Tag Archive for 'pedestrian'
Global car free day favours walking, bicycling and public transport
September 24th, 2012 by Environmental Transport Association
According to the Environmental Transport Association, the number of British towns supporting World Car Free Day has declined. World Car Free Day occurs annually on 22 September. It encourages motorists in over 1,000 towns around the globe to leave their cars at home in favour of walking, bicycling, and taking buses and trains. The Environmental [...]
Living Streets Tranquility Walk reveals Guernsey’s bucolic charm
July 16th, 2012 by Richard Lord
The 2012 Living Streets Guernsey Tranquility Walk began at The Longfrie Inn in St Pierre du Bois shortly after 2.30 pm on Sunday 15 July.
Living Streets Guernsey AGM on 23 May 2012 celebrates 10th birthday
May 19th, 2012 by Living Streets Guernsey
The pedestrian safety group Living Streets Guernsey will be celebrating its 10th birthday at it’s AGM on Wednesday 23 May 2012 at 7.30 pm in the Emma Ferbrache Room at the PEH. Pat Wisher, Secretary of Living Streets and founder member, said “we were launched as STEPS at an evening event at St. Andrew’s School [...]
Walk to Work Week from 14 to 18 May encourages a healthier lifestyle
May 9th, 2012 by Living Streets
This May, people across the British Isles will be leaving their cars at home and taking to their feet for national Walk to Work Week from 14 to 18 May 2012. British charity Living Streets works to create safe, attractive and enjoyable streets where people want to walk. With funding from the UK’s Big Lottery [...]
How to make daily journeys fun
May 3rd, 2012 by Island Press
As part of the new Island Press E‐ssentials program featuring short electronic‐only publications on timely environmental issues, transit and food writer Darrin Nordahl asks the question: What if getting to work, going to the grocery store, and riding the bus around town could be fun? With Making Transit Fun!, he gives a taste of what [...]
Transport without oil by 2030
April 2nd, 2012 by Guy Dauncey
Guy Dauncey is creator of the Earth Future website and author of numerous books, as well as The Earthfuture blog and The Climate Challenge blog. Guy Dauncey conducted a webinar on ‘Transportation without oil – 23 steps to a sustainable energy future’, and made the content available on slideshare without commentary, and on Vimeo as [...]
Dave Purdy worked tirelessly to gain equality for disabled islanders
November 11th, 2011 by Rob Platts
The Bailiff of Guernsey Sir Geoffrey Rowland unveiled a plaque by the ramp to Market Square to commemorate Dave Purdy’s life and acknowledge his tireless work to improve the lives of those living in Guernsey with a disability. Over forty five years ago, on a lovely summer’s day, Dave Purdy decided to go swimming with [...]
Walk to Work Week is 9 to 13 May
May 6th, 2011 by Living Streets Guernsey
Living Streets Guernsey LBG is encouraging workers to make walking part of their daily routine. National Walk to Work Week from 9 to 13 May is the ideal time for commuters to give walking a go. Walking is an easy form of exercise that requires no special equipment and can be fitted into your daily [...]
The Living Streets Tranquility Walk begins at 2.30 pm on 17 July 2011
April 1st, 2011 by Pat Wisher
This year’s Tranquillity Walk will take place on Sunday 17th July beginning at 2.30pm. Please meet in the car park opposite the Grande Mare Hotel. This walk, devised by Deputy Tom Le Pelley, will be a circular walk around the Castel parish. The flyer can be download for printing and posting with permission on suitable [...]
The safe route to the Baubigny Schools for children living in St. Peter Port North will be open for the new school term
August 22nd, 2010 by Pat Wisher
You are invited to join Living Streets at 10.00 a.m on Monday 30th August so that we can show you the new pathway through the vinery site which links the track behind The Island Bowl to the school campus (Perry’s Page 10 A4/5) Assemble in the large Island Bowl car park. Come on foot, on [...]
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