Low Traffic Future Podcast

Tonight, we’re diving into a topic that affects every single one of us the moment we step out our front door: the future of how we move.
Our guest tonight is a leading voice in transport policy and social justice. As the former Head of Transport Policy at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), he has spent years at the intersection of climate action and public engagement, ensuring that the 'human' element is never lost in the data.

He joins us tonight to discuss his recently published research. We’ll be looking at just how much transport matters to people’s lives, where our common ground lies, whether or not the ‘culture wars’ are real and a whole lot more.

Stephen is going to walk us through these findings in a 25-minute presentation, which we’ll then follow up with a live Q&A.

So, to tell us what the public really wants from our roads and rails, please welcome Stephen Frost.

https://lowtrafficfuture.org.uk/
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How do we persuade decision-makers, politicians, and communities to take bold action on traffic reduction?

Join us for the first in our new series of evening webinars, held in partnership with our allies, where we explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence.

Our speaker is Izzy Romilly, Sustainable Transport Researcher and Campaign Manager at Possible, who'll be covering the evidence on tackling traffic. Izzy will share insights from Possible’s new work aiming to win over politicians and the public to the benefits of tackling car dependence – from cleaner air and safer streets to stronger local economies.

This is a recording of a one-hour session held in October 2025 for campaigners, councillors, community groups, and anyone who wants to build support for positive change in transport.

https://www.wearepossible.org/
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In this episode, I’m joined by Professor Ian Walker — an environmental psychologist who digs into why we do the things we do, especially when it comes to transport. We chatted about why people drive even when it might not seem to make sense, how SUVs took over the streets, the strange psychology of pavement parking, and what all this has to do with the global financial system. It’s a serious chat — but also lots of fun.

Take a look at the website for links that I mention. Enjoy the show!

Links

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/ian.walker/
https://drianwalker.com
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/10/high-shower-pressure-can-help-people-save-water-study-suggests
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13563467.2023.2254727
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Endless-Perfect-Circles-little-known-ultradistance-ebook/dp/B08CKN64SY
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Today we are delighted to welcome Luca Straker, Campaigns Manager at Brake, The Road Safety Charity.

Their vision, like ours, is a world with zero road death and injury, where we can all move in a safe and healthy way, whoever we are and however we travel.

They are working to stop crashes on our roads, reduce harm when a crash happens, and help every road victim get the support they need, for as long as they need it.

We have a wide ranging discussion covering Road Safety Week, the approach Brake take to victim support, the potential upcoming UK-wide Road Safety Strategy and a lot more!

Enjoy the show and please do subscribe via your favourite podcast app.

Be sure to visit their website at https://www.brake.org.uk and get involved!
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Welcome to the Low Traffic Future podcast! We are an alliance of organisations and individuals from across the UK calling for transpormative change in transport. The name of the game is traffic reduction.

Today we are joined by Richard Dilks, Chief Executive of ComoUK. CoMoUK is the national charity for shared transport.

A key member of the LTF Alliance, CoMo work collaboratively with public, private and third sector organisations, conduct unique research and advise public authorities on shared transport and sustainable transport more broadly.

We’ll talk at length about what shared transport is - namely, shared cars, bikes & e-bikes, ride sharing and demand responsive transport - and why it’s also so important to our aims of traffic reduction and decarbonising our transportation system.

Enjoy the show!

Links
http://como.org.uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-dilks-91016411/
https://x.com/dilks_richard
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