Urban design and planning

Making better streets for people with Healthy Streets Design Check

The Healthy Streets Design Check is helping local authorities, urban designers, transport planners and highways teams create healthier streets for everyone.

An introductory guide to low-traffic neighbourhood design

We've created an introductory design guide to outline the approach, tools and techniques needed to design a low traffic neighbourhood.

Take a look at the design guide

Calling for spatial planning reform

We’re working as part of the Better Planning Coalition to seek revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework. We’re calling for changes to spatial planning policy in England because the planning system has a vital role to play in creating places which enable everyone to live healthier, happier lives.

Read our six proposed amendments 

Re-allocating road space to make walking and cycling safer during Covid-19 and beyond

At Sustrans we want to support local authorities to adapt streets, roads and places during the Coronavirus crisis and as we emerge from it.

So we've put together a list of measures that local authorities can implement and information on how we can help.

Creating Healthy Streets and Liveable Neighbourhoods

Lewisham Council commissioned us to deliver a community-led design project on Rolt Street to demonstrate community support for the scheme to TfL. We were then commissioned by the council to work on their bid and secured them £2.9 million from the Mayor of London’s Liveable Neighbourhood fund for work in North Deptford.

Dunblane Stirling Street redesign

We worked with Stirling Council and the local community and businesses to reimagine the approach to the towns' railway station, to create a space that feels more welcoming, is people friendly and inclusive.

Future of Mobility - Urban Strategy - our response

Sustrans response