This webinar explored why walking is not given the funding and priority it deserves in transport policy, and what campaigners can do to push for change in this area.
Speakers
Laura Laker, FIT grantee, journalist and writer specialising in cycling and urban transport
Laura Laker is a journalist and author with 15 years’ experience exploring active travel, transport policy and urban design. Laura authored Potholes and Pavements: A Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network, and UK media reporting guidelines for road collisions; the latter part-funded by FIT. Laura has written for the Guardian, Bloomberg and specialist publications, and appears on TV and radio as a pundit. In 2025 she authored two reports for All Party Parliamentary Groups: on the rise in ‘fake e-bikes’ and ‘ghost plates’, which impacted policies to improve safety on Britain’s roads. She co-hosts the Streets Ahead Podcast.
Read about Laura’s FIT-funded work here
Tom Cohen, FIT grantee, Reader in Transport Policy at University of Westminster
Tom is Reader in Transport Policy at University of Westminster where he leads the MSc in Transport Planning and is a member of the Active Travel Academy. Tom has a long-standing interest in transport justice in general and as it pertains to road-danger reduction in particular. He is currently leading a FIT-funded project on the policy implications of the Hierarchy of Road Users (introduced in the 2022 revision of the Highway Code). Before entering academia in 2009, Tom spent a decade in transport consultancy.
Read about Tom’s FIT-funded work here
Tanya Braun, FIT grantee, Director of External Affairs and Fundraising at Living Streets
Tanya joined Living Streets in 2015 with a background in journalism and PR. Throughout her time at Living Streets, she has increased the charity’s profile significantly, won industry awards and established the charity’s dynamic brand. Appointed Director in October 2022, Tanya now has overall responsibility for the charity’s fundraising, policy, campaigns, public affairs, communications and marketing activity.
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