Obviously the title of this blog is a little tongue in cheek, of course motor vehicles have their place in a modern city, but maybe things have gone a little too far and it’s time to re-prioritise our valuable street space.

London is a historic city dating back to Roman times and has seen many changes throughout her days. The most recent of those is the introduction of the motor vehicle and the removal of pedestrians and cyclists from her streets.

Motor vehicles have only been around for a hundred years, but they have made themselves irreversibly felt throughout our city, depriving us of easy going liveable streets where people can go about their business without the noise and danger the motor vehicle brings with it.

Pedestrianise London is a blog about bringing harmony back to the streets of London, about positive steps Londoners can take to reclaim our streets for the next generation, about creating a more liveable and friendly city.

The Enemies of the Liveable City

• On street vehicle parking
• Permeability of vehicle access
• Traffic control signals (traffic lights)
• The blocking of desire lines
• Anti-stacking lanes (multiple lanes for a single direction at traffic signals)

The Friends of the Liveable City

• Shared use surfaces
• Home zones
• 20mph speed limits
• Street bricks (paved surfaces)
• Cycling facilities segregated from high speed (20mph+) roads
• Zebra crossings
• Mini roundabouts