Green School Runs

🚲🧁Huge thanks to everyone who came out to our Cargos & Cakes event — especially those who rolled up on their cargo bikes and shared their knowledge and passion! We’re excited to build a cargo bike community right here in Camden. Interested in joining us? Drop us a message! 💬✨

Want to be happier? Drive less! (Now backed by research! 😊 ) #ActiveTravel theguardian.com/us-news/2024/d…

Supporting lower speed limits may save you money! theguardian.com/money/2025/jan…

There are just 10 days left to enter this competition for the chance to win an amazing CaGo electric cargo bike! Don't miss out — and you'll also be supporting a good cause!!! 😀

🚶‍♀️🚲 London’s low-traffic neighbourhoods are saving lives. Full stop. New data shows a more than 33% drop in deaths and serious injuries on roads with low-traffic zones. That’s real impact—fewer deaths, safer streets, and healthier communities. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

WHEELS4ME — Inclusive Cycling for Londoners Free, accessible cycle loans for those who can’t use standard hire bikes. ✅ Adapted cycles (trikes & hand cycles) ✅ Free delivery & collection ✅ Training & full insurance Wind out more: wheels4me.co.uk #wheels4me #cycle

"The researchers estimated that if all SUVs were replaced with passenger cars,[...] the number of child pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by 27 per cent in the USA and by 14 per cent in Europe." standard.co.uk/news/transport…

An informative graphic illustrating the significant impact of reducing car trips on #AirQuality and the environment! 🌿 #EnvironmentalImpact #ReduceCarJourneys

Research by a team at the University of Bath has discovered that the improvement of London's air quality, resulting from increasingly strict vehicle regulations, has significantly reduced sick leave and contributed to annual health savings of £37 million. airqualitynews.com/local-governme…

The eCargo bike brand @cagobike and eBike brand Advanced in partnership with Flying Dutchman are campaigning to help more parents make the switch to more sustainable transport in #London. Book a test drive - or a visit to your school! buff.ly/3OXCxyF

"Exposure to toxic air was attributed to 515 men and 590 women in the UK in 2022 getting adenocarcinoma – now the most dominant of the four main subtypes of lung cancer – an analysis by the World Health Organization’s cancer agency found." theguardian.com/society/2025/f…

With the obesity and overweight epidemic costing the UK £126 billion a year, I'd say the culture wars over cycling, active travel, and encouraging people out of a sedentary lifestyle have already affected the nation's health. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

Thinking of cycling your kids to school? Check out this map created by @camdencyclists showing all the existing protected cycle routes in @CamdenCouncil ! 😊🚴🚴🚴 #ActiveTravel #backtoschool #AirQuality buff.ly/3VdeGPN

"After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter". This is an astonishing reduction. #CleanAir #AirQuality #AirPollution theguardian.com/environment/20…

The aggregate effect of rainwater gardens, swales, and street trees on biodiversity, heatwave mitigation, and surface water absorption, and mental health and wellbeing is enormous. Getting them into every city, town, & village in the U.K should be a strategic national priority.