Events

Vote Low Traffic – Campaigning ahead of next May’s local elections

Start: Monday, November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM GMT
A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP
Host Contact Info: hello@lowtrafficfuture.org.uk

Next May, voters across England will head to the polls for local and mayoral elections. These elections are a big opportunity to put traffic reduction and better transport options firmly on the agenda — but we need to be prepared.

That’s why we’re hosting a special online event with Low Traffic Future to explore how we can campaign effectively ahead of the elections. We’ll discuss how to make traffic a headline issue in your area, share practical tools and messages, and look at how candidates can be encouraged to back walking, cycling, and public transport.

Whether you’re a seasoned campaigner or completely new to local election work, this is your chance to connect, learn, and shape the next stage of the movement. Together, we can make sure traffic reduction is seen as vital for healthier communities, thriving high streets, and climate action.

If you’re interested in election-focused campaigning — or just curious to find out more — we’d love you to join us. Your voice will help shape how Low Traffic Future supports campaigners over the coming months.

Tackling Car-dependent New Housing

Start: Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 6:00–7pm PM GMT
A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP
Host Contact Info: hello@lowtrafficfuture.org.uk

With Jenny Raggett, Director and Project Coordinator at Transport for New Homes.

Jenny will share her personal experiences of local campaigning to resist car-dependent new developments, while pressing for homes to be concentrated around good public transport and other key destinations (e.g. schools, shops, healthcare facilities), ensuring that these are easily reachable by active travel and local transport services.

Greening local transport in your area
Workshops for local campaigners on Local Transport Plans

In 2021, the UK Government announced (in its Transport Decarbonisation Plan) that it intends to revive Local Transport Plans (LTPs). Writing a good LTP will once again become the main way in which England’s local transport authorities (outside London) obtain funding for local transport improvements.

The Government has also said that it expects good LTPs to include ambitious proposals for:

Cycling and walking networks (or ‘Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans’, to give them their proper name);
Bus Service Improvement Plans;
Electric vehicle charging strategies; and
Quantifiable Carbon Reduction (QCR) targets

With many local authorities now updating their LTPs, now is a good time to press them to strengthen their ambitions for a low traffic future, ensuring they have strong plans for sustainable and healthy travel in your area.

The Low Traffic Future Alliance held a series of 5 workshops ‘Greening local transport in your area’, aimed at local campaigners or would-be campaigners for a low traffic future. With different speakers at each workshop, the notes and presentations from these workshops are all worth reading! – see webpages below.

Do also check out the Alliance’s guide ‘Local action for a low traffic future‘ – see full or summary version. Aimed at local councillors and campaigners, these outline what we believe should be included in a good LTP. Please encourage your councillors to read these and act on them!