Laura Laker

NEW EPISODE! 🚨 @laura_laker speaks with Melissa Bruntlett @modacitylife about the topics in her upcoming book: "Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation." Listen here - or wherever you get your podcasts. shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/…

It was good to talk on BBC Breakfast this morning about what's driving the rise in fake ebikes in the UK. Food delivery app firms need to take responsibility for the risks their business practices are creating and be held to account for ending it

New episode!🚨The band @adamtranter @laura_laker and @nedboulting 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 shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/…

Great post by @laura_laker on the Lower Thames Crossing, a 'guaranteed trip generator' with no bus or cycle crossing lauralaker.substack.com/p/10bn-to-incr…

Latest post: on the Lower Thames Crossing and the wasted transport opportunity we seem to be stumbling into open.substack.com/pub/lauralaker…

As someone with proud Potteries heritage, this souvenir from Stoke-on-Trent is making me very happy... am I right, Staffs people?

New post, on the magic of greenways 🪄🚲👩‍🦽🚶‍♀️lauralaker.substack.com/p/the-magic-of… These under-appreciated wonders are incredibly popular, and can transform rural economies. A bit on that, and my project to help communities get them off the ground...

New episode!🚨Going Rural. Active travel is often associated with urban cycleways but rural or interurban paths are crucial too. This episode is sponsored by @PhilJonesAssoc and Phil Jones and Ben Coleman join @laura_laker and @adamtranter shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/…

I've been on about this for a while; I even did a book about it. It's about the power of a network. And funding, of course - it always needs funding: open.substack.com/pub/lauralaker…

The war in Sudan has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Millions are in turmoil. Innocent civilians are in desperate fear for their safety. I'm bringing together the international community to end the violence and improve humanitarian access.

What's this? A new episode, you say? Don't mind if we do

In other news, I have adopted a large cat. This is Bertie, and he is very serious about tummy rubs

Did I mention I have a substack? lauralaker.substack.com/p/cyclists-dis…

Excited to be chairing a great panel tomorrow morning on improving walking, wheeling and cycling in your local area. Whether you’re a community campaigner, advocate, activist or a resident, no matter your experience, there'll be something during the day for you...