Streets Ahead podcast

Streets Ahead

Cities around the world are finally discovering the pitfalls of a car-centric transport system, with the most progressive cities implementing protected cycle lanes, liveable streets and low traffic neighbourhoods for improved cycling and walking. Each episode, we discuss the news and views in the fast-paced world of active travel, cycling, walking and urban planning in a jargon-free safe space. Streets Ahead is co-hosted by Adam Tranter, Laura Laker and Ned Boulting. For all enquiries, please email [streetsahead@fusion-media.co.uk] (mailto:streetsahead@fusion-media.co.uk) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Cities around the world are finally discovering the pitfalls of a car-centric transport system, with the most progressive cities implementing protected cycle lanes, liveable streets and low traffic neighbourhoods for improved cycling and walking. Each episode, we discuss the news and views in the fast-paced world of active travel, cycling, walking and urban planning in a jargon-free safe space. Streets Ahead is co-hosted by Adam Tranter, Laura Laker and Ned Boulting. For all enquiries, please email [streetsahead@fusion-media.co.uk] (mailto:streetsahead@fusion-media.co.uk) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#86

Pavement Parking: An Unhappy Fifth Birthday

Last week marked five years since the previous government's [pavement parking consultation... more

29 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:23

29 Nov 2025


#85

Lisbon’s Streets and the People Trying to Change Them

Lisbon’s Streets and the People Trying to Change Them: Lisbon is one of Europe's most pict... more

07 Oct 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:27

07 Oct 2025


#84

Women Leading the Way

This time, Laura talks to four women, and one man inspired and backed by women, about the ... more

11 Sep 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:56

11 Sep 2025


#83

Global Insights from The Future Design of Streets

In this episode, Adam takes you to Guimarães, Portugal, where he attended The Future Desig... more

08 Aug 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:05

08 Aug 2025


#82

Women Changing Cities

In this episode, Laura chats to Melissa Bruntlett about her new book, Women Changing Citie... more

21 Jul 2025

39 MINS

39:45

21 Jul 2025


#81

Spending Review, Fake E-Bikes & Bike Racing

Streets Ahead's presenters, well at least two of them, have been gallivanting around Europ... more

26 Jun 2025

59 MINS

59:45

26 Jun 2025


#80

Going Rural

This episode Laura and Adam talk to two guests from PJA, who happen to be this week’s spon... more

08 May 2025

57 MINS

57:27

08 May 2025


#79

Side Road Zebras

It's fair to say this issue has been rumbling on a while. In the 1970s 70% of 4-11 year ol... more

09 Apr 2025

53 MINS

53:05

09 Apr 2025


#78

55 years of campaigning for walking

[Terence Bendixson] (https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/blog/terence-bendixsons-plea-for-wal... more

12 Mar 2025

46 MINS

46:52

12 Mar 2025


#77

Growth, but at what cost?

We speak to Dr Alex Chapman, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation (NEF); Alex ... more

18 Feb 2025

51 MINS

51:20

18 Feb 2025


#76

Delivery Riders: who wins?

This time we’re talking about delivery riders. There are roughly 100,000 couriers in the U... more

30 Jan 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:25

30 Jan 2025


#75

Streets Ahead joins a Bike Bus!

Ned and Laura join a bike bus! This celebratory, festive episode of Streets Ahead includes... more

20 Dec 2024

43 MINS

43:07

20 Dec 2024


#74

Taking a council to the High Court

A community group has raised £75,000 to take its local council, Tower Hamlets, to the High... more

29 Nov 2024

45 MINS

45:42

29 Nov 2024


#73

On location in Pentonville Prison

This time Ned and Laura go behind the walls of Pentonville Prison for this very special ep... more

04 Oct 2024

59 MINS

59:01

04 Oct 2024


#72

We made front page news

Our last episode, an interview with Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh MP, cau... more

23 Aug 2024

46 MINS

46:31

23 Aug 2024


#71

Louise Haigh MP, Secretary of State for Transport

Louise Haigh MP, the Secretary of State for Transport, joins Laura Laker on Streets Ahead ... more

20 Aug 2024

51 MINS

51:09

20 Aug 2024


#70

Paris Olympics: Could this be the first fully cyclable Games?

In this episode Laura travels to Paris, to meet one of the campaigners behind a successful... more

02 Aug 2024

42 MINS

42:58

02 Aug 2024


#69

Can the US return to walkable, cyclable cities?

This time we're talking with our guest about life across the Pond. If early US cities were... more

11 Jul 2024

44 MINS

44:26

11 Jul 2024


#68

General Elections, Unemployment and Awards

Adam's left his job, Ned's won an award, Laura's touring the country, oh, and there's a ge... more

13 Jun 2024

43 MINS

43:49

13 Jun 2024


#67

Potholes and Pavements

Laura's got a book out and we're here to plug it, 1) because it's brilliant and 2) because... more

24 Apr 2024

51 MINS

51:30

24 Apr 2024


#66

The Plan for Drivers

In a special emergency episode, Ned and Adam try to make sense of the Plan for Drivers ann... more

19 Mar 2024

40 MINS

40:35

19 Mar 2024


#65

Podcast Without Portfolio

From lost panniers, stolen bikes and a proposed HS2 cycleway - this is our podcast without... more

18 Mar 2024

40 MINS

40:21

18 Mar 2024


#64

BONUS: Mudlarking

Okay, it's not strictly active travel - but it is walking, sort of. In this short bonus ep... more

14 Mar 2024

19 MINS

19:49

14 Mar 2024


#63

Solving the problem of cargo bike storage

Cycling is booming in London, and in cities around the world, as are cargo bikes. With pri... more

03 Feb 2024

38 MINS

38:40

03 Feb 2024


#62

Mark Nieuwenhuijsen in Barcelona

Welcome to this special episode, in which it’s just Laura, her suitcase and one amazing gu... more

05 Jan 2024

54 MINS

54:07

05 Jan 2024


#61

Our Year in Review

And we have reached the end of 2023! What a year that was: we had highs, we had lows, we h... more

21 Dec 2023

42 MINS

42:08

21 Dec 2023