Walking@Tea-time - side-street zebra crossings
Room C1.09, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London, W1W 6UW
Monday 10th November 2025
Note: New Cavendish Street is not our usual location.
Another note: 4pm is not our usual start time.
Since 2022, the Highway Code (Rules H2 and 170) has stated that drivers and others should give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross a road into which or from which they are turning. But this rule has been largely ignored. Recently, Westminster City Council has introduced a number of 'side-street zebras' at junctions (omitting Belisha beacons which hugely increase the cost) which have significantly increased drivers' compliance. This follows similar results in Manchester.
Join us on November 10th to find out more about this remarkable policy development and where it might lead next. We'll also be asking what wider use of side-street zebras might mean for mean for "untreated" priority junctions. And whether they can be expected to replace the more attractive continuous footways.
We have a superb trio of speakers:
Westminster's Cavendish Campus is wheelchair accessible. More information here but do not follow the map on that webpage. Use the map in the event location details.
Another note: 4pm is not our usual start time.
Since 2022, the Highway Code (Rules H2 and 170) has stated that drivers and others should give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross a road into which or from which they are turning. But this rule has been largely ignored. Recently, Westminster City Council has introduced a number of 'side-street zebras' at junctions (omitting Belisha beacons which hugely increase the cost) which have significantly increased drivers' compliance. This follows similar results in Manchester.
Join us on November 10th to find out more about this remarkable policy development and where it might lead next. We'll also be asking what wider use of side-street zebras might mean for mean for "untreated" priority junctions. And whether they can be expected to replace the more attractive continuous footways.
We have a superb trio of speakers:
- Max Sullivan, Cabinet Member for Streets and Cycling Champion, Westminster City Council
- Phil Jones, Chair, Phil Jones Associates
- A representative of NRP who have been monitoring the Westminster zebras
Westminster's Cavendish Campus is wheelchair accessible. More information here but do not follow the map on that webpage. Use the map in the event location details.
