This walking tour of murals across Leicester City Centre made for the best start to #ActiveCity2024 conference and a wonderful introduction to local people and place. Street art has a significant role to play in making our streets and places more welcoming, joyful and safe and

Great to be here on day one of #ActiveCity2024. Today we're hearing from public health, planning and transport experts on how we can create people-friendly places that we can all enjoy 👩‍🦽🚶‍♂️🛴🚲🌳

Wayne Hemingway MBE HemingwayDesign: "We would never do a housing development where kids didn’t feel safe getting on a bike, a scooter, or where there is space to hold community events. What is more important than where you live? Where your kids can be free?" #ActiveCity2024

Thanks to all our speakers and delegates for a brilliant two days of talks, panels, rides and walks at #ActiveCity2024! We hope you're leaving Leicester inspired and ready to join us on the journey to giving our communities healthier, safer and greener transport choices.

England's Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty speaking about the health benefits of active travel at #ActiveCity2024 yesterday: Professor Chris Whitty #HappierHealthierGreener 🚲👩‍🦽🚶🛴

Watch Chris Boardman CBE talking about the #AvenueVerte that he is riding along today as part of #PedalForParis. We are working with councils to make sure the communities living along the route can use it as a way to get from A to B Department for Transport #HappierHealthierGreener 🚲🌳👇

Give us 5! 🖐 New stats reveal 5 MILLION children trained since Bikeability began. Thanks to all training providers nationwide. Top 10 Local Authorities in 23/24: Solihull Plymouth Kirklees Warrington North Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire Hull Lancashire Cambridgeshire Leeds

Tomorrow is #CycleToWorkDay - why not give it a go? Whether it's along country lanes or among city landmarks, start your day right with a happier, healthier and greener commute🚲🌍👩‍🦽

💪 Cycling makes you stronger 🌍 It's planet friendly 🥰 It's suitable for everyone On #CycleToWork day, we're encouraging you to dust off your bike and travel actively 🚲

Delighted to see #BigBikeRevival featured in Active Travel England's annual report. The everyday stories showcase the significant impact. BBR has benefited over half a million people, enabling them to live happier, healthier and greener lives through cycling. 🔗bit.ly/3SCaczQ

Our work to make walking, wheeling or cycling an everyday choice for everyone “will lead to better towns, better cities, better villages". ATE CEO @itsdanny_again speaking at #ActiveCity2024 on the vital role active travel will play in improving lives across the country 👩‍🦽🚶🚲

Well, that was a fun morning! Out exploring some of the variable National Cycle Network along the Trans-Pennine Trail, or N62, with Chris Boardman CBE and Laura Laker 🚲

An absolute pleasure to meet with Chris Boardman CBE yesterday to discuss all things active travel in York and North Yorkshire. The opportunities for our region are really exciting around walking and cycling and working closely with Chris Active Travel England is how we are going to

“Behaviour change is the outcome of good infrastructure design” Dr Moira Nicolson from Cabinet Office shares what’s needed to enable more people to make healthier and greener active travel choices 👇

"Active travel and environments that are about putting pedestrians and cyclists first should be at the paramount of all urban design thinking" Wayne Hemingway joined delegates at #ActiveCity2024 to discuss the importance of developments that put active travel first 🌳🏠👩‍🦽🚶🚲

"It's tourism, it's health, it's transport independence." Chris Boardman CBE joined Simon Lightwood MP and Kim McGuinness in Tynemouth this week to see the wide range of benefits the new £11m Seafront Sustainable Route is already bringing to the area 👩‍🦽🚶‍♂️🌅🚲🛴 Watch 👇

Get pedal ready, #CycleToSchoolWeek is one month away! Here’s your C2SW Checklist: 🚲 Cycle checked and road ready 🏫 Route to school planned 🚦 Bikeability skills at the ready ✅ Pedal pledge made You're ready to ride! Get cycling from 23-27 September at cycletoschoolweek.com

Safe, accessible and connected transport routes let communities travel where they want to, when they want to. We chat with Ed Clancy OBE, South Yorkshire's Active Travel Commissioner about how active travel can help the people who need it the most 👇

"There are places that feel right, that feel like the human being comes first" - Wayne Hemingway MBE We're working with councils to improve walking and cycling links in new developments - creating neighbourhoods that are designed with people and communities in mind 🏠🚶🚲👩‍🦽