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Hello Canberra.
Living Streets Canberra is having a coffee catchup in Kaleen this Saturday at 11am.
We will be talking about path lighting in Kaleen and discussing other issues impacting walking and wheeling in Canberra.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/living-streets-canberra-coffee-catchup-tickets-1989121810882
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Hello Canberra.
Living Streets Canberra is having a coffee catchup in Kaleen this Saturday at 11am.
We will be talking about path lighting in Kaleen and discussing other issues impacting walking and wheeling in Canberra.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/living-streets-canberra-coffee-catchup-tickets-1989121810882
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Hello Canberra.
Living Streets Canberra is having a coffee catchup in Kaleen this Saturday at 11am.
We will be talking about path lighting in Kaleen and discussing other issues impacting walking and wheeling in Canberra.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/living-streets-canberra-coffee-catchup-tickets-1989121810882
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Hello Canberra.
Living Streets Canberra is having a coffee catchup in Kaleen this Saturday at 11am.
We will be talking about path lighting in Kaleen and discussing other issues impacting walking and wheeling in Canberra.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/living-streets-canberra-coffee-catchup-tickets-1989121810882
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Hello Canberra.
Living Streets Canberra is having a coffee catchup in Kaleen this Saturday at 11am.
We will be talking about path lighting in Kaleen and discussing other issues impacting walking and wheeling in Canberra.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/living-streets-canberra-coffee-catchup-tickets-1989121810882
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Living Streets Canberra's next meeting is on the 3rd of February between 6pm and 7pm via Zoom!
Register online.
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Just a reminder that Living Streets Canberra's first meeting of the year is tonight between 6 and 8pm at Civic Library.
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Living Streets Canberra is holding its first meeting of the year on the 27th of January between 6pm and 8pm at Civic Library.
We will be planning for the year. This is a great opportunity to have input in what LSC's focus should be.
If you are interested, please come along.
https://livingstreets.org.au/event/27-january-2026-meeting-planning-our-next-steps/
#canberra #urbanism #livingstreets #betterstreets #safestreets
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/638695/ Plans for two-way cycling on Rose Street rejected by council #Britain #CouncilMeeting #CycleLanes #Cycling #Edinburgh #EdinburghCouncil #GreatBritain #LivingStreets #NewTown #Pedestrians #RoseStreet #Scotland #ThistleStreet #TrafficRegulationOrder #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Plans for two-way cycling on Rose Street rejected by council
PLANS to lift restrictions on two-way cycling on Edinburgh’s famous Rose Street have been shot down by the City…
#Edinburgh #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #Scotland #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #councilmeeting #cyclelanes #Cycling #Edinburghcouncil #GreatBritain #LivingStreets #NewTown #Pedestrians #rosestreet #thistlestreet #TrafficRegulationOrder
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What was your walk like today?
Here is my walk on Goodwin St in Lyneham.
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RE: https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/@CurbsideShip116/115623574888798056
Our end of year event is tonight at 6pm at Dickson Interchange.
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Living Streets Canberra's last newsletter for the year.
https://livingstreets.org.au/2025-end-of-year-gathering-wrap/
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Living Streets Canberra is hold an end of year event this coming Tuesday.
We will be having a bit of a walk looking at good and poor examples of our walking environment, and then dinner at Dickson Taphouse.
Meet at Dickson Interchange
https://livingstreets.org.au/event/end-of-year-walkshop-and-social-gathering/
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Living Streets Canberra's next meeting is on Tuesday the 21st of October at 6pm AEDT online.
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Gill is talking to WIN News about the Fix My Street enquiry.
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Living Streets Canberra is at the Spring Sustainability Market in Haig Park with SEE Change.
Come say hi 👋
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I recently spoke to the Canberra Times about Living Streets Canberra's disappointment regarding the delayed introduction of fees for footpath closures. The government delayed the fees after being lobbied by the ACT Property Council.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9069621/canberra-delays-footpath-closure-fees-for-developers/
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Living Streets Canberra will be at the Kambah Spring Sustainable Fair located at the Diversity Hub today between 10am and 2:30pm.
Come say hi.
📍 8 Laidlaw Pl, Kambah
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Just an update regarding this, I have seen an email from Emerson's adviser that says he will move the motion on tomorrow.
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Living Streets Canberra's next meeting is on Tuesday.
We will be planning a "walkshop" in this meeting. If you are interested in participating, please register for our meeting.
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My problem with this is if it would actually get used. What I know from pedestrian activity is, pedestrians will find the easiest, quickest and most convenient way to walk. I would expect this to be especially true of teenagers.
