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Active travel has become attractive to a degree not seen for decades. Policy needs to follow.
School streets close roads to motor traffic when children arrive at and leave school.
New bike lanes are a good idea for health and air quality, but the convenience of car travel for most journeys will remain.
Living near green spaces, or growing up in a deprived neighbourhood, were both linked to higher fitness levels among teens.
E-scooters from share schemes will be legal on roads in England, Scotland and Wales from July 4.
An inclusive curriculum based around fitness and not sport might hold the answer to a more active nation.
The pandemic has forced many people to shift from public transport to car travel. But is this likely to be permanent?
As lockdowns ease off, there is a danger that the old city traffic jams will soon be back with a vengeance.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has called for fewer cars and better public transport.
To maximise the benefits and limit the costs, the use of autonomous vehicles should be pooled and their access to the city restricted.
It can feel much faster to get the bus – but that could all be a matter of perspective.
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