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International organisations and websites
	Car Busters "Car Busters works towards uniting, building and maintaining the global car-free movement, and informing, motivating, publicising and empowering all groups and individuals fighting against the car's dominance and destructiveness."
	Carfree.com "Carfree.com - the web site that goes with the book. Carfree Cities proposes a delightful solution to the vexing problem of urban automobiles."
	Citystreets.org A US Pedestrian Rights and Advocacy Group
	European Federation of Road Victims Provide emotional, practical and legal support to road traffic victims, multilingual free legal advice for road traffic victims and promote efficient road traffic safety
	Home Zones International Home Zones website
	International Walk to School Day
	Less Traffic.Com This site aims to be on the cutting edge of reducing traffic in our cities and reclaiming our streets for play, celebration, community building and economic vitality. It promotes ideas, resources and practical experiments that go beyond 1st generation traffic calming
	Project For Public Spaces PPS' mission - to create and sustain public places that build communities
	Spanish Pedestrians
	Streets Without Cars American site on the history of pedestrian malls
	Pedbikeimages.Org Excellent image libary from the US
	Streetplay.Com A US website about different forms of games and fun in the street.
	Relatives Remembered Has there been anyone in your lifetime of memories whose personality and qualities you would like to share with others? Someone whose life you wish to celebrate? Are you proud of a close friend or relative's achievements? Relatives Remembered is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom. Its Managing Director is Mr Charles Haskell who works and lives in Portsmouth in the South of England.
	Royal Town Planning Institute This site has been developed for you by the Royal Town Planning Institute to assist its users in handling their jobs effectively and in continuing their professional development. Users benefit from their learning being recorded electronically in a personal learning log and in receiving an online self assessment for each downloaded planning module. Users are able to use this log as evidence of their CPD.
	The Social Enterprise Coalition (SEC) The Social Enterprise Coalition (SEC) is the UK trade body that brings together all types of social enterprise to promote the sector and share knowledge.
	International Physical Activity and the Environment Network (IPEN) Aims to increase communication between researchers investigating environmental impacts on physical activity and stimulate new research.
	3Four50 3FOUR50 facilitates partnerships, collaboration and action among a variety of sectors to help combat chronic disease prevention. Run by the Oxford Health Alliance initiative, 3FOUR50 represents the Alliance's key message: 3 risk factors - tobacco use, poor diet and lack of physical activity - contribute to four chronic diseases - heart disease, type 2 diabetes, lung disease and some cancers - which, in turn, contribute to more than 50 per cent of deaths in the world.
Research and resources
	Constituency Locata - find your MP Find out which constituency you are in, who your local MP is and how to contact them. You can search by postcode, by name or by constituency
	Fax your MP Send a free fax to your MP
	Info 4 Local Gov First one-stop portal for local authorities to get quick and easy access to information they need on the web sites of central government departments and agencies
	Crime Reduction Provides community safety and crime prevention practitioners with information and advice to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in their local area.
	UK online - the gateway to all public body websites
	The Will Site The Will Site was set up to raise funds for charity by providing the best Will making services on the Internet and encouraging users to leave legacies to charities.
	United Kingdom Parliament Website
	Walking in Towns and Cities A stunning critique of the poor provision for urban walking, published in May 2001 by the Government's Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee.
	Directory of UK Government Offices' websites Comprehensive directory of central and local government websites. Want to find a local authority site fast? Need a link to a government department? It's all here.
	Making Places An online tutorial aiming to help those involved in the process of designing places.
	Designing the 21st Century The Designing the 21st Century Initiative supports research linking academics, industrialists, and consumers who have an interest in design. This includes public space design.
	PRIAN PRIAN (the Public Realm Information Advice Network) is a not for profit network of professionals from the fields of engineering, planning and urban design who are committed to enhancing the quality of the public realm and the urban experience in the UK.
UK government departments and agencies
	10 Downing Street
	Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment Improving people's lives through better buildings, spaces and places.
	Commission for Integrated Transport The role of CfIT is to provide independent advice to Government on the implementation of integrated transport policy, to monitor developments across transport, environment, health and other sectors and to review progress towards meeting our objectives
	Countryside Agency The Countryside Agency is the statutory body working to conserve and enhance the countryside, to promote social equity and economic opportunity for the people who live there and to help everyone, wherever they live, to enjoy this national asset
	Department of Health
	Department for Transport
	Environment Agency
	Highways Agency
	In Town, Without My Car! This is now a firmly established date in the calendar of governments across Europe and beyond. On the 22nd of September every year, town centre streets close to cars and lorries, and open up for people to enjoy walking, cycling, street theatre, live music, dancing, public art and children's play areas.
	National Assembly for Wales
	Neighbourhood Renewal Unit
	The Scottish Executive
	Think! Campaign THINK! is a year round road safety banner for all campaigns, aiming to create a greater public awareness of all road safety issues
	Young TransNet Young TransNet encourage research into inequalities of transport opportunities for children and young people. Young TransNet is hosted by the National Children's Bureau in London. The National Children's Bureau works to identify and promote the well-being and interests of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives.