So if we built a pedestrian bridge, would it get used, or would students just dash across the road because it was more convenient for them.
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Living Streets Canberra's next meeting is this Tuesday at 6pm
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Andrew Barr's office advised me a week ago that Tara Cheyne's office is looking into the situation at Botanical Turner. I haven't heard anything yet, so I have sent a follow up email to her office this morning.
The issue is ongoing at the site.
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It is no wonder why there is such distrust with Fix My Street in Canberra.
I had raised a safety concern regarding the bollards on City Walk at Garema Place, as construction workers have been leaving the bollards out with no cover, leaving a big hole in the ground.
On Wednesday, TCCS closed my report noting "Bollard Cover replaced". But today I visited the area. Again, the bollard is out, and there is still no cover for the hole.
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Today I am an example of why it is important that attention is brought to our walking environments. I'm at TCH tonight, waiting for xray of my left arm. Happened at work. Two paths not quite meeting level.
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Dear "nobody",
LSC already does this. You are welcome to follow what we are doing through our social media, website, or come listen into one of our meetings.
#canberra #livingstreets #betterstreets #construction #advocacy
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Uplands Market highlighted in new ‘pedestrian pound’ report
The Pedestrian Pound is published by Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, and shows that investing in better streets and places for walking and wheeling delivers quantifiable commercial returns.
Data shows that pedestrians spend more money than people arriving by car, and pedestrianised town centres have higher footfall.
Living Streets say that this is particularly relevant for Swansea, where the city centre has experienced a decline in footfall in recent years, despite recovering well from the pandemic. 23 per cent of high street services are vacant, and fewer visitors are coming from outside the city.
One of the case studies in the report is Uplands Market, a social enterprise founded by Urban Foundry. The market has transformed Gwydr Square, a side road just off the main street in Uplands, into a traffic-free space for people by temporarily removing a handful of parking spaces for a few hours each month. The market has improved the local economy and encouraged more walking in the neighbourhood.
The first Uplands Market was held in July 2013. Apart from the pandemic, the market has been held on every last Saturday of the month ever since, providing retail space for independent producers of high-quality, locally-made food, drink and craft items.
AdvertisementFootfall at Uplands Market is weather dependent but there can be over 3,000 people on warm sunny days – far more than in the area on a usual Saturday morning. It has been ranked as one of the top ten street markets in the UK by The Daily Telegraph and has twice been runner-up in The Observer Food Monthly awards.
The market intentionally doesn’t offer refreshments, and some local businesses offer special market day deals, helping to support local cafes and shops by bringing increased trade on market day.
In 2018, a survey with about 300 visitors at Uplands Market and its sister market in the marina found that 67 per cent of people had specifically been attracted by the markets and a fifth of people also spent money in surrounding local businesses, typically spending in the region of £10 to £25. Additionally, 77 per cent thought the market had given them a more positive view of the Uplands area. Anecdotally, many people originally attracted by the market now also shop in Uplands on non-market days.
The majority of people in Wales (57%) walk for travel purposes more than once a week2, but charity Living Streets says more needs to be done to integrate walking with public transport and make places more attractive for pedestrians.
Catherine Woodhead, Chief Executive, Living Streets said: “Many high streets in Wales are struggling, so it’s heartening to see how Uplands Market in Swansea has been so successful for the local economy – and a real asset for those who live in the area.
Advertisement“The Pedestrian Pound proves that making high streets and town centres into spaces where people can walk and wheel increases time – and money – spent in those businesses. Uplands Market is a great example of how creating accessible and attractive public spaces can help to bring communities together.”
Tara Tarapetian, Director of Urban Foundry, said: “Uplands Market has been a great addition to Uplands as a community. It’s taken what would have been a car-dominated space and made it more pedestrian-friendly. Walking and wheeling have been brilliant for the local community and people visiting the market often go on to shop at local businesses in the area.”
Rana Verma owns Babita’s Spice, which trades at Uplands Market, with his wife. He said: “The market is a very social experience for many people, and they can come and shop at a leisurely pace. We find that people feel a lot more comfortable bringing their children, their pets, their toddlers in prams, and the fact that there’s no traffic just make that logistically a lot more straightforward.”
#Business #LivingStreets #market #retail #Swansea #Uplands #UplandsMarket
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Inspired by the Dutch "living street", Łódź has translated the "woonerf" from a residential to a commercial context. Privileging pedestrians and calming traffic to 15 km/hr, the name and elements are retained—removing the curb and adding greenery, texture, seating, and lighting. #woonerf #LivingStreets