In Town Without My Car, 20 September:

This is a road closure event in Cotmandene Crescent in St. Mary Cray where the Bromley Council Road Safety Team are holding a street party with the theme of sustainable travel and clean air.  There will be walking and cycling representatives, Honda bring a hybrid car and there are other educational displays.

What is ‘In Town Without My Car?’

In Town, Without My Car! is now a firmly established date in the calendar of governments across Europe and beyond. On the 22nd of September every year, town centre streets close to cars and lorries, and open up for people to enjoy walking, cycling, street theatre, live music, dancing, public art and children's play areas.

In Town, Without My Car! allows us to question what our town centre streets are really for, and whether we have got the balances right between the differing and often competing needs of street users. Should our high streets and residential suburbs be designed to maximise throughput of motor traffic, or should the emphasis be on designing social spaces where people can enjoy shopping and other activities in relative peace and quiet and safety? In Town, Without My Car! gives us some quiet time to pause and reflect on these issues, and a tantalising glimpse of what our town centre streets could be like with less motor traffic.

In Town, Without My Car! is a visionary campaign which shares the streets-for-people philosophy of the London Mayor's Transport Strategy - using the streets as social spaces and for public transport, walking and cycling. It is about improving the quality of life for all citizens in towns and cities, a happy invention allowing people to come together and see how much better urban life can be when cars are simply withdrawn from the urban transport mix. The campaign upholds the Government's objectives to give priority to people over traffic.