A group for Lib Dem members who want to promote policies that encourage active travel and make the UK a safer place to cycle, walk or wheel.
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ALT Black and white image of Albert Einstein riding a bicycle and smiling.
ALT Title: “Thinking about bus stop bypasses” Subtitle: “This sheet is to aid discussion in accessible design for Disabled people walking/wheeling, cycling, using public transport & private vehicles” Image: A bus stop bypass. On the right, a red bus with a powerchair user going in up a ramp. A woman using a rollator accompanying two children and a bus shelter are also on the bus stop island. To the left of the island is a cycle lane with a wide zebra crossing, which has tactile paving along both sides. A tricyclist is riding on the cycle lane. To the left of the cycle lane is a pavement. A person on a mobility scooter and a person with a guide dog are on the pavement. Labels on the image ask: Footway width? Street furniture & sight lines? Drainage, cleaning & maintenance? Shelter design & position? Crossing depth and type? Tactile paving. Signage? Controls? Colour contrasts? Cycle lane width? Gradients? Island dimensions? Stop type audio alerts on bus. Kerb shapes, heights and materials?
ALT Graphic with images of people using a mobility scooter, with a guide dog, riding a trike and an adult with a rollator accompanying two children. Text reads: Over 35,000 people walking, wheeling and cycling were killed or injured by drivers in Great Britain in 2022. 43% of over-70s don't have a driving licence; 45% of Disabled 17-64 year olds don't have a driving licence; Almost 20% of people in the UK are children who cannot legally drive; 20% of households have no car or van. We all deserve safe streets and real choice about how we travel. Accessible walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport for everyone are essential. Wheels for Wellbeing and My Cycle My Mobility Aid logos are at the bottom of the image
ALT Two people cycling through a low traffic neighbourhood
ALT Dear Prime Minister We are writing in relation to your recently published “Plan for Drivers”. We write as Active Travel Commissioners representing Mayors of Combined Authorities, but we also write as drivers. We believe the most effective plan for drivers will be to get right behind the Government’s Gear Change plan. There are some very real challenges in local transport and a key one is ensuring the existing road network does not suffer huge congestion, bringing disbenefits to communities and to the economy. The politics of our respective Mayors may differ but the fact that Gear Change has been welcomed and united transport experts shows that it is the kind of long-term policy thinking that we need.
