'There is overall public support for action to be taken on how we move around in towns and cities. @sustrans latest YouGov poll shows that seven in ten (71%) UK parents agree that local authorities should take steps to make it easier for families to walk and cycle to school. '

"What will really make most people cycling feel safer, is protective cycleways, that's particularly relevant when it comes to getting more people cycling, like women and older people," - our Rachel White comments in Newsweek newsweek.com/cyclist-groups…

In a blog for Brake, the road safety charity our Rachel White explains the need for lower speed limits in rural areas to increase road safety #RoadSafetyWeek2020: roadsafetyweek.org.uk/blog/entry/the…

The UK Government needs to build on the £2bn for #walking & #cycling over the course of the next four years to meet their own active travel and #climate targets - our response to #10pointplan sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/news/…

"We think it’s really important the vast majority of these temporary measures are made permanent — physical inactivity already costs the National Health Service over £1 billion a year." Me for Cities Today on behalf of @sustrans discussing #LowTrafficNeighbourhoods

"While some people have access to nature either on their doorstep or by travelling, others don't have that opportunity" - Our @gillett_dj explains why we're calling for public access to nature to be a priority in the upcoming Environment Bill: sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/news/…

Spain tightens rules on overtaking to make it safer for people #cycling. Making cycling safer makes it more accessible for everyone and encourages those who would otherwise be put off from cycling, to do so. Comment for The Independent on behalf of @sustrans bit.ly/3qW6Fft

"We must focus on making it easier for more people to #walk and #cycle by providing the necessary infrastructure and support" - Our Rachel White on the findings from the National Travel Attitudes Survey from Department for Transport , via The i Paper : inews.co.uk/news/environme…

One third of those who cycle are cycling more since the pandemic began, new government statistics reveal. Our Rachel White comments on findings in the National Travel Attitudes Study from Department for Transport, via road.cc. road.cc/content/news/o…

Today is International Women's Day. Our 2019 Bike Life report found that 76% of women do not cycle, and among those who do not, 36% would like to start. It is vital that we work to make it easier and safer for everyone to enjoy the freedom and health benefits of cycling. #IWD2021

Ruth Cadbury Huw Merriman Jo Field Hebba Haddad Katie Hulland Eurovia UK JFG Comms Ruth Cadbury welcoming everyone to the White Paper launch & introducing MP Huw Merriman, Chair of the Transport Select Committee “We must reflect the range and expertise which women bring to the transport sector to deliver change. Our committee will join with you to deliver it.”

"We know that if cyclists are kept away from traffic and traffic is slower, they feel more comfortable" me for @sustrans talking to BBC Politics about the need for protected cycle lanes and slower speeds to help more people cycle bbc.in/3h3VIX6

Walking and biking prioritised in new Highway Code bbc.in/3zKluWS

Many of us who drive also cycle and walk so everyone benefits when there are fewer cars on the roads and more space for #walking, #cycling and play. We need fewer vehicles, not just cleaner vehicles bbc.in/3iTE89i

A quarter of our car journeys are under 2 miles. When more people cycle, everybody wins. Our new #BikeIsBest ad is now live.

Fuel duty is frozen again. £8B saved over the next 5 years but imagine if instead it wasn't frozen and that £8B was spent on improving people's choice to move differently through investing in walking, cycling and making public transport better and cheaper. #Budget21

The Lias Line will be appearing on this week's @BBCCountryfile!🌿 Watch to find out more about the project, including the ecology work involved and the importance of creating active travel routes that are accessible for everyone. 📺18:45, Sunday BBC One sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/news/…

The new Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh (Louise Haigh) has announced her 5 priorities for the Department for Transport. Rachel White Head of Public Affairs at Sustrans, responded to the new government’s priorities with this statement:

The @Sustrans team are in Parliament this morning for the launch of the Cycling Opportunity Report. The report calls for a voucher scheme to help people on low income or not in employment buy a cycle. #CyclingOpportunity #Sustrans Xavier Brice

Sustrans' Rachel White came together with Cycling UK, Bikeability, RamblersGB and British Cycling to meet Ruth Cadbury the chair of the Transport Committee for a meeting to discuss the committee's work on #walking, #wheeling and #cycling