Streets Ahead is a podcast dedicated to the world of active travel, liveable streets and urban design. Hosts: @nedboulting.bsky.social @adamtranter.bsky.social @lauralaker.bsky.social Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StreetsAheadPodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3mtm2j2yscs26NEW EPISODE! 🚨 She called for cyclists to be banned. Then she gave up her car. In 2015, @yvettecaster.bsky.social used a Metro column to call for cyclists to be "banned"; but lockdown changed her perspective. Ned & Laura find out: https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/car-free-living21 Aug 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm2j2yscs26https://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3mr35tbrumk2dNEW Streets Ahead EPISODE! 🚨Join Laura exploring what could possibly be England's worst cycling and walking route: https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/the-worst-active-travel-route-in-britain20 Jul 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr35tbrumk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3moctx75zvk2oNEW Streets Ahead EPISODE! 🚨Cardiff's bike routes (and new developments) are going green. Laura visited earlier this year to investigate https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/cardiffs-bike-routes-are-going-green15 Jun 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3moctx75zvk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3mm57ruu4cs2eNEW Streets Ahead EPISODE! 🚨 Local Elections: What do they mean for active travel? with @mrmjprice.bsky.social and @plaistovian.bsky.social https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/local-elections-winners-and-losers18 May 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm57ruu4cs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3mkrkmhxlgc2uNEW Streets Ahead EPISODE! 🚨 Children and streets with @aliceferguson.bsky.social and Tim Gill. The impact of cars on children amounts to a 100-year pandemic hiding in plain sight, they say, following the launch of their new report. Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/5e8ee3bc4fc261fc3fd48a9a/69f3440b8466468ab0c1b7e301 May 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrkmhxlgc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3mi56oe7jks2qNEW EPISODE! 🚨 London’s road danger reduction plan under the microscope. What will it take to achieve Vision Zero by 2041? With @willnorman.co.uk, @adamtranter.bsky.social & @lauralaker.bsky.social Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/the-road-to-vision-zero-in-london-with-will-norman28 Mar 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi56oe7jks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3mg6eklwvkc2jNEW POD EPISODE! 🚨Women protesting for safer cycle routes - Laura joins a protest and the opening of a new cycle lane, and meets some people along the way https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/how-to-help-women-feel-safe-cycling03 Mar 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6eklwvkc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3me4eg4ojn227Got something you'd like to ask Ned, Adam and Laura for a future podcast? They would love to (try to) answer them! Post said questions below, or you can email them to streetsahead@fusion-media.co.uk. Get in touch! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4eg4ojn227https://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3mdzywhmcpk2aNEW POD EPISODE! 🚨 2026: the Journey so Far. @adamtranter.bsky.social @nedboulting.bsky.social and @lauralaker.bsky.social discuss local politics in the run up to the May elections, Ned's trip to India, and learnings from New York mayor Zohran Mamdani (& other mayors) https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/2026-the-journey-so-far04 Feb 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzywhmcpk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3mali2nnvs22kNEW POD EPISODE! 🚨This time, we're talking Outputs, not Outcomes and England's Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, with Xavier Brice of @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/outputs-not-outcomes-cwis322 Dec 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mali2nnvs22khttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3m6s7742yds2hNEW POD EPISODE! 🚨An unhappy fifth birthday. Five years and four prime ministers since the pavement parking consultation ended, and still no action. What will it take to reclaim pavements? https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/pavement-parking-the-five-years-wait29 Nov 2025 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6s7742yds2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3m2lono43fs2vNEW EPISODE! 🚨 Lisbon’s Streets and the People Trying to Change Them Lisbon is a beautiful city with a reputation for being a safe place. That's true from one lens, but look deeper and you'll discover a city with one of the worst road safety records in Europe. https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/lisbon07 Oct 2025 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2lono43fs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3lynr3mefcc27NEW EPISODE!🚨 @lauralaker.bsky.social speaks to four great guests across three continents about the role of women in the world of cycling. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts 👇 https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/women-leading-the-way12 Sep 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynr3mefcc27https://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3lvv5tigrbk23NEW EPISODE! 🚨 We report from The Future Design of Streets conference, with global insights by: Maria Vassilakou, ex-Vice Mayor of Vienna Demetrio Scopelliti, Milan urban planner Agustina Martire, Reader, Queen’s University David Sim, author of Soft City Listen: https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/global-insights-from-the-future-design-of-streets08 Aug 2025 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvv5tigrbk23https://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3luhr5pwacs2dNEW EPISODE! 🚨 @lauralaker.bsky.social speaks with Melissa Bruntlett @modacitylife.com about the topics in her upcoming book: "Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation." Listen here - or wherever you get your podcasts. https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/women-changing-cities21 Jul 2025 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3luhr5pwacs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3lsjfo27q2k2kNew episode!🚨The band @adamtranter.bsky.social, @lauralaker.bsky.social and @nedboulting.bsky.social is back together to talk spending review, Fake e-bikes & bike racing. Ned makes a prediction, Adam gets philosophical over spending and Laura went to Copenhagen https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/spending-review-fake-e-bikes-bike-racing26 Jun 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjfo27q2k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3lonpkucru22nNew episode!🚨Going Rural. Active travel is often associated with urban cycleways but rural or interurban paths are crucial too. This episode is sponsored by PJA - and @phil-pja.bsky.social and Ben Coleman join @lauralaker.bsky.social and @adamtranter.bsky.social shows.acast.com/streets-ahead https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead08 May 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lonpkucru22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3lonpkucru22nNew episode!🚨Going Rural. Active travel is often associated with urban cycleways but rural or interurban paths are crucial too. This episode is sponsored by PJA - and @phil-pja.bsky.social and Ben Coleman join @lauralaker.bsky.social and @adamtranter.bsky.social shows.acast.com/streets-ahead https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead08 May 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lonpkucru22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social/post/3lmehttzdoc2fNew episode!🚨Side Road Zebras 🦓 This time we're about the simple road stripes that could transform walking and wheeling in the UK, if they're approved. So far it's been six transport ministers, and counting. With @chrisboardman.bsky.social and @maxsullivan.bsky.social https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/side-road-zebras09 Apr 2025 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:wp3avywb63oygwtb4ettr73y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmehttzdoc2f