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Sir Muir Gray walks the talk (or vice versa)
We've had a few chats with Sir Muir – he's a big cheese in the NHS and the walking world.
Here he tells you why walking is the single most important, effective and safest thing you can do for your health.
Are we wiping out history?
Are we wiping out history? Well, The British Cartography society has accused internet maps of “demolishing thousands of years of history -not to mention Britain's remarkable geography – at a stroke by not including them on maps which millions of [...]
Way to go, Boris
Trains “packed to the gunwales with perspiring passengers”, traffic lights lingering for an “unconscionable time in red”, new tubes “designed like gigantic worms”, buses like a “queue of expiring whales” (when they are not “chuntering and roaring around”) and a [...]
What do you love about walkit.com?
Hi, I'm Tom and I'm working with the walkit.com team to create the next great version of the site.
My favourite thing is knowing exactly how long walking to work will take …
… so I can try to arrive at work on time.
What [...]
Pollution-aware routes in West London
We've now added in a lot more pedestrian data in West London to coincide with the launch of 'pollution-aware' routing there.
For example, Richmond Station to St Margarets Station:
Direct
Pollution aware
You can find an explanation here.
Please give it a go and let [...]
