This article is about a pedestrian advocacy organisation. For traffic calming in shared residential spaces, see Living streets.
Living Streets is the United Kingdom charity for everyday walking. It was founded in 1929 as the Pedestrians' Association and became known as the Pedestrians' Association for Road Safety in 1952. The current name was adopted in 2001. It is a voting member of the International Federation of Pedestrians.
In the late 1920's, a young journalist, Tom Foley, became aware of the issue of road safety and contacted Viscount Cecil of Chelwood who was also increasingly concerned about the subject. Together they formed the Pedestrians' Association and its first meeting was held in 1929. This was announced: The Association was formed at a meeting held in the Essex Hall, London, on 13 August 1929. The meeting was convened jointly by Messrs J.J. Bailey and T.C. Foley, and was done by private invitation to people who had written to Viscount Cecil about pedestrians' grievances or who had written to T.C. Foley following a letter he had sent to the press.
The Pedestrians' Association explained its purpose as follows: in view of the serious danger of motor traffic today, an association be formed for the defence of public rights, especially of pedestrians.[citation needed]
Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, who was president from 1929 until 1944, was a high profile peer and had established the League of Nations. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937.
The following year the Road Traffic Act 1930 removed the existing 20 mph speed limit for motor cars at a time when UK road casualties were running at a rate of 7,000 per year (which is nearly three times the current rate). They also helped write the very first Highway Code which was first published in full in 1934.
During the 1930s its campaigns helped to persuade the British Government to introduce the driving test, to reinstate a speed limit for motorcars and pedestrian crossings. A speed limit of 30 mph in urban areas and for driving tests was within the Road Traffic Act 1934, passed under Leslie Hore-Belisha, the-then Minister of Transport.
As a result of lobbying during World War II, the association lobbied the government to amend its regulations to allow pedestrians to carry a small hand torch and to paint the sides of the road white, to increase pedestrian safety.
In 1950, following his retirement from politics, Hore-Belisha was made vice-president and in 1952 the organisation changed its name to the Pedestrians' Association for Road Safety. The organisation changed its name to Living Streets in 2001.
Activities
The charity has around 60 local branches and affiliated groups across the UK, and also undertakes consultancy work for local authorities.
The charity is best known for its Walk to School campaign, which has been going for over 20 years and supports over one million children in 4000 schools to walk more. Living Streets' WOW – year-round walk to school challenge[2] and Walk to School Week make up the campaign, which is one of the UK’s leading behaviour change campaigns for young people.
On average, WOW encourages 23% more primary school children to walk to school and reduces congestion by 30% outside the school gates. Children love to take part in the challenge which sees them rewarded with badges.
National Walking Month
Every May, Living Streets raises the profile of walking with its National Walking Month campaign.[3] The campaign usually encourages people to #Try20 – that is fit 20 minutes more walking into each day throughout May. The charity highlights the benefits of walking on health, the environment and local economies. Key ambassadors to the month include Kate Humble.
Other campaigns
Other high profile campaigns the charity has played an integral part in, include a recent appeal to all London Mayoral candidates (2015) to pedestrianise Oxford Street. Mayor Sadiq Khan has committed to carrying out this work by 2020.
Living Streets has also made headway, along with the Guide Dogs, on giving power to local authorities to limit pavement parking only to roads which need it. The charity’s work in Scotland has provoked further development, with commitment for cutting pavement parking by the current government.
Awards
The annual Charles Maher Award recognises an individual or organisation that has championed walking in their community. The award was set up in honour of Charles Mayer, a campaigner and longstanding supporter of Living Streets.
Awardees:
2019 – Brenda Puech, Living Streets local campaigner[4] and Local Group Chair, based in Hackney
2018 – Alison Blamire, Causey Development Trust[5]
^"LIVING STREETS (THE PEDESTRIANS ASSOCIATION) people – Find and update company information – GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
^"WOW – the walk to school challenge". Living Streets.
