We need urgent action to improve London’s main roads. Here’s what we need to do and why: London’s main roads lead towards, or run through, many local town centres, as well as the City and the West End. They are the roads on which most… Read More »Ten ways to improve our main roads
Unless you work for a car manufacturer or an oil company, why would you want to see more car use in cities? The comfort and convenience of driving are benefits that go to the driver alone; none of them goes to society. The list of… Read More »Action needed to reduce traffic
What will it take to get more Londoners to shift from car ownership to car share? There are currently 2.6 million private cars registered in London. The Mayor’s target is to reduce that number by 250,000 by 2041. That’s around 12,500 fewer cars each year… Read More »Car ownership to car share
London has less than two thirds of the open green space it needs. Some boroughs are starting to tackle this by turning streets into parks and playgrounds. London has less than two thirds of the open greenspace it needs to support a population its size… Read More »Streets into parks
Adrian & Catherine and their two kids have recently given up their household car (Hackney) Adrian: “Our car was quite old and we found we weren’t using it very much so we decided we’d try to manage without it when it was no longer road… Read More »Saying goodbye to the household car: two families tell their story
Roughly half of London households live without a car. Will the other half be following soon? There are 2.66 million cars registered in London. The cost to Londoners of owning a car is estimated to be somewhere between £3,500 to over £7,000 a year .… Read More »Giving up the car