Living Streets

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Living Streets, formerly The Pedestrians' Association is a British pedestrians' advocacy group. It is a registered charity and voluntary organisation.

Its claimed aims are to seek:

the provision of safe, convenient ways for people on foot;
the improvement of pedestrian access and provision including safety aspects;
the creation of pedestrian precincts, priority zones and streets;
a change in attitude on road safety among road users, builders, legislators, Government and motor manufacturers;
and the improvement and increased use of public transport for safety and environmental reasons.

Its chief executive is Tom Franklin.

The charity is best known for the national Walk to School campaign

[edit] History

In the 1920s its campaigns helped to persuade the British Government to introduce the driving test, the 30mph urban speed limit and pedestrian crossings.

They also helped write the very first Highway Code.