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Engineer/whatever, toots mostly re streets & cycling. PJA founder/chair, joint author LTN 1/20, working on Wales 20mph, tech advisor to West Mids Cycling and Walking Commissioner Adam Tranter. Asylum seeker from Planet Elon.
LocationThe Seisdon Peninsula
Websitewww.pja.co.uk

Active Travel England is looking for a Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee.

https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/6807

Role details – Audit & Risk Committee Chair, Active Travel England – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK

@VeLizipede Hi Liz - it’s at the Chapelfields Roundabout in Norwich - https://maps.app.goo.gl/Zqr3h3ZocpqJEGC57?g_st=ic It’s on the Pink Pedalway, a cross-city route.

Hope that helps, let me know if you need any more info.

Bevor Sie zu Google Maps weitergehen

@Phil We’re very very special, that’s for sure!
@Phil Greetings from a fellow melodeon mangler!
@RantyHighwayman I agree - an under-appreciated and underused option, especially for side roads at signals which are on red for motors most of the time.
Very happy to be part of this. Great new office space officially open, team building progressing 🏗️
Now it's time get to work, with data in my case 📈, to make walking, wheeling, cycling the natural choice in towns and cities across the land 🚀
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RT @activetraveleng
Active Travel England opened its office in York yesterday. We look forward to working with local authorities nationwide to enable more trips in towns and cities to be w…
https://twitter.com/activetraveleng/status/1628777624607522816
Active Travel England on Twitter

“Active Travel England opened its office in York yesterday. We look forward to working with local authorities nationwide to enable more trips in towns and cities to be walked, wheeled or cycled #activetravel👟🚲🛴🦽”

Twitter

A great talk by the great Susan Handy on induced travel and the #transportation paradigm that more roadway capacity is better.

Once decision-makers recognize that adding capacity won't fix congestion, we can turn to other options like tolls to manage demand.

#InducedTravel #UrbanPlanning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXHUE878mbQ

MIT Mobility Initiative- Shifting Gears

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RT @ScottCities1st
Secretary Pete’s safe streets plan won’t succeed if engineers continue business as usual | The Hill https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3853943-secretary-petes-safe-streets-plan-wont-succeed-if-engineers-continue-business-as-usual/
Secretary Pete’s safe streets plan won’t succeed if engineers continue business as usual

The problem is not just a few streets, but rather an entrenched apparatus of practices and standards that actively welcome dangerous driving.

The Hill

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Active travel has environmental, health, and financial benefits, which is why we’re helping people to make this choice with an additional £32.9 million to accelerate schemes across the country.
Read more about how this will affect you 👇
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/329-million-to-create-national-network-of-active-travel-experts#:~:text=Active%20Travel%20England%20is%20investing,green%20jobs%20created%20across%20England.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/transportgovuk/status/1609855715203481600

£32.9 million to create national network of active travel experts

Funding for local authorities to train engineers and planners to conduct high-quality engagement and consultation sessions with local communities.

GOV.UK

RT @[email protected]

Active Travel England is investing £32.9 million to create a national network of experts to work with communities, enhance high streets & make places truly walkable & cyclable for all. The fund could see up to 1,300 new green jobs created across England https://www.gov.uk/government/news/329-million-to-create-national-network-of-active-travel-experts

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/activetraveleng/status/1609839215583367169

£32.9 million to create national network of active travel experts

Funding for local authorities to train engineers and planners to conduct high-quality engagement and consultation sessions with local communities.

GOV.UK