	Audit Commission
	London Borough of Bexley Getting your message or events to the community of Bexley London Borough (Bexleyheath, Bexley, Erith, Belvedere, Welling, Eltham or Sidcup)
	Cleaner, Safer, Greener This website is for practitioners wanting to improve the quality of streets, parks and open spaces. It is provided by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and includes details of legislative powers which can be used to improve standards.
	The purpose of this site is to match people who need lifts to people who can offer a lift. Who work and live in the same areas as each other.
UK organisations and websites
	British Heart Foundation The British Heart Foundation is a key ally in our campaign to encourage people to walk as part of their healthy lifestyles. They also produce a guide to health and walking to school, which can be downloaded from their website.
	Bexley Road Safety Action Group BRAG is a road safety action group which works with Bexley Council. The group comprises young people aged 14-20 who live or attend school in the borough.
	Brake Charity working for road safety and caring for victims
	Collaboration for Accident prevention & Injury Control (the Wales Injury Prevention network) Network funded by the Welsh Assembly Government to co-ordinate injury prevention activities in Wales and to develop a Wales Injury Prevention Network
	Child Accident Prevention Trust National charity committed to reducing the number of children and young people killed, disabled and seriously injured as a result of accidents.
	Children's Play Council CPC aims to raise people's awareness of the importance of play in children's lives and the need for all children to have access to better play opportunities and services
	Civic Trust The Civic Trust promotes progressive improvements in the quality of urban life for communities throughout the United Kingdom.
	Council for the Protection of Rural England CPRE exists to promote the beauty, tranquility and diversity of rural England by encouraging the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country
	Cutting Your Car Use Anna Semlyen MA MSc BWY Dip, Traffic Reduction Consultant - Specialist in travel demand management
	Community Fix Easy to use national website to report problems. Pinpoint the problem on a Google map and the website automatically delivers your complaint to the correct department in the correct local authority.
	Environmental Law Foundation National UK charity linking communities and individuals to legal and technical expertise to prevent damage to the environment and to improve the quality for all
	Environmental Transport Association (ETA) The ETA is the only British provider of breakdown services that actively campaigns for environmentally sound transport. Living Streets supporters can obtain 50% discount off ETA membership on joining and 45% discount on renewal.
	Ethical Junction Ethical Junction is a one-stop shop for ethical organisations and ethical trading. The has an ethical shopping centre, a search engine that only searches ethical organisations and the directory is full of hundreds of organisations representing a huge range of businesses and interests.
	Friends of the Earth The largest international network of environmental groups in the world, represented in 68 countries
	Groundwork Environmental regeneration charity making sustainable development a reality in many of the UK's most disadvantaged communities
	Home Zones News This site, developed by the Children's Play Council, gives details of home zone developments throughout the UK
	The Institution of Highways & Transportation
	Leigh Day & Co. Solicitors
	Liftshare Organisation that aims to encourage and enable more efficient use of the car
	Local Government Association
	Open Spaces Society The Open Spaces Society exists to protect common land and public rights of way
	Pacts (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety)
	Place Check Placecheck assesses the public realm and involves people. Placecheck is a method of assessing the qualities of a place, showing what improvements are needed, and focusing people on working together to achieve them
	Ramblers' Association Britain's biggest organisation working for walkers
	Roadpeace National Charity supporting those bereaved or injured in a road crash and working for Real Road Safety.
	Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
	Scottish Road Safety Campaign SRSC aim to improve road safety in Scotland by increasing public awareness, through their research and analysis into the reasons for road accidents in Scotland.
	Slowdown Organisation formed by a group of residents who were becoming increasingly concerned about the build-up of traffic in the Bryanston Road area of Aigburth, Liverpool. The group's objectives are to campaign for traffic reduction measures and eventually work towards establishing a Home Zone.
	Slower Speeds Initiative The Slower Speeds Initiative campaigns for lower and better enforced speed limits, higher profile for speed reduction initiatives, development of speed control technology and changes in the law to allow conviction of speeding drivers who kill and maim
	Smart Moves - Personal Transport Solutions
	Sustrans Sustrans is the UK's leading sustainable transport charity. Our vision is a world in which people can choose to travel in ways that benefit their health and the environment. Every day we are working on practical, innovative ways of dealing with the transport challenges that affect us all.
	The Suzy Lamplugh Trust The Suzy Lamplugh Trust, a registered charity, is the leading authority on personal safety
	Campaign for Better Transport Independent national body concerned with sustainable transport
	Travelwise A one-stop shop for all your travel awareness needs, this site features news and campaigns in the UK and Europe, advice for schools and businesses, and a directory of travel awareness professionals.
	The Tyne Crossings Alliance Group of organisations opposing the proposed construction of a second road tunnel under the River Tyne, North East England
	The Urban Design Alliance (UDAL) UDAL was formed in 1997 by seven professional and specialist organisations working to create quality towns and cities. The central goal of UDAL is to raise awareness of urban design, and the fundamental role it plays in creating sustainable, safe and desirable urban areas.
