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Do London Differently by London National Park City
Do London Differently is a podcast series hosted by London National Park City Ranger Emily Langston and produced by Michael Shilling.
Have have relaunched in 2025 with a new format - sharing how Londoners are making the city Greener, Healthier and Wilder.
Do London Differently by London National Park City
Will Norman on London's New Walking and Wheeling Action Plan
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Walking is London's most common form of transport, but it rarely gets the attention it deserves. In this London Walking Festival special, Michael Shilling sits down with Will Norman, London's Walking and Cycling Commissioner, to unpack TfL's new Walking and Wheeling Action Plan.
Will explains why wheeling is now named alongside walking for the first time, what the plan's three new targets mean for Londoners, and how half a million daily car trips could realistically switch to walking. They discuss the Oxford Street pedestrianisation, the push for 1,000 new pedestrian crossings by 2031, side road zebra trials, the transformation of School Streets across 800 schools, and the creative approaches needed to get more children walking independently.
The conversation also explores how walking connects to London's green and blue spaces, the role of grassroots community groups, the promise of a new strategic waterway walking route, and why Will has become addicted to the Merlin Bird ID app on his walks through the city.
Will shares his top three London walks and reflects on nearly a decade of quietly making active travel the new normal.
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