^"National award for woman who put the park into parking". Living Streets. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^"Charles Maher Award". Living Streets. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
^LivingStreetsUK (23 March 2017), Living Streets Charles Maher Winner: Morag Rose of the Loiterers Resistance Movement, retrieved 13 February 2019
External links
Official website
Faith Lawson obituary
March 10, 2023
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Living Streets UK news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about a pedestrian advocacy organisation For traffic calming in shared residential spaces see Living streets Living Streets is the United Kingdom charity for everyday walking It was founded in 1929 as the Pedestrians Association and became known as the Pedestrians Association for Road Safety in 1952 The current name was adopted in 2001 It is a voting member of the International Federation of Pedestrians Living StreetsLiving Streets The Pedestrians Association Logo of Living StreetsFormationAugust 13 1929 93 years ago 1929 08 13 FounderRobert Cecil and Tom FoleyFounded atEssex Hall Strand LondonTypeNonprofitRegistration no Charity 1108448Company 05368409PurposePromote pedestrian safetyHeadquartersAmerica House 2 America Square London EC3N 2LUArea servedUnited KingdomPresidentLord Michael BatesChief ExecutiveStephen Edwards Interim Board of directorsBoard of trustees 14 as of 2020 1 SubsidiariesLiving Streets Services Limited Company 07471406 Budget 2018 2019 5 5MRevenue 2018 2019 5 6MStaff 2018 2019 82Volunteers 2018 2019 100Websitewww wbr livingstreets wbr org wbr ukFormerly calledThe Pedestrians Association Contents 1 History 2 Activities 2 1 Walk to school campaign 2 1 1 National Walking Month 2 2 Other campaigns 3 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditIn the late 1920 s a young journalist Tom Foley became aware of the issue of road safety and contacted Viscount Cecil of Chelwood who was also increasingly concerned about the subject Together they formed the Pedestrians Association and its first meeting was held in 1929 This was announced The Association was formed at a meeting held in the Essex Hall London on 13 August 1929 The meeting was convened jointly by Messrs J J Bailey and T C Foley and was done by private invitation to people who had written to Viscount Cecil about pedestrians grievances or who had written to T C Foley following a letter he had sent to the press The Pedestrians Association explained its purpose as follows in view of the serious danger of motor traffic today an association be formed for the defence of public rights especially of pedestrians citation needed Viscount Cecil of Chelwood who was president from 1929 until 1944 was a high profile peer and had established the League of Nations He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937 The following year the Road Traffic Act 1930 removed the existing 20 mph speed limit for motor cars at a time when UK road casualties were running at a rate of 7 000 per year which is nearly three times the current rate They also helped write the very first Highway Code which was first published in full in 1934 During the 1930s its campaigns helped to persuade the British Government to introduce the driving test to reinstate a speed limit for motorcars and pedestrian crossings A speed limit of 30 mph in urban areas and for driving tests was within the Road Traffic Act 1934 passed under Leslie Hore Belisha the then Minister of Transport As a result of lobbying during World War II the association lobbied the government to amend its regulations to allow pedestrians to carry a small hand torch and to paint the sides of the road white to increase pedestrian safety In 1950 following his retirement from politics Hore Belisha was made vice president and in 1952 the organisation changed its name to the Pedestrians Association for Road Safety The organisation changed its name to Living Streets in 2001 Activities EditThe charity has around 60 local branches and affiliated groups across the UK and also undertakes consultancy work for local authorities Walk to school campaign Edit Main article Walk to school campaign The charity is best known for its Walk to School campaign which has been going for over 20 years and supports over one million children in 4000 schools to walk more Living Streets WOW year round walk to school challenge 2 and Walk to School Week make up the campaign which is one of the UK s leading behaviour change campaigns for young people On average WOW encourages 23 more primary school children to walk to school and reduces congestion by 30 outside the school gates Children love to take part in the challenge which sees them rewarded with badges National Walking Month Edit Every May Living Streets raises the profile of walking with its National Walking Month campaign 3 The campaign usually encourages people to Try20 that is fit 20 minutes more walking into each day throughout May The charity highlights the benefits of walking on health the environment and local economies Key ambassadors to the month include Kate Humble Other campaigns Edit Other high profile campaigns the charity has played an integral part in include a recent appeal to all London Mayoral candidates 2015 to pedestrianise Oxford Street Mayor Sadiq Khan has committed to carrying out this work by 2020 Living Streets has also made headway along with the Guide Dogs on giving power to local authorities to limit pavement parking only to roads which need it The charity s work in Scotland has provoked further development with commitment for cutting pavement parking by the current government Awards EditThe annual Charles Maher Award recognises an individual or organisation that has championed walking in their community The award was set up in honour of Charles Mayer a campaigner and longstanding supporter of Living Streets Awardees 2019 Brenda Puech Living Streets local campaigner 4 and Local Group Chair based in Hackney2018 Alison Blamire Causey Development Trust 5 2017 Morag Rose Loiterers Resistance Movement 6 20162015 Holly NewbySee also EditTurning Point documentary Urban vitalityReferences Edit LIVING STREETS THE PEDESTRIANS ASSOCIATION people Find and update company information GOV UK find and update company information service gov uk WOW the walk to school challenge Living Streets National Walking Month Living Streets National award for woman who put the park into parking Living Streets Retrieved 17 March 2021 Charles Maher Award Living Streets Retrieved 13 February 2019 LivingStreetsUK 23 March 2017 Living Streets Charles Maher Winner Morag Rose of the Loiterers Resistance Movement retrieved 13 February 2019External links EditOfficial website Faith Lawson obituary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Living Streets UK amp oldid 1112247895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