	Walking the Way to Health This scheme aims to improve the health of a million people in the UK by offering guided walks and encouraging people to walk in their own time.
	Walk to School Site where you will find all the latest news about the National Walking To School initiative
	Streets before Cars Website with some good images of streets before they became traffic-clogged.
	New Local Government Network
	Institute for Public Policy Research
	Road Adoption Campaign There are an estimated 40,000 unadopted roads in England and Wales - that means that the local authority doesn't maintain them. Many are in a terrible condition with no drainage, paving, or lighting. Some are a legacy of the coal mining industry. In Sunderland, there are 260 such roads, and local residents are campaigning to get their roads adopted. Find out more about their campaign here.
	The Glasshouse A national design service offering advice, design training and project support to tenants' and residents' groups throughout Britain. They offer inexpensive training, including one called 'Places by Design', that helps residents and non-designers understand how their neighbourhoods work and how better urban design can turn places around.
	Beeston & District Civic Society We are a body of people who take a practical interest in Beeston and its district, and do all in our power to make it a fine place in which to live, encouraging the preservation, development, and improvement of amenities, and the appreciation of civic design.
	Health Education Trust This trust is a registered charity that works to prompte the development of health edcuation for young people in the UK.
	The Access Company The Access Company offers a wide range of Audit and Consultancy services, aimed at improving access to built, transport and rural environments.
	Streets Alive! A great site for anybody thinking of organising a street party or car free day event. There's a guide for street party organisers which you can download free of charge.
	Walk 21 This national web site provides a framework to support walking officers to help increase walking in UK.
	Britain in Bloom Through the Britain in Bloom campaign, the RHS aims to encourage the long term improvement of local environments by utilising good horticultural and environmental practices, and by involving all sectors of participating communities. Living Streets is a supporter of Britain in Bloom, because the campaign helps to brighten up and beautify our streets and public spaces.
	Encams / Tidy Britain Campaign Campaigns to prevent environmental degradation such as the anti-social behaviour of littering, graffiti, fly-posting, vandalism, dog fouling and nuisance neighbourhood noise.
	Road Safety Week Road Safety Week is an ideal opportunity for schools, nurseries, communities, employers and professionals to run a road safety initiative locally that is linked to a national event, helping you gain local interest and media coverage.
	Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) is an independent think-doing organisation involved in regeneration, local economic development and local governance.
	Living Streets Scotland Living Streets Scotland is the national forum that supports Scottish members and works with the devolved Scottish Executive.
	Neighbourhoods An excellent 'portal' site for those interested in community and neighbourhood development.
	Local Works LOCAL WORKS is the campaign behind the Sustainable Communities Bill which aims to stop the decline in local shops and services known as 'Ghost Town Britain', and to reverse community decline by giving local citizens, rather than central government, the power to make decisions on local issues such as: • local services and facilities • local transport • waste management • green spaces.
	The 2006 Road Block national conference The 2006 Road Block national conference will take place on Saturday 10 June in central Birmingham. Booking is essential. Come and learn from one another, share ideas, strategies and inspiration.
	Letter Box Study Group The aim of the Group is to encourage research, preservation, restoration of letter boxes and the documentation of types and their locations. This is mainly restricted to the British Isles and also those countries where British boxes have been in use. However, foreign boxes are not neglected and our quarterly Newsletter very often includes articles and information on letter boxes in other countries of the world.
	My Neighbourhoods Have you ever wondered who lives next door? Or on your street maybe? Well now you can find out at the touch of a button. My Neighbourhoods brings the online community into your neighbourhood.
	Guerrilla Gardening "Welcome to GuerrillaGardening.Org. This blog began as a place to record my acts of illicit cultivation around London. Now it's a growing arsenal for anyone interested in the war against the neglect of public space. Read about other guerrilla gardening victories around the world in Troop Digs, show your support by enlisting and visit the live Community forum to find out what's happening near you and get to war. Let's fignt the filth with forks and flowers!"
	Who's your neighbour A national website for local communities, offering many functions to serve you and your neighbourhood.
	Bike Week Bike Week, the UK's annual 'celebration of cycling', is 16-24 June this year. More than 1,500 local cycling events and rides are expected to attract at least 250,000 participants, half of whom will be new or returning to cycling. Bike Week is the only UK nationwide promotion of all kinds of cycling activities for cyclists of all abilities. It includes pre-Bike Week cycling skills training and 'Dr Bike' free cycle safety checks to help get 'more people cycling more often'.
	www.wayfaring.com This website allows you to create personalised maps, share them with your friends, explore maps created by others and connect with people from all over the world.
	20's Plenty for Us A new campaign for a default 20mph urban speed limit, aiming to emphasise that it's not as complicated to implement as local authorities may think.
	Give Up Your Car website
	Walk England Walk England has been established as a social enterprise to work in partnerships across the country to create local opportunities for people to choose to walk, to walk more often, to walk to more places, and to feel safe while doing so.

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