beauty, we'd travel to Paris': how Calgary resisted its iconic pedestrian bridge
The controversial Peace Bridge is now one of the most-used walking and cycling routes in Calgary. A councillor who supported it reveals the project’s stormy process
September 2018
Walking the city
'Let's bring back the dignity of walking': being on foot in your city
Walking the city
Don't walk this way: why Hong Kong reopened a pedestrian street to cars
Walking the city
'For me, this is paradise': life in the Spanish city that banned cars
Walking the city
What is Walking the City week – and how can you get involved?
May 2018
Cycling the city
Welcome to cycle heaven: why we moved our family to the Netherlands
Kylie van Dam
When Kylie van Dam went in search of a cycle-friendly city she found the almost car-free suburb of Houten. It’s a model more cities could copy, she writes
