The celebration of Car Free Day this week brings into sharp focus the need for liveable streets. Road danger in Britain not only kills and injures over 16,000 kids every year, but the associated air pollution poisons millions more. Two years have passed since the generosity of over 200 supporters raised £10,000 for us to make a short film about…
The ETA helped launch the first national Car Free Day almost 30 years ago and we’re proud to say we’re still involved. We set up the mobile pop-up parklet we designed on behalf of Kingston council this week in one of the borough’s new low-traffic neighbourhoods. 1970s San Francisco was the birthplace of the parklet – a way of reclaiming…
The theme for European Mobility Week this year is Safe and Healthy with Sustainable Mobility. The event has a focus that pays tribute to the hardships experienced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. It also reflects on the opportunities for change resulting from this health crisis and in particular the creative, resilient responses to the pandemic. This year, European Mobility Week celebrates…
Car hire company Enterprise is to offer Bromptons as an optional extra. Customers at its Russel Square branch in London will be able to drive away with one of the folding bicycles in the boot for £20 per day. It will be interesting to see whether the Enterprise offering proves successful as the charges are substantially more than the prices…
Traffic congestion has returned to pre-pandemic levels as the end of home working and the start of the new school term has led to many thousands once again reaching for their car keys. Roads in London, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Leicester and Liverpool are now as busy as they were in 2019. In other words, it’s back to business as usual;…
