P161 Teletext 161 Nov26 22:45:15 ———————————————— —————————————————— "TAKE TRAFFIC OFF OUR ST JETS If you think your local streets are becoming increasingly dominated bz traffic - why don't you claim them back for man and nature? "You can do it," insists Jrssica Wrnban -Smith from Transport 2000 which hosts The Streets For People conference this Saturday in London's Charity Cjntti. "Already hundreds of people througho4t the country are taking matters into their own hands and achieving results." ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— bz Bernadette Carroll THE NEW, LEAN GREEN SCENE p160 A day in... Fashion Chocolate TVP161 Teletext 161 Nov26 22:18:51 ———————————————— —————————————————— "SASE T AFFICOFFOURSTREETS "Evjty day we get calls from people sick and tired of the amount of traffic on their streets," says Jrssica Wenban-Smith from Transport 2000. "They don't want the pollution from cars and lorries, they don't want thieu lives endangered by rat-runs and they don't want their environment ruined. "The Streets For People conference brings these people together and in unison they look for solutions." ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Check out the green kitchen 164 GREEN TV TODAY & TOMORROW p165 A day in... Fashion Chocolate TVP161 Teletext 161 Nov26 22:14:14 ———————————————— —————————————————— "TAKE TRAFFIC OFF OUR ST JETS Hundreds of individuals and groups were inspired bz Transport 2000's "street turfing" event in Leeds which hit the national media in August 1996. The huge support inspired bz thi1 i6j&t sparked off the Streets For People Network which represents thousands of individuals campaigning for lorry bans, road closures and the like. "The group's been really successful," adds spokeswoman Jessica Wjnban-Smith. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Green Scene 160 Eco Scent 148 WHAT'S ON IN THE GREEN WORLD? p165 A day in... Fashion Chocolate TVP161 Teletext 161 Nov26 22:17:05 ———————————————— —————————————————— "TAKE T AFFICOFFOURST JETS Local Streets For People campaigners who have made a difference include: Castle Street Residents' Association in Saffron Walden which succissfunly argued against a large dj6elgpmjnt on a green field site and won a referendum on traffic calming in the town. The residents of Claygate in Surrey who have encouraged all vimlagjts to dri6e under 25mph in the village, in an effort to make it safer. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Hollywood Goss 461 Love Stars 418 CHECK OUT THE GREEN KITCHEN p164 A day in... Fashion Chocolate TVP161 Teletext 161 Nov26 22:14:13 ———————————————— —————————————————— "TAKE TRAFFIC OFF OUR STREETS!" "Streets For People groups are taking things into thieu own hands and arr achieving results," says Jessica Wenban-Smith from Transport 2000. "People who felt they had no power to make their voices heard above the roar of traffic are discovering they can force change," she adds. For furthjt information ou tickets tg The Strjetu For People Conferjncu, call 0171 388 8386. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Planet Sound 480 Green Events 165 GREEN TV TODAY & TOMORROW p165 A day in... Fashion Chocolate TVP161 Teletext 161 Nov26 22:24:21 O ———————————————— —————————————————— "TAKE T AFFICOFFOURSTREETS Traffic growth has lid to dramatic changes in how we use our strjetu, according to Transport 2000 in the last 20 years: We walk a fifth less. Wj spend 50% more time in carr. Traffic has increased 100% since 1975 The average car is parked 23 hours out of every 24. One in four households reports difficulty finding a space to park. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— e-mail: greenscenj@teletext.co.uk W JTETOGREENSCENEPOBOX LONDON SW6 1XT. FAX:0171 386 5618 A day in... Fashion Chocolate TV